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Tuesday, July 8, 1952
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The Headlines
82D CONGRESS ENDS WITH COMPROMISE ON TWO FUND BILLS; Senate and House Agree on $2,898,800,000 to Expand Atomic Energy Work DAM DISPUTE IS SETTLED Adjournment Voted Sine Die, With Only President Able to Call Special Session DEADLOCK BROKEN AND CONGRESS ENDS
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The Story of Robin Hood
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
- John D. Rockefeller (1839)
- Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
- Igor Tamm (1895)
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Barcode (Patent), Passenger Jet (Comet) & Hydrogen Bomb.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
26,996 days ago
(73 years, 351 days)