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Wednesday, July 9, 1952
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The Headlines
EISENHOWER COURTS 2 KEY DELEGATIONS; Eyes California and Minnesota as Crucial -- 200 See General in a Day of Maneuvering EISENHOWER COURTS 2 KEY DELEGATIONS EISENHOWER AND TAFT MEET WITH DELEGATES IN CHICAGO
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Story of Robin Hood
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Viktor Yanukovych (1950)
- Donald Rumsfeld (1932)
- Edward Heath (1916)
- Hassan II of Morocco (1929)
- Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578)
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
26,994 days ago
(73 years, 349 days)