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Sunday, July 13, 1952
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The Headlines
Life Insurance Field Tops 70-Billion Mark Winning Premier Position as Big Business; LIFE INSURERS TOP BIG BUSINESS FIELD
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Lovely to Look At
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- 1841 (1851)
- Harrison Ford (1942)
- Wole Soyinka (1934)
- Patrick Stewart (1940)
- Pope Clement X (1590)
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
26,990 days ago
(73 years, 345 days)