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Tuesday, July 22, 1952
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The Headlines
DOUGLAS SAYS G.O.P. URGED KOREA STEPS; Cites the Pre-Invasion Record in Defense of U. S. Policies -- Dever Raps Opposition DOUGLAS DEFENDS POLICIES IN KOREA
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Jumping Jacks
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887)
- Janusz Korczak (1878)
- Selman Waksman (1888)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784)
- Louise Fletcher (1934)
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
26,981 days ago
(73 years, 336 days)