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Sunday, July 27, 1952
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The Headlines
CLOTHING BOOKINGS FOR FALL ARE GOOD; Manufacturers Say Advance Orders for Season Indicate Best Business in 5 Years
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Jumping Jacks
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Giosuè Carducci (1835)
- Alexandre Dumas fils (1824)
- Jean Baudrillard (1929)
- Murad IV (1612)
- Hans Fischer (1881)
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
26,976 days ago
(73 years, 331 days)