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Sunday, August 3, 1952
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The Headlines
Japan's Entry Into NATO Committee Seen Strengthening Strategic Materials Control; WEST WOULD HOLD TRADE WITH JAPAN
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Jumping Jacks
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Habib Bourguiba (1903)
- Stanley Baldwin (1867)
- Martin Sheen (1940)
- Haakon VII (1872)
- Tony Bennett (1926)
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
26,969 days ago
(73 years, 324 days)