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Thursday, August 7, 1952
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The Headlines
AMITY WITH EGYPT STRESSED BY BRITON; Cairo Echoes Envoy's Desire to Keep Close Relations -- Defense Move Is Aired
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
High Noon
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Elinor Ostrom (1933)
- Mata Hari (1876)
- Sofia Rotaru (1947)
- Constantius II (317)
- Ralph Bunche (1904)
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
26,965 days ago
(73 years, 320 days)