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Monday, August 25, 1952
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The Headlines
CITY SAID TO FACE FARE OR TAX RISE; Talks of Local and State Aides Point to Choice of 5-Cent Increase or New Levies CITY SAID TO FACE FARE OR TAX RISE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The World in His Arms
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Sean Connery (1930)
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Erich Honecker (1912)
- Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911)
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
26,947 days ago
(73 years, 302 days)