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Wednesday, August 27, 1952
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The Headlines
75,000 IN THE LEGION PARADE IN 5TH AVE.; EISENHOWER IN LINE; Tide of Sound and Color Flows Unbroken for 9 1/2 Hours in Warm, Bright Sunshine
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The World in His Arms
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
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
26,945 days ago
(73 years, 300 days)