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Friday, August 29, 1952
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The Headlines
DRAPER WARNS U. S. IT MUST INCREASE EUROPEAN IMPORTS; Stresses Danger of Disastrous Fissure Between American and Continental Economy DOLLAR GAP EMPHASIZED Report Says Condition Perils Allies' Stability as Much as Soviet Aggression Threat DRAPER WARNS U. S. ON EUROPE'S PLIGHT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
What Price Glory
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
26,943 days ago
(73 years, 298 days)