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Sunday, August 31, 1952
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The Headlines
MOSSADEGH SNUBS TRUMAN, CHURCHILL ON JOINT OIL OFFER; IMPASSE UNBROKEN Iran's Chief Says Regime Will Never Accept Bid -- Parliament Called PLAN'S DETAILS REVEALED Arbitration of Compensation, British Concessions and a Grant by U. S. Proposed MOSSADEGH SPURNS JOINT OFFER ON OIL
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What Price Glory
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You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Montessori (1870)
- Théophile Gautier (1811)
- Richard Gere (1949)
- Hermann von Helmholtz (1821)
- Commodus (161)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
26,941 days ago
(73 years, 296 days)