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Friday, September 5, 1952

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The Headlines

EISENHOWER GIVES 10 POINTS FOR PEACE TO AVERT 'KOREAS'; CHARGES 'BUNGLING' HAS LED US CLOSE TO WORLD WAR III; 350,000 HAIL HIM General in Philadelphia -- Would Spur Freedom by 'Peaceful Means' NO ISOLATIONISM, HE SAYS Blunders of the Administration Brought Far East Fighting, Candidate Declares EISENHOWER GIVES 10 POINTS FOR PEACE

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The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

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Catchphrases of 1952

  • The buck stops here

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

26,936 days ago

(73 years, 291 days)