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Saturday, September 6, 1952
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The Headlines
DR. COUNTS TO STAY AS LIBERAL CHOICE; Cashmore Rejects His Plan for Both to Quit Senate Race for Draft of Harriman DR. COUNTS TO STAY AS LIBERAL CHOICE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Son of Paleface
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
On This Day
A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Dalton (1766)
- Jane Addams (1860)
- Edward Appleton (1892)
- Roger Waters (1943)
- Emir Abdelkader (1808)
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
26,936 days ago
(73 years, 291 days)