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Wednesday, October 8, 1952
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The Headlines
TRUMAN DECLARES GENERAL BETRAYS MORAL PRINCIPLES; Hints Nominee's Actions Bring Doubt He Could Be Trusted With Atomic Secrets MISJUDGED' EISENHOWER President Charges Candidate Joined Those Who Tried to Stab Marshall in Back TRUMAN CONTINUES EISENHOWER ATTACK
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Ivanhoe
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Mr. Potato Head
On This Day
The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash in England kills 112 people.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Sigourney Weaver (1949)
- Marina Tsvetaeva (1892)
- Juan Perón (1895)
- Frank Herbert (1920)
- Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883)
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
26,903 days ago
(73 years, 258 days)