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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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The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

On This Day

  • The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash in England kills 112 people.

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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

26,903 days ago

(73 years, 258 days)