On the date

Wednesday, October 22, 1952

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The Headlines

Sarnoff Slated to Head Study Of Military Use of Manpower; Congress Ordered Inquiry to See if More Men Can Be Spared From Desk Jobs SARNOFF IS SLATED FOR DEFENSE STUDY

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

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Catchphrases of 1952

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

26,889 days ago

(73 years, 244 days)