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Friday, October 31, 1952
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The Headlines
TRUMAN SAYS G. O. P. USES 'THE BIG LIE'; Asserts Eisenhower Condones Technique and Party Runs on McCarthy Coattails TRUMAN SAYS G.O.P. - USES 'THE BIG LIE'
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Hokusai (1760)
- John Keats (1795)
- Chiang Kai-shek (1887)
- Johannes Vermeer (1632)
- Zaha Hadid (1950)
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
26,880 days ago
(73 years, 235 days)