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Thursday, November 13, 1952

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The Headlines

INDIA WILL OFFER NEW PLAN TO U. N. FOR KOREAN TRUCE; Will Propose Captives Be Sent to Islands Off Peninsula and Declared Free REPATRIATION IS BYPASSED Allied Troops Regain Positions on Central Front From Reds -- New Attacks Repulsed INDIA WILL OFFER KOREA TRUCE PLAN

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The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

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

26,867 days ago

(73 years, 222 days)