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Tuesday, November 18, 1952
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The Headlines
Atomic Security Is Under Check;; ATOMIC SECURITY NOW UNDER CHECK
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
- Margaret Atwood (1939)
- Louis Daguerre (1787)
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786)
- Patrick Blackett (1897)
- Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945)
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
26,863 days ago
(73 years, 218 days)