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Wednesday, November 19, 1952
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The Headlines
MAYOR PROPOSES TRANSIT AUTHORITY, NEW TAX TO AID IT; Businesses That Benefit Would Pay Levy to Meet 20% of the Cost, Real Estate the Same
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
On This Day
Greek Field Marshal Alexander Papagos becomes the 152nd Prime Minister of Greece.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Indira Gandhi (1917)
- James A. Garfield (1831)
- Mikhail Lomonosov (1711)
- Charles I of England (1600)
- José Raúl Capablanca (1888)
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
26,861 days ago
(73 years, 216 days)