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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

Read in The New York Times →

The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

On This Day

  • Greek Field Marshal Alexander Papagos becomes the 152nd Prime Minister of Greece.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

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

26,861 days ago

(73 years, 216 days)