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Friday, November 21, 1952
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The Headlines
EDEN FAVORS INDIA'S PLAN FOR A TRUCE; SUPPORT IS STRONG Briton Terms Proposal to End Korea Captive Deadlock 'Timely' SUGGESTS MODIFICATIONS Stresses U. N. Responsibility on Non-Returning Prisoners -- U. S. 'Welcomes' Speech INDIA'S KOREA PLAN SUPPORTED BY EDEN
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
- Voltaire (1694)
- Pope Benedict XV (1854)
- Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903)
- René Magritte (1898)
- Goldie Hawn (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
26,859 days ago
(73 years, 214 days)