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Wednesday, November 26, 1952

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The Headlines

2 PLANS FOR L. I. R. R. OPPOSED BY THE CITY; Authority's Project Would Cost $3,000,000 Taxes, P.R.R. Would Keep Control, Hurley Says 2 PLANS FOR L.I.R.R.I OPPOSEDBY THE CITY

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The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Greaser

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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

26,854 days ago

(73 years, 209 days)