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Tuesday, December 2, 1952
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The Headlines
2 BIG C. I. O. UNIONS SWING TO REUTHER, ASSURING ELECTION; Rubber and Oil Workers Back Auto Leader as President -- Haywood Stays in Fight VOTING WILL BE THURSDAY Officials at Convention Hope to Heal Breach Through a Top Policy Committee C. I. O. SET TO PICK REUTHER AS CHIEF
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Iron Mistress
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Callas (1923)
- Georges Seurat (1859)
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825)
- Otto Dix (1891)
- Gary Becker (1930)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
26,849 days ago
(73 years, 204 days)