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Wednesday, December 3, 1952

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The Headlines

CLEARING OF SPIES FOR U. N. LAID TO STATE DEPARTMENT BY DEFIANT U. S. JURY HERE; INTERFERENCE HIT Panel Charges Justice Officials Sought to Suppress Report FURTHER INQUIRY IS URGED Jurors Say Two in Top Posts of World Group Had Soviet Link -- Stiffer Rules Asked JURY HERE ACCUSES STATE DEPARTMENT

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The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

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

26,847 days ago

(73 years, 202 days)