Friday, December 5, 1952

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The Headlines

MAXIMUM OUTPUT VITAL, N.A.M. HEARS; Pleas to Protect the Rights of Union Members, Curb Federal Powers Received MAXIMUM OUTPUT IS URGED ON N. A. M.

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The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

On This Day

• Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Walt Disney (1901)
• Martin Van Buren (1782)
• Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927)
• Werner Heisenberg (1901)
• Józef Piłsudski (1867)

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Tech Check

Barcode (Patent), Passenger Jet (Comet) & Hydrogen Bomb.

Cost of Living (1950)