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Saturday, December 6, 1952
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The Headlines
2 ANASTASIAS BALK STATE PIER INQUIRY; 1 SILENT, 1 ABSENT; Jerry Challenges Legality of Commission -- Albert 'Too Ill' at Home in Jersey OLD SALT BITTER ON THUGS Blanchard Denies Paying Them -- Grace Says Dispute of 2 Locals Cost Line $50,000 2 ANASTASIAS BALK STATE PIER INQUIRY
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Because of You
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
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
26,844 days ago
(73 years, 199 days)