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Wednesday, December 10, 1952
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The Headlines
QUILL THREATENS TO GIVE BUS RIDES FREE IN YULE RUSH; T.W.U. Head Says Drivers Will Collect No Fares on 9 Lines From Sunday to Dec. 31 PUTS PROBLEM TO MAYOR Haywood, C. I. O. Executive, Gives Blessing to Move to Force Shorter Hours, More Pay QUILL TO BE 'SANTA' TO CITY BUS RIDERS
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
26,840 days ago
(73 years, 195 days)