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Wednesday, December 24, 1952
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The Headlines
3D AVE. BUS LINE FACES NEW THREAT IN HOURS DIPUTE; U. S. Judge Warns He Will Order Liquidation of Corporation Unless Fare Is Raised MAGUIRE DENOUNCES PLAN Mayor's Transit Chief Declares Statements in Court Remind Him of Quill 'War of Nerves' Liquidation of Third Ave. Transit Threatened by Court in Fare Row
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
26,826 days ago
(73 years, 181 days)