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Monday, December 29, 1952

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The Headlines

U. S. SEES INDUSTRY TAKING UP CUTBACK IN DEFENSE IN 1954; Commerce Department Report Voices Belief Any Threat of Depression Can Be Met

Read in The New York Times →

The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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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

26,821 days ago

(73 years, 176 days)