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Tuesday, December 30, 1952
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The Headlines
DEWEY AID SOUGHT IN SEWER SCANDAL; Queens Civic Groups Appeal to Governor to Replace Quinn With Special Prosecutor
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Million Dollar Mermaid
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
On This Day
An RAF Avro Lancaster bomber crashes in Luqa, Malta after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Rudyard Kipling (1865)
- Tu Youyou (1930)
- Hideki Tojo (1884)
- Patti Smith (1946)
- Omar Bongo (1935)
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
26,820 days ago
(73 years, 175 days)