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Tuesday, January 16, 1951

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The Headlines

A PEACETIME HIGH; Arms and Foreign Aid Take 69% of Total-- Fair Deal Included IT IS TIED TO DEFENSE Sentiment in Congress Accepts Military Cost, Is Cool to Others Gives Revised 1951 Figures Revenue Record Set in 1949 PRESIDENT SUBMITS 71 BILLION BUDGET Free Service Insurance Asked Military Outlay 'Tentative' Atomic Budget Expanded Holds Public Works Necessary Contends U.S. Can Carry Load Also Disability Insurance

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The must-have

Colorforms

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1951

  • I like Ike

Tech Check

UNIVAC I (Commercial Computer), Power Steering & Video Tape Recorder (Early).

Cost of Living (1950)

Loaf of Bread

$0.14

Gallon of Gas

$0.27

Average Home

$7,354

New Car

$1,510

Time Elapsed

27,535 days ago

(75 years, 160 days)