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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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You Share a Birthday With
- Susan Sontag (1933)
- Fulgencio Batista (1901)
- Johannes Rau (1931)
- Dian Fossey (1932)
- John Carpenter (1948)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
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)