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Friday, January 19, 1951

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The Headlines

WILSON SEES HOPE TO AVOID RATIONING 'IN NEAR FUTURE'; Mobilization Head Tells Senate Body Sufficient Production May Delay It Indefinitely PRICE-WAGE CURBS LOOM Defense Official Stresses Need for Controls and Truman Says Aides Are Pushing Plans

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The must-have

Colorforms

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

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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

27,531 days ago

(75 years, 156 days)