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Tuesday, January 23, 1951

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The Headlines

'How Stupid Do They Think We Are?' Washington Asks; Officials Hold Red China's Stand Amounts to Asking a Reward for Agreeing to Call Off Her Troops in the Korean War U.S. ASSAILS OFFER BY PEIPING REGIME

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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

27,528 days ago

(75 years, 153 days)