Saturday, January 27, 1951

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The Headlines

2D PHONE RATE RISE IN LESS THAN YEAR REQUESTED IN STATE; Increase Averaging 7 to 8% Would Begin on March 1-- Affects 5,000,000 Patrons PLEA CITES HIGHER COSTS Homes Here Would Pay 50 to 75c a Month More--Early Decision by P.S.C. Doubted F.C.C. Investigating Rates Examples of Its Effect 2D PHONE RATE RISE IS ASKED IN STATE New Pressure Cited May Ask Even More

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On This Day

• Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with Operation Ranger.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756)
• Lewis Carroll (1832)
• Wilhelm II (1859)
• Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775)
• Abbas the Great (1571)

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Tech Check

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

Cost of Living (1950)