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Wednesday, January 31, 1951

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The Headlines

DRAFT OVER 25 HIT BY MRS. ROSENBERG; Training of Older Men Now Is Unprofitable, She Tells House Group--Hershey Criticized DRAFT OVER 25 HIT BY MRS. ROSENBERG Foreign Legion Proposed Some Married Men Drafted

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On This Day

  • United Nations Security Council Resolution 90 relating to the Korean War is adopted.

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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

27,519 days ago

(75 years, 144 days)