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Thursday, February 1, 1951
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The Headlines
6 BILLIONS LATER; Income Levy, Individual and Corporate, Would Rise All Along Line A RECORD SINGLE INCREASE Higher Excises on Tobacco, Liquor and Gasoline Are Likely--Loopholes Closed
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
At War with the Army
The must-have
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You Share a Birthday With
- Boris Yeltsin (1931)
- Clark Gable (1901)
- John Ford (1894)
- Langston Hughes (1902)
- Emilio Segrè (1905)
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
27,518 days ago
(75 years, 143 days)