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Friday, February 2, 1951
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The Headlines
DULLES BIDS JAPAN SHARE PROTECTION; Holds Direct Attack Collective Concern, Indirect Aggression a Task for Nation Itself DULLES BIDS JAPAN SHARE PROTECTION Voluntary Decision
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
- James Joyce (1882)
- Ayn Rand (1905)
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926)
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754)
- Pope Benedict XIII (1650)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
27,517 days ago
(75 years, 142 days)