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Thursday, February 8, 1951
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The Headlines
BRITISH LABOR WINS STEEL LAW VICTORY; Attlee's Government Defeats by 308-298 Censure Motion on Feb.15 Nationalization
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
At War with the Army
The must-have
Colorforms
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
27,512 days ago
(75 years, 137 days)