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Saturday, February 10, 1951

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The Headlines

PROSECUTOR TO ASK P.R.R. INDICTMENT IN RAIL DISASTER; County Investigator Accuses Road of 'Whitewash' Tactics --Guard at Engineer's Bed ROW LIVENS HEARING HERE Jersey Attorney General Won't Be 'Shut Up' by I.C.C. Man on Trestle Speed Order Police at Bedsides of Crew PROSECUTOR TO ASK P.R.R. INDICTMENT Road Attacked at Hearing Seeks to Place Derailment Says Tender Fell First Eber Charges "Runaround"

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The must-have

Colorforms

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

27,509 days ago

(75 years, 134 days)