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Sunday, February 11, 1951
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The Headlines
150,000 SCAN SKIES IN 600-PLANE TEST OF EAST'S DEFENSE; Spotters at Posts in City Join 21-State Network Filling in Gaps in Radar Fence FILTER CENTERS IN ACTION Mock Attackers Are Met-- Exercise Continues Today --Results to Be Secret
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
27,508 days ago
(75 years, 133 days)