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Sunday, February 18, 1951

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The Headlines

MOSCOW ACCUSED BY BRITAIN OF ACTS TO RUIN EX-ALLIES; Note, Speeded by Stalin Talk, Says Every Means Has Been Used Since World War WEST AGGRESSION DENIED Atlantic Treaty and Attitude on Germany Are Declared to Be Purely Defensive Western Actions Defensive Speculation on U.N. Exit MOSCOW ACCUSED IN A BRITISH NOTE Reasons for Changed View Slander" by Attlee Denied

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The must-have

Colorforms

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

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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

27,501 days ago

(75 years, 126 days)