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Sunday, February 25, 1951

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The Headlines

SOLLAZZO'S BETTING PUT AT $8,000 A DAY BY AIDES OF HOGAN; Other Sources Estimate 'Take' on 10 'Fixed' Basketball Contests at $300,000 10 TIMES TOTAL OF BRIBES Prosecutor Silent on Other Reports--Oklahoma Sifts Player Contacts Here

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The must-have

Colorforms

On This Day

  • The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón.

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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

27,494 days ago

(75 years, 119 days)