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Saturday, March 3, 1951
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The Headlines
TRUMAN IN FLORIDA FOR 3 WEEKS' REST; President Flies to Key West, Begins Relaxing Immediately in a 'Tail-Out' Shirt TRUMAN IN FLORIDA FOR 3 WEEKS' REST 3 Secretaries Present
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
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The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847)
- Georg Cantor (1845)
- William Godwin (1756)
- Ragnar Frisch (1895)
- Ion Iliescu (1930)
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
27,489 days ago
(75 years, 114 days)