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Sunday, March 11, 1951
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The Headlines
DEWEY BILL SEEKS ADDED $56,185,490 FOR RECORD BUDGET; Request, With Other Measures, Brings Spending Program Close to $1,000,000,000 FUND FOR SALARY RISES Civil Defense Also Would Use Much of Money--Leaders See 'Small' Surpluses Revenue From Truck Tax Total Funds Available STATE BILL SEEKS ADDED $56,185,490 Civil Defense Funds
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Born Yesterday
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You Share a Birthday With
- Harold Wilson (1916)
- Torquato Tasso (1544)
- Rupert Murdoch (1931)
- Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920)
- Urbain Le Verrier (1811)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Greaser
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Beatnik
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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
27,481 days ago
(75 years, 106 days)