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Saturday, March 24, 1951

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The Headlines

U.S.SIFTS TAX DATA FILED BY O'DWYER, MORAN AND CREWS; Agents Obtain Records for an Investigation to Determine if Laws Were Evaded STATE SETS RACING STUDY Firefighters Union Suspends Crane as a Result of His Story at Senate Inquiry Penetrating Inquiry Indicated TAX AGENTS STUDY O'DWYER RETURNS

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The must-have

Colorforms

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

27,467 days ago

(75 years, 92 days)