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Thursday, April 12, 1951
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The Headlines
5 EX-FIREMEN HELD IN SHAKEDOWN RING; Former Official of Department Said to Have Got Most of $1,500,000 3-Year 'Take' 5 Former Firemen Are Arrested In $1,500,000 Shakedown Ring Take Put at $10,500 a Week
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Father's Little Dividend
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Jacob Zuma (1942)
- Montserrat Caballé (1933)
- David Letterman (1947)
- Tom Clancy (1947)
- Joyce Banda (1950)
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
27,449 days ago
(75 years, 74 days)