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Thursday, April 19, 1951
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The Headlines
TRUMAN UNLIKELY TO MEET M'ARTHUR; President, Who Sets Tone of Mildness, Refuses to Discuss General With Reporters TRUMAN UNLIKELY TO MEET M'ARTHUR O'Conor Urges Meeting Inquiry Witnesses Listed No-Politics Statement Hailed
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Father's Little Dividend
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- José Echegaray (1832)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882)
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912)
- Jayne Mansfield (1933)
- Ferdinand I of Austria (1793)
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
27,442 days ago
(75 years, 67 days)