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Friday, April 20, 1951

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The Headlines

20 POLICE HOMES RAIDED FOR LINKS TO GAMBLING RING; Clothing Seizures Recall That Gross Sent 'Friends' to His Tailor and Paid the Bills LEIBOWITZ ISSUES WRITS Owners of Confiscated Items Are 'Intensively' Questioned Before Kings Grand Jury Armed With Search Warrants Questioning Is "Intensive"

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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

27,441 days ago

(75 years, 66 days)