Wednesday, May 16, 1951

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The Headlines

3 Men Seized in Postcard Thefts, $50,000 Fraud in Free-Tea Offer; 3 SEIZED FOR FRAUD ON FREE TEA OFFER

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On This Day

• The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Henry Fonda (1905)
• Pope Innocent XI (1611)
• Celâl Bayar (1883)
• Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718)
• Georg Bednorz (1950)

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Tech Check

UNIVAC I (Commercial Computer), Power Steering & Video Tape Recorder (Early).

Cost of Living (1950)