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Saturday, May 26, 1951
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The Headlines
WILSON CALLS BEEF CRUX OF CONTROLS; Entire System of Price Curbs May Fall if Rollback on Meat Fails, He Says Parity Figure Cited WILSON CALLS BEEF CRUX OF CONTROLS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Great Caruso
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- John Wayne (1907)
- Miles Davis (1926)
- Pope Clement VII (1478)
- Sally Ride (1951)
- Jeremy Corbyn (1949)
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
27,404 days ago
(75 years, 29 days)