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Monday, May 28, 1951
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The Headlines
JOINT CHIEFS VEXED OVER WAY ADVICES GET TO PRESIDENT; Remoteness of Service Heads and Secretaries From High Councils Causes Concern BRADLEY IS CALLED FAIR But 'Disadvantage' of Reports Through Intermediaries Is Noted by Sherman
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Great Caruso
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ian Fleming (1908)
- Patrick White (1912)
- William Pitt the Younger (1759)
- Edvard Beneš (1884)
- Bülent Ecevit (1925)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
27,402 days ago
(75 years, 27 days)