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Saturday, June 2, 1951
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The Headlines
DRAFT COMPROMISE PASSED BY SENATE; Four-Year Extension of Law Is Forwarded to the House Without a Record Vote DRAFT COMPROMISE PASSED BY SENATE Acheson is Assailed Provisions of Bill Cobb to Call Conference
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The Great Caruso
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You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius X (1835)
- Thomas Hardy (1840)
- Marquis de Sade (1740)
- Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857)
- Pope Leo XI (1535)
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
27,397 days ago
(75 years, 22 days)