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Tuesday, June 5, 1951
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The Headlines
DEWEY THREATENS DEFENSE OUSTERS; Municipal Officials Who Fail to Set Up Emergency Plans Warned They Face Removal DEWEY THREATENS DEFENSE OUSTERS Moore Vice Chairman
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Great Caruso
The must-have
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Maynard Keynes (1883)
- Federico García Lorca (1898)
- Dennis Gabor (1900)
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (1942)
- Pancho Villa (1878)
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
27,394 days ago
(75 years, 19 days)