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Wednesday, June 6, 1951
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The Headlines
SENATORS OPEN FIRE ON ACHESON'S STORY OF POLICY ON CHINA; 'Deceit' Charged by Brewster --Flanders and Gillette Press Him on Testimony ACCUSATIONS ARE DENIED Secretary Says We Would Ask World Court Rule on Veto of Peiping U.N. Seat Policy Becomes Harder Others Attack Views SENATORS OPEN FIRE ON ACHESON'S STORY "Calculated to Deceive" Heavy Casualties, Says Acheson Reads Text of Proposal Manchuria Called Issue A General War Feared
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Pushkin (1799)
- Diego Velázquez (1599)
- Thomas Mann (1875)
- Sukarno (1901)
- Pierre Corneille (1606)
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
27,393 days ago
(75 years, 18 days)