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Friday, June 15, 1951
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The Headlines
TRUMAN WARNS U.S. TO KEEP CONTROLS FOR 2 YEARS MORE; Calls Price, Wage and Rent Curbs Vital Even if War in Korea Ends Soon ASKS PUBLIC TO BACK HIM President Chides Meat Lobby, but Praises Industry--Says Inflation Abets Kremlin Praises Growers Themselves Reads Two Letters TRUMAN WARNS U.S. TO KEEP CONTROLS
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
- Yuri Andropov (1914)
- Edvard Grieg (1843)
- Johnny Hallyday (1943)
- Jim Varney (1949)
- Erik Erikson (1902)
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
27,384 days ago
(75 years, 9 days)