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Saturday, June 23, 1951
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The Headlines
N.M.U. STRIKE ENDS; SHIP OWNERS MEET OTHER UNITS TODAY; Difficulties Seen in Demands of Engineers, Radio Men-- Canceled Sailings Reset SEAMEN HAIL 'BIG' VICTORY Union Gets 40-Hour Week Pact for Sea Duty After Dec. 16 --Pay, Vacations Revised
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Great Caruso
The must-have
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On This Day
The ocean liner SS United States is christened and launched.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alan Turing (1912)
- Anna Akhmatova (1889)
- Edward VIII (1894)
- Martti Ahtisaari (1937)
- Oda Nobunaga (1534)
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
27,376 days ago
(75 years, 1 days)