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Friday, June 29, 1951
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The Headlines
80 BILLION BUDGET NEXT YEAR HINTED; HIGHER TAXES SEEN; Snyder and Fiscal Aide Tell Senate Group of Spending Rise and Revenue Need 'PAY-AS-WE-GO' IS URGED Secretary's Call for 10 Billion Increase in Imposts Now Runs Into Opposition
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The Great Caruso
The must-have
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You Share a Birthday With
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900)
- Giorgio Napolitano (1925)
- Giacomo Leopardi (1798)
- Murad I (1326)
- Oriana Fallaci (1929)
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
27,370 days ago
(74 years, 360 days)