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Monday, July 9, 1951
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The Headlines
COMMUTING UP 18%, BUT TRAVEL BY RAIL SHOWS A DROP HERE; Planning Group, in Analysis of 20-Year Trend, Sees Shift Adding to Traffic Ills ASKS 'SEARCHING INQUIRY' Of 357,750 Suburban Workers Entering City Daily, 118,400 Use Autos and Buses
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
- Viktor Yanukovych (1950)
- Donald Rumsfeld (1932)
- Edward Heath (1916)
- Hassan II of Morocco (1929)
- Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578)
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
27,360 days ago
(74 years, 350 days)