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Thursday, July 12, 1951
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The Headlines
COURT CANCELS BAIL OF 15 ACCUSED REDS, PUTS THEM IN JAIL; $176,000 Posted by Field and Civil Rights Congress Held No Longer Acceptable HIGHER AMOUNTS REFUSED $875,000 Would Be Excessive, Judge Ryan Decides-- Bars Bonding Agents Increase in Bail Denied Plea by 2 Trustees Today COURT CANCELS BAIL OF 15 INDICTED REDS Fund's Legality Questioned Field Barred as Bondsman
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You Share a Birthday With
- Pablo Neruda (1904)
- Henry David Thoreau (1817)
- Amedeo Modigliani (1884)
- Buckminster Fuller (1895)
- Richard Simmons (1948)
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
27,357 days ago
(74 years, 347 days)