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Saturday, July 21, 1951

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The Headlines

FRANCO LISTS AIMS AS WESTERN AMITY, SPANISH REARMING; Generalissimo Defines Policy at Meeting of New Cabinet After Swearing-In Rites 'CONTINUITY' IS STRESSED Press Emphasizes That Shift in Ministries Foreshadows No Change in Regime

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On This Day

  • Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 3505 disappears while flying from Vancouver to Tokyo. The aircraft and its 37 occupants are never found.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1951

  • I like Ike

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

27,348 days ago

(74 years, 338 days)