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Friday, July 27, 1951
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The Headlines
COST OF 25 BILLIONS FOR AID TO ALLIES IS SET BY ACHESON; TELLING OF FOREIGN AID PLANS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Show Boat
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Giosuè Carducci (1835)
- Alexandre Dumas fils (1824)
- Jean Baudrillard (1929)
- Murad IV (1612)
- Hans Fischer (1881)
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
27,342 days ago
(74 years, 332 days)