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Wednesday, August 1, 1951
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The Headlines
TRUMAN SIGNS BILL TO RETAIN CONTROLS BUT SEES PRICE RISE; Giving His Reluctant Approval to Amended Act, He Asserts Wages Must Be Adjusted CREDITS EASED BY BOARD Federal Reserve Regulation Is Revised--Price Agency Also Sets Up New Costs 'RELUCTANTLY' SIGNS CONTROLS BILL TRUMAN SIGNS BILL TO KEEP CONTROLS Calls for Early Revisions Pre-Korean Profits Set
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Show Boat
The must-have
Colorforms
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
27,337 days ago
(74 years, 327 days)