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Friday, August 3, 1951
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The Headlines
Eisenhower's Job Is No Bar To Race in '52, Truman Says; President Praises the Commander's Work Abroad, Thinks He Would Put Duty First --Lausche Asks Executive to Run TRUMAN WON'T BAR EISENHOWER RACE Baruch Remark Cited Supports Poling Opponent Stassen Hasn't Decided Lausche Associates Surprised
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Show Boat
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Habib Bourguiba (1903)
- Stanley Baldwin (1867)
- Martin Sheen (1940)
- Haakon VII (1872)
- Tony Bennett (1926)
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
27,335 days ago
(74 years, 325 days)