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Tuesday, August 7, 1951
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The Headlines
U.N. READY TO RENEW TALKS BUT WARNS OF A FINAL BREAK ON FURTHER TROOP VIOLATION; U.N. NEGOTIATORS ARRIVING IN TOKYO RED REPLY AWAITED Ridgway Informs Enemy Incidents Are 'Neither Minor Nor Trivial' GUARANTEE IS DEMANDED Allied Delegates to Armistice Conference in Tokyo When Commander Gives Stand U. N. Delegates in Tokyo U. N. GROUP READY TO RENEW TALKS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Show Boat
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Elinor Ostrom (1933)
- Mata Hari (1876)
- Sofia Rotaru (1947)
- Constantius II (317)
- Ralph Bunche (1904)
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
27,331 days ago
(74 years, 321 days)