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Wednesday, August 8, 1951
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The Headlines
MONAGHAN FORBIDS CITY'S POLICEMEN TO JOIN ANY UNION; Order, Backed by Mayor, Also Directs Anyone Who Has Applied to Withdraw ACTION STIRS AMAZEMENT Viewed as Aimed Mainly at Quill, Who Issues T.W.U. Charter as Scheduled T.W.U. Charter Issued The Commissioner's Directive POLICE FORBIDDEN TO JOIN ANY UNION Says Mayor Backs Him Favors Line Organizations
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Show Boat
The must-have
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You Share a Birthday With
- Paul Dirac (1902)
- Mohamed Morsi (1951)
- Dustin Hoffman (1937)
- Emiliano Zapata (1879)
- Ernest Lawrence (1901)
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)