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Friday, August 17, 1951
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The Headlines
Iran Insists British Modify Plans Or Face Failure in Parley on Oil; Iran Insists British Modify Plans Or Face Failure in Parley on Oil Defines Points of Divergence Texas Lifts Production Tanker Fleet Dispersed
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
That's My Boy
The must-have
Colorforms
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
27,321 days ago
(74 years, 311 days)