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Saturday, August 25, 1951
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The Headlines
July Living Cost Sets Record; Auto Workers Get 1c More; RECORD SET IN JULY BY COST OF LIVING
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
That's My Boy
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Sean Connery (1930)
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Erich Honecker (1912)
- Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911)
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
27,313 days ago
(74 years, 303 days)