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Sunday, August 26, 1951

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The Headlines

SENATORS REDUCE CORPORATE LEVIES $56,000,000 IN BILL; House-Favored Device to Curb Chain Companies Eliminated by Finance Committee OTHER CLAUSES RETAINED $33,000,000 Revenue Yielded by Loophole-Closing Section on Capital Gain Shifts Loophole is Plugged $56,000,000 MORE CUT FROM TAX BILL Statement by Rumely

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The must-have

Colorforms

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1951

  • I like Ike

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

27,312 days ago

(74 years, 302 days)