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Thursday, September 20, 1951
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The Headlines
POSTAL RATE RISE IS VOTED BY HOUSE; ADDS $126,000,000; Postcard Fee Made 2 Cents-- 30% Increase Over 3 Years Set on Second-Class Mail LETTERS STAY AT 3 CENTS Senate Measure More Severe --Higher Post Office Pay Is Slated for Consideration Second-Class Rate Raised POSTAL RATE RISE IS VOTED BY HOUSE Senate Bill's Provisions
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
David and Bathsheba †
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You Share a Birthday With
- Sophia Loren (1934)
- George R. R. Martin (1948)
- Tarō Asō (1940)
- Upton Sinclair (1878)
- Chulalongkorn (1853)
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
27,287 days ago
(74 years, 277 days)