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Sunday, September 23, 1951

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The Headlines

RIDGWAY ACCEPTS RENEWAL OF TALKS UNDER SAFEGUARDS; Agrees to Send Liaison Aides Tomorrow Rules Out Full Parley Without Condition CALLS INCIDENTS CLOSED Reply Is Sent After 119 Jets Battle Over Korea Allies Driven Back in East Insists on Guarantees RIDGWAY ACCEPTS WITH CONDITIONS Ridgway's Re-Emphasis Firmness to Be Maintained

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On This Day

  • George VI, king of the United Kingdom, has his left lung removed in an operation after a malignant tumour was found.

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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

27,284 days ago

(74 years, 274 days)