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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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David and Bathsheba †
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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
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)