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Saturday, September 29, 1951
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The Headlines
$5,500,000,000 RISE IN FEDERAL TAXES VOTED BY SENATE; Ballot of 57-19 Sends Bill to Conference With House, Which Approved $7,200,000,000 TRUMAN BACKERS BEATEN George and Millikin Defeat All Efforts to Increase Finance Group's Total
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
David and Bathsheba †
The must-have
Colorforms
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
27,279 days ago
(74 years, 269 days)