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Friday, October 12, 1951
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The Headlines
Sharkey Holds $7,500 Sales Job While Acting as Council President; SHARKEY HOLDING JOB AS SALESMAN
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
A Place in the Sun
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Luciano Pavarotti (1935)
- Eugenio Montale (1896)
- Edward VI (1537)
- Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
- Ramsay MacDonald (1866)
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
27,265 days ago
(74 years, 255 days)