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Wednesday, October 17, 1951
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The Headlines
RIOTING EGYPTIANS BATTLE BRITISH ARMY IN SUEZ AREA; 12 DIE IN CLASHES IN 2 CITIES; AT LEAST 100 HURT Mob of 7,000 Attacks in Ismailia--Port Said Other Trouble Sector ORDER RESTORED LATER Parliament Approves Decree Incorporating the Sudan-- London Sends More Men
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
A Place in the Sun
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Colorforms
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
27,260 days ago
(74 years, 250 days)