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Friday, October 19, 1951
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The Headlines
SENATE UNIT VOTES TO REJECT JESSUP AS DELEGATE TO U.N.; Subcommittee Ballot Is 3 to 2 Recess Appointment by Truman May Be Possible ENVOY'S LOYALTY BACKED But He Lacks the 'Confidence' of Public, Say Two of Those Who Oppose Confirmation Can Reverse or Concur SENATE UNIT VOTES TO REJECT JESSUP How Senators Voted Called "Controversial" Mrs. Roosevelt Disappointed
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The must-have
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You Share a Birthday With
- Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899)
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910)
- John le Carré (1931)
- Philip Pullman (1946)
- Marsilio Ficino (1433)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
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
27,258 days ago
(74 years, 248 days)