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Wednesday, October 24, 1951
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The Headlines
3,000 IN CAIRO HAIL RUSSIAN LEGATION; NEW CLASHES OCCUR; One Demonstrator Is Killed by Police in Alexandria-- Egypt Warns Rioters BRITISH CURB RAIL TRAFFIC Also Restrict Road Transport of Fuel in Retaliation for Egyptian Measures Business Halted by Egyptians 3,000 IN CAIRO HAIL RUSSIAN LEGATION
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
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
27,253 days ago
(74 years, 243 days)