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Monday, November 5, 1951

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The Headlines

SAVINGS BANKS MAP DIVIDEND INCREASE TO OFFSET NEW TAX; Savings Banks Plan to Lift Dividend as Tax Offset SAVINGS BANKS MAP DIVIDEND INCREASE Commercial Banks in Field Genesis of Modern Banks Proposal Is Pressed Requirements on Capital Loss of Ground Traced Services Are Outlined Function of Trustees

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The must-have

Colorforms

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

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Catchphrases of 1951

  • I like Ike

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

27,241 days ago

(74 years, 231 days)