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Saturday, November 10, 1951
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The Headlines
RULES TO BAR GIFTS FOR ARMS WORK SET; Armed Services Plan Strict Watch Against 'Gratuities,' Lovett Tells O'Mahoney RULES TO BAR GIFTS FOR ARMS WORK SET Contractors Put on Notice Wide Dissemination Due
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An American in Paris
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Colorforms
On This Day
With the rollout of the North American Numbering Plan, direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Martin Luther (1483)
- Friedrich Schiller (1759)
- Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919)
- Ennio Morricone (1928)
- Richard Burton (1925)
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
27,236 days ago
(74 years, 226 days)