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Tuesday, December 18, 1951

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The Headlines

65 SPECIAL AGENTS HUNT SHAKEDOWNS IN TAX CASES HERE; Revenue Bureau Commissioner Declares That New Inquiry is Biggest in Country INTELLIGENCE HEAD NAMED Top Investigative Post Goes to F.W. Lohn, in Charge of Fraud Check in City "Exceptionally Tough Problems" Kean Expects Hearings TAX INQUIRY HUNTS SHAKEDOWNS HERE

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The must-have

Colorforms

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

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

27,198 days ago

(74 years, 188 days)