Thursday, December 20, 1951

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CITY URGED TO SET 12 C SUBWAY FARE, RAISE HOME TAXES; Noting Grave Financial Status, Experts Ask That Old Levies Be Kept and Others Added WANT MORE FROM STATE If Program, Including 33 1/3% Assessment Rise, Falls Short, They Suggest Income Tax. Financial Status Found "Grave" Sales Tax Rise Discussed CITY URGED TO SET 12 C SUBWAY FARE

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On This Day

• The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Kim Young-sam (1927)
• Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890)
• John III of Sweden (1537)
• Ferdinand Buisson (1841)
• David Bohm (1917)

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Tech Check

UNIVAC I (Commercial Computer), Power Steering & Video Tape Recorder (Early).

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