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Wednesday, December 26, 1951
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The Headlines
AUTO POLICY RATES TO JUMP 20 TO 30% IN CITY ON MONDAY; Owners to Pay 5 Million a Year More for Comprehensive and Collision Insurance RICHMOND RISE SMALLEST Increases Laid to Minor Claims for Damages Due to Failure to Put Cars in Garages
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Quo Vadis
The must-have
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You Share a Birthday With
- Mao Zedong (1893)
- Charles Babbage (1791)
- Henry Miller (1891)
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194)
- Yun Ch'iho (1864)
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
27,191 days ago
(74 years, 181 days)