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Britain Introduces Motorways
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Britain Introduces Motorways

Charlotte WhitmoreDecember 11, 1961

Britain Introduces Motorways | Politely Asks Drivers Not to Treat Them as Suggestions

Britain Introduces Household Appliances
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Britain Introduces Household Appliances

Fiona MacLeodDecember 4, 1961

Britain Introduces Household Appliances | Assures Women This Will Not Change Anything Important

Britain Hears Rumours of a Brighter Tomorrow
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Britain Hears Rumours of a Brighter Tomorrow

Emily CartwrightNovember 21, 1961

Britain Hears Rumours of a Brighter Tomorrow | Politely Requests Further Details

Britain Discovers Leisure Time
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Britain Discovers Leisure Time

Chelsea BloomNovember 21, 1961

Britain Discovers Leisure Time | Unsure What to Do With Hands

Britain Introduces Dual Carriageways
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Britain Introduces Dual Carriageways

Camden RoseNovember 2, 1961

Britain Introduces Dual Carriageways | Quietly Accepts That Overtaking Is Now a Moral Choice

Britain Discovers Supermarkets
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Britain Discovers Supermarkets

AlanSeptember 18, 1961

Britain Discovers Supermarkets | Politely Misses the Conversation

Britain Introduces More Automation
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Britain Introduces More Automation

Harriet CollinsAugust 12, 1961

Britain Introduces More Automation | Assures Workers the Machines Are Merely Helping

Britain Observes Space Race From Ground
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Britain Observes Space Race From Ground

Mei Lin ChenJune 28, 1961

Britain Observes Space Race From Ground | Expresses Interest Without Leaving Chair

Housing Shortage Acknowledged Again
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Housing Shortage Acknowledged Again

Bethan MorganJune 23, 1961

Housing Shortage Acknowledged Again | Nation Assured It Is Being Studied Carefully

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