Saturday, April 2, 1949

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The Headlines

PEAK CITY BUDGET OF $1,179,026,930 OFFERED BY MAYOR; Calling It Best Within Means, He Cites Cuts for 31 Units and Increases for 78 22% ALLOTTED EDUCATION No General Pay Rise -- Tax Rate on Realty Expected to Go Up by 1 or 2 Points CITY GETS BUDGET OF $1,179,026,930

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Cruising Down the River

Russ Morgan and His Orchestra with The Skylarks

#1 at the box office

The must-have

LEGO (Automatic Binding Bricks)

You Share a Birthday With

• Hans Christian Andersen (1805)
• Émile Zola (1840)
• AD 747 (747)
• 181 (181)
• Giacomo Casanova (1725)

Slang

Tech Check

45 RPM Vinyl, Atomic Clock & Crash Test Dummies.

Cost of Living (1940)