Friday, January 13, 1950

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The Headlines

$100,000,000 ASKED FOR STATE HOUSING; Bipartisan Measure at Albany Proposes a New Debt to Aid Non-Profit Home Building $100,000,000 ASKED FOR STATE HOUSING

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The must-have

Silly Putty

On This Day

• Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.

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• British submarine HMS Truculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men.

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You Share a Birthday With

• AD 101 (101)
• Wilhelm Wien (1864)
• Sydney Brenner (1927)
• Paul Feyerabend (1924)
• Carles Rexach (1947)

Slang

Tech Check

Credit Cards, Pager & Otis Elevators (Self-Service).

Style of 1950

Silhouette: Hourglass and tailored

Material: Cotton and poodle cloth

• Poodle skirts
• Twinsets
• Cat-eye glasses

Cost of Living (1950)