Sunday, January 22, 1950

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The Headlines

TRUMAN, ACHESON DEMAND CONGRESS VOTE AID TO KOREA; JESSUP INSPECTS DEFENSES IN KOREA

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Silly Putty

You Share a Birthday With

• Lord Byron (1788)
• Francis Bacon (1561)
• Sergei Eisenstein (1898)
• Antonio Gramsci (1891)
• August Strindberg (1849)

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)