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Friday, February 3, 1950
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The Headlines
M'MAHON PROPOSES 50 BILLION CRUSADE TO HALT ATOM RACE; He Appeals to U.S. to Consider Almost Any 'Bold Step' to Get Accord With Russians WOULD THEN EXTEND AID Truman Indicates He Will Not Seek New Talks With Soviet Because of Hydrogen Bomb McMahon Proposes Peace Crusade Of 50 Billion to Halt Atomic Race No Foreign Policy Attack Would Stress Peace Desire
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Samson and Delilah †
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809)
- Alvar Aalto (1898)
- Simone Weil (1909)
- Gertrude Stein (1874)
- Paul Auster (1947)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
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)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
27,881 days ago
(76 years, 141 days)