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Thursday, February 23, 1950
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The Headlines
BRITISH ELECTORS GO TO POLLS TODAY; WEATHER A FACTOR; Rain May Hamper Balloting-- Vote Expected to Total 75% of 35,000,000 Listed LIBERALS IN COALITION BID Condition Support of the Attlee Regime on Delaying Move to Nationalize Steel Liberals May Hold Key BRITISH ELECTORS GO TO POLLS TODAY Both Sides See Victory Bookmakers Backing Labor
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Samson and Delilah †
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- George Frideric Handel (1685)
- Karl Jaspers (1883)
- Kazimir Malevich (1878)
- Pope Paul II (1417)
- Peter Fonda (1940)
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
27,861 days ago
(76 years, 121 days)