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Thursday, March 23, 1950
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The Headlines
LOYALTY OUSTINGS BY U.S. ARE UPHELD BY APPEALS COURT; Judges in Capital Decide 2-1 Government Can Drop Aides Believed Security Risks BUT FORBID 'PENAL' ACTION Three-Year Exclusion From the Service Barred--Listing of Subversive Groups Backed LOYALTY OUSTINGS BY U.S. ARE UPHELD
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Francis
The must-have
Silly Putty
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
27,833 days ago
(76 years, 93 days)