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Wednesday, March 29, 1950
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The Headlines
AID CUT $250,000,000 BY HOUSE, 165 TO 163; CROP RIDER KILLED; Effort of Economy Bloc to Make Marshall Plan Slash of $500,000,000 Fails SURPLUSES BAN IS 138-87 Decisions Tentative, but Are Expected to Stand--Farm Earmarking Up Today Points to Election Hurdle AID CUT $250,000,000 BY HOUSE, 165 TO 163 Last Minute Votes Decisive
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Tyler (1790)
- John Major (1943)
- Lavrentiy Beria (1899)
- Vangelis (1943)
- Ernst Jünger (1895)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
27,827 days ago
(76 years, 87 days)