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Thursday, March 30, 1950
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The Headlines
EISENHOWER URGES RISE OF $500,000,000 IN DEFENSE BUDGET; GIVING HIS VIEWS ON OUR DEFENSES Funds Asked for 48 Air Groups, Garrisons at Alaskan Bases, Guard Against Submarines MODERNITY CALLED VITAL General Tells Senators War Does Not Seem Near--Split Among Leaders Minimized Eisenhower Urges Defense Budget Rise General's Speech Involved Healthy Economy Held Need Alaska Garrisons Urged Would Readjust Some Funds Warning on Industrial Plans Unity of Thought Championed Crusade for Good Will Sought War Lesson Is Recalled
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Cinderella
The must-have
Silly Putty
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Greaser
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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
27,826 days ago
(76 years, 86 days)