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Sunday, April 2, 1950
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The Headlines
DEFENSE MINISTERS APPROVE STRATEGY FOR ATLANTIC AREA; Hague Meeting Agrees Upon an Integrated Plan in Six-Hour Discussion NO U.S. BUDGET RISE SEEN Johnson Says 12 Pact Nations Now Enter 'Realistic Stage' of Carrying Out Program
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Cinderella
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805)
- Émile Zola (1840)
- AD 747 (747)
- 181 (181)
- Giacomo Casanova (1725)
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
27,823 days ago
(76 years, 83 days)