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Friday, April 14, 1950
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The Headlines
PRAVDA DECLARES INSOLENT U.S. FLIERS GOT 'PROPER LESSON'; AMERICANS MAPPING SEARCH FOR MISSING PLANE Pravda Declares Insolent Fliers Got 'Proper Lesson' From Russians Soviet Decorates 4 Fliers Another Clue Proves False Wiesbaden Chief in Denmark State Department Drafts Reply
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Cheaper by the Dozen
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- B. R. Ambedkar (1891)
- Averroes (1126)
- Christiaan Huygens (1629)
- Arnold J. Toynbee (1889)
- Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906)
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
27,812 days ago
(76 years, 72 days)