Wednesday, April 19, 1950

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The Headlines

CRIPPS DASHES HOPE OF TAXATION RELIEF IN BRITISH BUDGET; Only Lowest Income Bracket Gets Slight Concession-- No Industrial Palliative WELFARE COSTS LIMITED Food Subsidies Are Reduced --Gasoline Doubled, Price Up --Better Beer Promised Some Save Shilling a Year CRIPPS DASHES HOPE OF TAXATION RELIEF

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The must-have

Silly Putty

You Share a Birthday With

• José Echegaray (1832)
• Getúlio Vargas (1882)
• Glenn T. Seaborg (1912)
• Jayne Mansfield (1933)
• Ferdinand I of Austria (1793)

Slang

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)