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Thursday, May 4, 1950
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The Headlines
PARIS WILL PRESS 3 MAJOR POINTS IN LONDON PARLEY; Indo-China, Atlantic Defense and Iron-Steel-Coal Tie-Up in Europe Set as Topics CABINET BRIEFS SCHUMAN French Will Urge Upon Acheson Need for Prompt Arms Aid to Halt Ho Chi Minh
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Audrey Hepburn (1929)
- Hosni Mubarak (1928)
- Thomas Henry Huxley (1825)
- Amos Oz (1939)
- Kakuei Tanaka (1918)
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
27,791 days ago
(76 years, 51 days)