Friday, May 5, 1950

From the day

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The Headlines

U.S. Lets Germans Go to Spain To Help Build Defense Industries; GERMAN ENGINEERS AID SPAIN INDUSTRY

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Silly Putty

You Share a Birthday With

• Karl Marx (1818)
• Søren Kierkegaard (1813)
• Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846)
• Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921)
• Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747)

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)