Friday, May 12, 1950

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The Headlines

$220,000 APPROVED FOR EXPERT SURVEY OF CITY'S FINANCES; Haig and Shoup of Columbia to Direct Search for Escape From State 'Strait-Jacket' $25,000 FOR WATER STUDY Mayor Says the Transit and School Systems Also Will Be Examined Thoroughly To Start by June 1 Points to Be Covered $220,000 APPROVED FOR FISCAL SURVEY To Pay for I.R.T. Job Extends Riedel's Tenure

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The must-have

Silly Putty

You Share a Birthday With

• Florence Nightingale (1820)
• Katharine Hepburn (1907)
• Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895)
• Dorothy Hodgkin (1910)
• George Carlin (1937)

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)