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Sunday, May 14, 1950
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The Headlines
TRUMAN DECLARES ISOLATIONISM BARS RECOVERY IN WORLD; In North Dakota He Proposes Freer Movement of Trade as Essential to Peace DEFENDS HIS HEALTH PLAN Declares It Would Not Put Doctors on Public Payroll or Nationalize Hospitals
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Damned Don't Cry
The must-have
Silly Putty
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
27,782 days ago
(76 years, 42 days)