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Tuesday, May 16, 1950
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The Headlines
2 STRUCK RAILWAYS INCREASE SERVICE OF FREIGHT TRAINS; Pennsylvania Reports 56 Run in Strike Area and More Will Be Operated Today SANTA FE EASES EMBARGO Frees Westbound Items and Southern Recalls Some Shop Workers--Talks Go On STRUCK RAILWAYS INCREASE SERVICE Ready to Use "White Collar" Men
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Damned Don't Cry
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Henry Fonda (1905)
- Pope Innocent XI (1611)
- Celâl Bayar (1883)
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718)
- Georg Bednorz (1950)
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
27,780 days ago
(76 years, 40 days)