Thursday, May 18, 1950

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The Headlines

HOUSE GROUP VOTES SLASH IN GAINS TAX; Committee Moves to Stimulate Investment by Cut to 16% in Long-Term Capital Levy HOUSE GROUP VOTES SLASH IN GAINS TAX Effects of the Reed Proposal

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The must-have

Silly Putty

You Share a Birthday With

• Pope John Paul II (1920)
• Bertrand Russell (1872)
• Omar Khayyam (1048)
• Nicholas II (1868)
• Walter Gropius (1883)

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)