Sunday, May 21, 1950

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The Headlines

JERSEY BLAST TOLL 4 DEAD, 22 MISSING; LOSS IS IN MILLIONS; List of Injured in South Amboy Stands at 312--City Still Is Under Martial Law ARMS BOUND FOR PAKISTAN 4 Barges in Explosion Carried Mines and Shells en Route Under Special Permit Shipment Being Expedited JERSEY BLAST TOLL 4 DEAD, 22 MISSING

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The must-have

Silly Putty

You Share a Birthday With

• Albrecht Dürer (1471)
• Andrei Sakharov (1921)
• Philip II of Spain (1527)
• Mary Robinson (1944)
• Willem Einthoven (1860)

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)