Saturday, May 27, 1950

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The Headlines

WEST ASKS SOVIET TO BACK FREE VOTE FOR GERMAN UNITY; Commissioners Cite 8-Point Plan of 3 Foreign Ministers to End Nation's Partition REJECT SEPARATE PEACE Letters Sent to Russian Chief as Communist Youths Gather for Unification Rally

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The must-have

Silly Putty

On This Day

• The Linnanmäki amusement park is opened for the first time in Helsinki.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Ibn Khaldun (1332)
• Henry Kissinger (1923)
• Christopher Lee (1922)
• Rachel Carson (1907)
• Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894)

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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)