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Saturday, June 10, 1950
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The Headlines
AMERASIA INQUIRY UNDERTAKEN HERE WITHOUT U.S. ORDER; Washington Is Reported to Be Not 'Too Happy' Over the Grand Jury's Action 8 TO 10 WITNESSES HEARD Panel That Indicted Remington Questions Senate Counsel, Ex-State Dept. Aide Jury Nearing Expiration General Holmes Is Heard AMERASIA INQUIRY LACKED U.S. ORDER
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Annie Get Your Gun
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Judy Garland (1922)
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921)
- Saul Bellow (1915)
- Gustave Courbet (1819)
- E. O. Wilson (1929)
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
27,755 days ago
(76 years, 15 days)