Saturday, June 24, 1950

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The Headlines

PRISON HEAD URGES SENATORS TO STUDY HOW GANGS RECRUIT; AT SENATE CRIME HEARING STUDY GANG POLICY, SENATORS ADVISED

#1 at the box office

Father of the Bride

The must-have

Silly Putty

On This Day

• Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Ambrose Bierce (1842)
• Victor Hess (1883)
• Juan Manuel Fangio (1911)
• Martin Lewis Perl (1927)
• Julia Kristeva (1941)

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)