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Wednesday, July 12, 1950
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The Headlines
HOUSE GROUP VOTES ARMS AID AND ASKS FOR PACIFIC PACT; Committee Approves Senate's Measure Unchanged, 22-0, for Swift Action on Floor FAR EAST-U.S. TIE SOUGHT Mutual Defense Plan Favored --Eastland for Doubling Aid, Speeding Europe's Weapons Says Europe Is Russia's Goal Bill Authorizes $1,222,500,000 HOUSE GROUP VOTES ARMS AID BY 22-0
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Father of the Bride
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Pablo Neruda (1904)
- Henry David Thoreau (1817)
- Amedeo Modigliani (1884)
- Buckminster Fuller (1895)
- Richard Simmons (1948)
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
27,722 days ago
(75 years, 347 days)