Tuesday, July 18, 1950

From the day

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The Headlines

TRUMAN SETS AIMS; ANNOUNCING TRUMAN PLANS AFTER PARLEY AT WHITE HOUSE

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Silly Putty

You Share a Birthday With

• Nelson Mandela (1918)
• Hendrik Lorentz (1853)
• William Makepeace Thackeray (1811)
• John Glenn (1921)
• Richard Branson (1950)

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)