Wednesday, August 2, 1950

From the day

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The Headlines

ARMS AID IS RUSHED ON HUGE NEW SCALE; Senate Backs the Second-Year Fund and Truman 4-Billion Plea Stirs Speed in House

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Silly Putty

You Share a Birthday With

• Shimon Peres (1923)
• Peter O'Toole (1932)
• Isabel Allende (1942)
• James Baldwin (1924)
• Jorge Rafael Videla (1925)

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)