Wednesday, August 30, 1950

From the day

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The Headlines

Truman Asks Training Delay; Doctors, 55, Face Draft Call; DISCUSSED ARMED SERVICES WITH PRESIDENT

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Silly Putty

You Share a Birthday With

• Ernest Rutherford (1871)
• Warren Buffett (1930)
• Mary Shelley (1797)
• Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852)
• Jacques-Louis David (1748)

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)