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Monday, September 25, 1950
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The Headlines
TODAY IS DEADLINE FOR O'BRIEN TO QUIT IN POLICE SHAKE-UP; Mayor Reported Ready to Act if No Resignation Is Offered in Gaming Graft Situation OUSTER ASKED AT PARLEY Leibowitz and McDonald Said to Have Moved Impellitteri, Who Favored Own Inquiry Timing of the Resignation Coordinating of Inquiries TODAY IS DEADLINE FOR O'BRIEN TO QUIT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
My Blue Heaven
The must-have
Silly Putty
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
27,647 days ago
(75 years, 272 days)