Saturday, October 7, 1950

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The Headlines

PRESIDENT ORDERS DRAFT REGISTERING OF DOCTORS OCT.16; Those Who Got U.S. Financing or World War II Deferment Must Sign Up That Day AGE CEILING OF 50 IS SET Truman Says Military Need for Physicians, Dentists and Veterinarians Is Urgent

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On This Day

• Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Niels Bohr (1885)
• Heinrich Himmler (1900)
• Desmond Tutu (1931)
• Henry A. Wallace (1888)
• Harry Kroto (1939)

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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)