Thursday, October 12, 1950

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The Headlines

16 RAILROAD UNIONS DECIDE TO ASK RISE IN PAY FOR 1,085,000; Fifteen Non-Operating Groups to Demand 25-Cent-an-Hour Increase, Firemen 35 Cents SEEK NATIONAL PARLEYS Leaders Will Attempt to Hurry Negotiations and Get Accord Before Possible Wage Freeze 16 RAILWAY UNIONS TO SEEK A PAY RISE Government in Possession Firemen Had Rise in 1948

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You Share a Birthday With

• Luciano Pavarotti (1935)
• Eugenio Montale (1896)
• Edward VI (1537)
• Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
• Ramsay MacDonald (1866)

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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)