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Monday, October 16, 1950
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The Headlines
ALLIES TIGHTENING ARC ON PYONGYANG; PRESIDENT IMPRESSED UPON M'ARTHUR THAT FAR EAST POLICY IS UNCHANGED; NORTH KOREANS JOIN IN THE BATTLE AGAINST THE COMMUNISTS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Mister 880
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Oscar Wilde (1854)
- Günter Grass (1927)
- David Ben-Gurion (1886)
- Eugene O'Neill (1888)
- Enver Hoxha (1908)
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
27,626 days ago
(75 years, 251 days)