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Wednesday, November 15, 1950
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The Headlines
ARMY ASKS CALL-UP OF 40,000 DRAFTEES FOR JANUARY QUOTA; Demand Upon Selective Service Raises Figure to 250,000 Since the Korean Crisis TOTAL OF 1,000,000 PASSED Goal Now Reported 1,500,000 by June 30--Lack of Training Facilities Slowing Pace Four Months' Training 40,000 MORE MEN SOUGHT BY ARMY
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Rio Grande
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Gerhart Hauptmann (1862)
- William Herschel (1738)
- Erwin Rommel (1891)
- Mahmoud Abbas (1935)
- Georgia O'Keeffe (1887)
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
27,597 days ago
(75 years, 222 days)