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Friday, November 17, 1950
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The Headlines
FAIRLESS INDICATES 5TH STEEL PAY RISE; It Is Better Than Strike Even if It Means Some Inflation, He Tells Oil Meeting
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
King Solomon's Mines
The must-have
Silly Putty
On This Day
Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama.
Wikipedia →United Nations Security Council Resolution 89 relating to the Palestine Question is adopted.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Martin Scorsese (1942)
- Eugene Wigner (1902)
- Louis XVIII (1755)
- Danny DeVito (1944)
- Nicolas Appert (1749)
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
27,594 days ago
(75 years, 219 days)