Monday, December 4, 1950

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The Headlines

66 COMMUNITY UNITS FOR CITY PROPOSED; Planning Commission Seeks to Provide for Better Services on a Neighborhood Basis

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The must-have

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On This Day

• Korean War: Jesse L. Brown (the 1st African-American Naval aviator) is killed in action during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.

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• Korean War: Associated Press photographer Max Desfor photographs hundreds of Korean refugees crossing a downed bridge in the Taedong River: 1951 Pulitzer Prize winner Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Francisco Franco (1892)
• Rainer Maria Rilke (1875)
• Thomas Carlyle (1795)
• Jeff Bridges (1949)
• Samuel Butler (novelist) (1835)

Slang

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)