Friday, December 8, 1950

From the day

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The Headlines

GOVERNMENT CALLS ON FORD AND G.M. TO STAY PRICE RISE; Capital Denies Flood of Rumors That Car Output and Home Building Will Be Halted WASHINGTON DAY JITTERY Full Mobilization Is Discussed Only Generally, Nothing Decided, Early Says Nothing Decided, Early Says U.S. ASKS CAR FIRMS TO STAY PRICE RISE Telegrams to Auto Heads Charge "Meat-Axe Approach G.M. and Ford Are Silent

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The must-have

Silly Putty

You Share a Birthday With

• Jim Morrison (1943)
• Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832)
• Mary, Queen of Scots (1542)
• Jean Sibelius (1865)
• Diego Rivera (1886)

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)