Friday, December 22, 1950

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The Headlines

Thruway Chairman Defends Plan To Span Hudson at Widest Point; TALLAMY DEFENDS TAPPAN ZEE ROUTE

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Silly Putty

You Share a Birthday With

• Giacomo Puccini (1858)
• Jean Racine (1639)
• Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887)
• Diocletian (244)
• Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876)

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)