Friday, January 7, 1955

From the day

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The Headlines

Message Proposes Creation Of a Public Works Agency; EISENHOWER ASKS U.S. WORKS AGENCY

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Gumby

On This Day

• Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Millard Fillmore (1800)
• Pope Gregory XIII (1502)
• Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858)
• Joseph Bonaparte (1768)
• Bernadette Soubirous (1844)

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Tech Check

TV Remote Control, Microwave Oven (Home Use) & Hovercraft.

Style of 1955

Silhouette: Rebellious and relaxed

Material: Denim and leather

• Greaser jackets
• Rolled jeans
• Converse

Cost of Living (1950)