Sunday, February 13, 1955

From the day

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The Headlines

A Virginian by Birth; NEGRO NOMINATED FOR JOB IN CAPITAL

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Gumby

On This Day

• Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.

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• Twenty-nine people are killed when Sabena Flight 503 crashes into Monte Terminillo near Rieti, Italy.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Thomas Robert Malthus (1766)
• William Shockley (1910)
• Georges Simenon (1903)
• Ivan Krylov (1769)
• Paul Biya (1933)

Slang

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)