Monday, April 11, 1955

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The Headlines

'Flying Platform' Is Easy to Pilot; FLYING PLATFORM SIMPLE FOR PILOT

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Gumby

On This Day

• The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.

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You Share a Birthday With

• AD 145 (145)
• Andrew Wiles (1953)
• George Canning (1770)
• Guy Verhofstadt (1953)
• Ferdinand Lassalle (1825)

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)