Wednesday, April 20, 1955

From the day

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The Headlines

BRITISH CUT RATE OF INCOME TAXES; 2,400,000 EXEMPT; BRITISH CUT RATE OF INCOME TAXES Pre-Election Budget Halves Purchase Levy on Textiles --Surplus $414,400,000

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Gumby

You Share a Birthday With

• Adolf Hitler (1889)
• Napoleon III (1808)
• Joan Miró (1893)
• Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939)
• Jessica Lange (1949)

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)