Thursday, May 12, 1955

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The Headlines

EISENHOWER SEES POLIO'S EARLY END WITH SALK SHOTS; Speculates a 'Great Pressure' May Have Made Experts 'Short-Cut a Little Bit' RECHECK TESTING BEGUN Inoculated Cases Rise to 62 -- Congressional Criticism of Mrs. Hobby Mounts PRESIDENT VISIONS POLIO'S EARLY END

#1 at the box office

Blackboard Jungle

The must-have

Gumby

You Share a Birthday With

• Florence Nightingale (1820)
• Katharine Hepburn (1907)
• Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895)
• Dorothy Hodgkin (1910)
• George Carlin (1937)

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)