Monday, August 8, 1955

From the day

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The Headlines

HOT SPELL CHASED BY 2.17-INCH RAIN, HEAVIEST OF YEAR; 7 Killed as Violent Storms Batter Metropolitan Area, Felling Trees and Wires LONG DROUGHT IS ENDED Deluge Soaks Seared Crops -- Streets Flooded -- Fires Started by Lightning STORMS LASH CITY, ENDING HOT SPELL

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Gumby

You Share a Birthday With

• Paul Dirac (1902)
• Mohamed Morsi (1951)
• Dustin Hoffman (1937)
• Emiliano Zapata (1879)
• Ernest Lawrence (1901)

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)