Saturday, August 13, 1955

From the day

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The Headlines

UNION IS REBUKED BY TRANSIT BOARD; Told Its Brooklyn Tactics May End Extra Bus Runs UNION IS REBUKE BY TRANSIT BOARD

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Gumby

You Share a Birthday With

• Fidel Castro (1926)
• Alfred Hitchcock (1899)
• Frederick Sanger (1918)
• Karl Liebknecht (1871)
• John Logie Baird (1888)

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)