Tuesday, August 23, 1955

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The Headlines

FRENCH OPEN TALK WITH MOROCCANS; RIOT TOLL AT 1,000; Security Forces in Algeria Smash 9 Hamlets Said to Harbor Attackers REBEL MIGHT STRESSED Marrakesh Is Center of New Disorders -- 2 Battalions Flown In From France FRENCH OPEN TALK WITH MOROCCANS Key Figures Involved in the Tense French Moroccan Situation

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The must-have

Gumby

You Share a Birthday With

• Louis XVI (1754)
• Edgar de Wahl (1867)
• Georges Cuvier (1769)
• Gene Kelly (1912)
• Halimah Yacob (1954)

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)