Friday, September 23, 1955

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The Headlines

DULLES URGES ALL IN U. N. TO PURSUE 'SPIRIT OF GENEVA'; Hopes Peoples and Rulers Will Abandon Subversion and War to Gain Goals GIVES PLEDGE TO SOVIET Says West Is Ready to Join European Security Plan -- Calls Red China Acts 'Evil' DULLES PRAISES 'SPIRIT OF GENEVA'

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The must-have

Gumby

On This Day

• An all-white jury in Mississippi finds Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam not guilty in the torture-murder of 14-year-old African American boy Emmett Till.

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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)