Monday, November 28, 1955

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The Headlines

HARRIMAN WANTS STATE TO DECLARE 'WAR ON POVERTY'; Calls for Bipartisan Study of Low Income Causes -- Asks Higher Pay Floor HARRIMAN OPENS 'WAR ON POVERTY'

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Gumby

You Share a Birthday With

• Friedrich Engels (1820)
• William Blake (1757)
• Stefan Zweig (1881)
• Alexander Blok (1880)
• Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908)

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)