Monday, December 19, 1955

From the day

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The Headlines

EISENHOWER LIGHTS A TREE FOR PEACE; Opens Washington Festival, Calling Christmas Hopes 'Brighter' Than in Years EISENHOWER LIGHTS A TREE FOR PEACE

#1 at the box office

Cinerama Holiday †

The must-have

Gumby

You Share a Birthday With

• Édith Piaf (1915)
• Leonid Brezhnev (1906)
• Albert A. Michelson (1852)
• Pratibha Patil (1934)
• Philip V of Spain (1683)

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)