February 13, 1950
By the winter of 1950, Truman was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $0.75/hr — and American troops were committed to the Korean Peninsula as the United States entered the conflict that would define the early Cold War era. On the entertainment front, the musical film "On the Town" was the top draw at the box office, while Milton Berle's "Texaco Star Theatre" remained the dominant force in American living rooms. On the gridiron, the Cleveland Browns claimed the NFL championship, and in a landmark moment for international law enforcement cooperation, the International Police Association was founded on January 1, 1950, becoming the largest police organization in the world.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — February 13, 1950
NY Times Headlines — Week of February 13, 1950
U.S. Pacific Fleet Held Fit To Handle Soviet Submarines; Sherman Says He Found Navy Equipped And Deployed To Cope With Attack M'Arthur Powers Wider 'Top Secret Paper' On Far East Prepared By Joint Chiefs Of Staff For President Bradley Tells Of Paper 270 Reported Active Pacific Fleet Held Ready For Combat
Seamen Lose Plea On Hiring Hall Ban; Supreme Court Denies Review To Ruling That Employment Plan Violates Taft Act Halls Use "Rotary" Plan Seamen Lose Supreme Court Plea For Review Of Ban On Hiring Halls
Chinese Reds Sign 30-Year Alliance With Soviet Union; Aim Held To Bar A Resurgent Japanese Imperialism And Aggression By Its Allies Accord On Railway, Ports Peiping To Get The Changchun Line, Port Arthur, Dairen After Tokyo Peace Pact Soviet, Red China In 30-Year Treaty All Questions Held Covered
Tito Warns West Against Pressure; Yugoslavia Does Not 'Beg' U.S. For Loan As She Does Not 'Bow' To Soviet, He Says Tito Warns West Against Pressure U.S. Diplomats Deny Pressure
Paris To Tell U.S. Arms Need In East; Expects To Submit Indo-China List Within A Few Days-- Counts On Jessup Report Paris To Tell U.S. Arms Need In East Very Few French Troops
World Events — February 1950
Time Person of the Year — 1950
On the radio
Billboard Charts — February 13, 1950
On the bookshelf
On the television
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — February 13, 1950
On the field
Sports Champions — February 13, 1950
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