March 17, 1950
Gas cost $0.27 a gallon in the spring of 1950, and the Dow Jones stood at 235 — a tense standoff over the status of Trieste kept Western and Soviet diplomats at odds, with Moscow formally demanding the withdrawal of foreign troops from the contested territory. On the entertainment front, the animated film "Cinderella" was drawing families to theaters across the country, and Eileen Barton's "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake" was the song Americans couldn't get off the radio. In sports, the Minneapolis Lakers defeated the Syracuse Nationals to claim the NBA championship, and in New York City, the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opened to traffic on May 25, connecting Brooklyn and lower Manhattan through more than a mile of roadway beneath the harbor.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — March 17, 1950
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 17, 1950
Acheson Offers Russians 7-Point Cooperation Plan; Bars 'Peace At Any Price'; Stresses Security Secretary Says Program Could Ease Tension In The World Asks Soviet Shift In U.N. Calls On Moscow To Withdraw Pressure On Its Satellites, Treat U.S. Envoys Better Chides Russian Leaders Acheson Offers 7-Point Program For Cooperation To The Russians
World Events — March 1950
Time Person of the Year — 1950
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 17, 1950
On the bookshelf
On the television
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — March 17, 1950
On the field
Sports Champions — March 17, 1950
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