May 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 — May 17, 1950
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 17, 1950
Taft Says Truman Aims At Electing A Supine Congress; 'Promise Everyone Everything' Is President'S General Plan, Declares Ohio Senator Way To Ruin, He Asserts Voters' Alternative Is G.O.P. Congress Devoted To 'Liberty And Americanism,' He Adds
'Cold War' Is Laid By Truman To Lack Of A Training Law; He Attacks Congress' Failure To Heed His Pleas For Youth Drills In Use Of Arms Urges Draft Extension Bradley, On The Eve Of Armed Forces Day, Asks Stand-By Mobilization Program Parade Scheduled Here Today Casualty Decrease Cited 'Cold War' Is Laid By The President To Lack Of Military Training Law Deterrant For Aggressor Tells Of Merger Problem
World Events — May 1950
Time Person of the Year — 1950
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Billboard Charts — May 17, 1950
On the bookshelf
On the television
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 17, 1950
On the field
Sports Champions — May 17, 1950
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