May 31, 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.
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Magazine Covers — May 31, 1950
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 31, 1950
Acheson Says West Won Unity To Face Menace Of Soviet; Tells Congress Of Unanimous Understanding On Need For Balanced Collective Force War'S Imminence Scouted Secretary Gives The Views Of 11 Atlantic Pact Ministers--Warns U. S. Of New Burdens
Acheson Says Cost Of Arms Aid Plan Is Likely To Rise; Effort We Are Going To Have To Make Here And Abroad Will Be Considerable, He Says His Views Stir Congress Secretary Tells Joint Senate Hearing Program Has Been Successful In Halting Reds Fund Approval Held Vital No Adequate Security Force Acheson Sees Rise In Arms Aid Cost Sensitive Situations Listed China Area Fund Secret
Japanese Who Back Treaty With West Lead In Election; Liberal Party Of Premier Yoshida May Win Majority In Vote For The Upper House To Control The Entire Diet
World Events — May 1950
Time Person of the Year — 1950
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Billboard Charts — May 31, 1950
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At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 31, 1950
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Sports Champions — May 31, 1950
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