July 30, 1950
The federal minimum wage stood at $0.75/hr that summer of 1950, and the Dow Jones sat at 235 — the Korean War had begun just weeks earlier, with North Korean forces pushing south and U.S. troops rushing to hold the line around Pusan. At the movies, audiences were turning out for "Father of the Bride" with Spencer Tracy, while on the radio Nat "King" Cole's "Mona Lisa" sat at the top of the charts. That June, French mountaineers Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal made history by reaching the summit of Annapurna, becoming the first climbers ever to stand atop a peak higher than 8,000 metres.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — July 30, 1950
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 30, 1950
U.S. Opposes Malik; Will Demand Council Go Ahead With Korea, Condemn The North Soviet Defeat Seen Delegates Move To Get U.N. Relief Supplies For War Area Civilians Soviet Proposes U.N. Discuss China Agenda Rejection Is Seen
U.S. Makes General Withdrawal In Korea, Reinforcements Grow; Peace Plan Demanded Of Soviet; A 25th Division Unit Moving Up To The Front
Threatens A Veto; Malik Demands Council Invite Red China And North Korea To Sit Would Bar Rhee'S Envoy Austin Says Russian Tactics Are Obstructionist--Debate Suspended Until Tuesday Korea Cease-Fire Urged By Soviet Invitation Held Invalid Jebb Supports Austin Delaying Tactics Opposed Austin Assails Hypocrisy
Invaders Regroup; More Troops Moved Up For Expected All-Out Drive On Pusan Pressure East Of Chinju 3 North Korean Divisions Said To Mass 30,000 In Largest Concentration Of The War More Troops Brought Up No Surrender On Unit Level U.S. Jabs Harrass Korean Invaders Loaded Troop Train Moving U.S. Forces Stand Along Arc
World Events — July 1950
Time Person of the Year — 1950
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Billboard Charts — July 30, 1950
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On the television
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — July 30, 1950
On the field
Sports Champions — July 30, 1950
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