Monday, August 4, 2008

1950 national news

-- The one piece windshield is offered to the new Cadillac
-- The FBI begins its ten most wanted criminal’s publicity campaign.
-- President Truman orders the production bomb.
-- US census finds 150 million people.
-- The brinks robbery in Boston involves seven men who have stolen nearly $3, 000, 00 from brinks headquarters.
--television ownership in the US begins to increase sharply, with estimates showing 8 million sets being used.
-- Federal troops take control of US railroads; Truman orders the move to prevent strike.

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