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July 15, 2016 www.militarypress.com • [email protected] For advertising information, call (858) 537-2280 • [email protected] July 15, 2016 •  Income per year   ..... $ 2,950 •  Minimum wage   ............. 40¢ •  New house   ............... $ 7,450 •  New car  ..................... $ 1,420 •  Gallon of gas   .................. 26¢ •  Gallon of milk   ................ 84¢ •  Loaf of bread   ................. 14¢ •  First-class stamp   ..............3¢ •  Movie ticket   .................. 46¢ COST OF LIVING Harry S. Truman 33rd. U.S. President Served April 12, 1945 – Jan. 20, 1953 ‘It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. ’ Kurtis Sport Car “South Pacific” opens on Broadway, starring Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza. • Glenn Dunaway wins the inaugural NASCAR race at Charlotte Speedway, a 3/4 mile oval in Charlotte, North Caro- lina, on June 19 but is disqualified due to illegal springs. Jim Roper is declared the official winner. • The first television western, “Hopalong Cassidy,” airs June 24 on NBC. • The National Military Establishment (formerly the Department of War) is renamed the Department of Defense on Aug. 10. • The Office of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is created Aug. 16. Movies • “The Third Man” • “Criss Cross” • “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” • “Samson and Delilah” • “Kind Hearts and Coronets” • “The Walking Hills” • “Little Women” • “Twelve O’Clock High” • “On the Town” • “The Fountainhead” Music • “Riders in the Sky,” Vaughn Monroe • “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Gene Autry • “Mule Train,” Frankie Laine • “The Little Bird Told Me,” Evelyn Knight • “That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day),” Frankie Laine • “You’re Breakin’ My Heart,” Vic Damone • “La Vie En Rose,” Edith Piaf • “Some Enchanted Evening,” Perry Como • “Slippin’ Around,” Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely • “You’re Breakin’ My Heart,” The Ink Spots remember when... Chrysler New Yorker “Hopalong Cassidy,” the first TV westerns, debuts. BORN THIS YEAR: Bruce Springsteen, musician (Sept. 23). Above left: George Foreman, boxer (Jan. 10); Steve Perry, musician (Jan. 22); Shelley Long, actress (Aug. 23); Bonnie Raitt, musician (Nov. 8). World events • In the first Israeli election, David Ben-Gurion becomes prime minister on Jan. 25. • English astronomer Fred Hoyle coins the term Big Bang during a BBC Third Programme radio broadcast March 28. • The North Atlantic Treaty is signed April 4 in Washington, D.C., creating the NATO defense alliance. • At midnight, April 17, Ireland leaves the British Commonwealth and becomes the Republic of Ireland. • The Soviet Union lifts the Berlin Block- ade on May 12. • George Orwell publishes his dystopian novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four” on June 8 in London. • The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, code named “Joe 1,” on Aug. 29. • The Federal Republic of Germany is of- ficially founded Sept. 7. Konrad Adenauer is the first federal chancellor. • The People’s Republic of China is offi- cially proclaimed Oct. 1. • The Democratic Republic of Germany (East Germany) is officially established Oct. 7. • The Greek Civil War ends Oct. 16 with a communist surrender. • The government of the Republic of China finishes its evacuation to Taiwan on Dec. 7, and declares Taipei its temporary capital city. U.S. News • President Truman unveils his Fair Deal program Jan. 5. • Los Angeles receives its first recorded snowfall Jan. 11. • The Poe Toaster first appears Jan. 19 at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe. • The first Emmy Awards are presented Jan. 25 at the Hollywood Athletic Club. • Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow, gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma on Feb. 22 and garners nation- al media attention. • The B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II under Captain James Gallagher lands in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 2 after com- pleting the first non-stop around-the-world air- plane flight (it was refu- eled in flight 4 times). • Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pa- cific,” starring Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza, opens April 7 on Broadway and goes on to become R&H’s second longest-running musical. It becomes an instant classic of the musical theatre. The score’s biggest hit is the song “Some Enchanted Evening.” • Development of the USS United States (CVA-58) “supercarrier” is cancelled April 23; high-ranking Navy officials resign in protest in what has been called the Revolt of the Admirals. • Celebrities including Helen Keller, Dor- othy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni and Edward G. Robinson are named June 8 in an FBI report as Communist Party members. • Albert II, a rhesus monkey, becomes the first primate to enter space June 14, on Hermes project V-2 rocket Blossom IVB, but is killed on impact at return. Alben Barkley 35th. U.S. Vice President Served Jan. 20, 1949 – Jan. 20, 1953 1949 Oldsmobile 88 The first NASCAR race is held in North Carolina.

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July 15, 2016 www.militarypress.com • [email protected] For advertising information, call (858) 537-2280 • [email protected] July 15, 2016

•  Income per year  ..... $2,950•  Minimum wage  ............. 40¢•  New house  ............... $7,450•  New car .....................  $1,420•  Gallon of gas  .................. 26¢•  Gallon of milk  ................  84¢•  Loaf of bread  .................  14¢•  First-class stamp  ..............3¢•  Movie ticket  ..................  46¢

COST OF LIVING

Harry S. Truman33rd. U.S. PresidentServed April 12, 1945 – Jan. 20, 1953

‘It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. ’

Kurtis Sport Car

“South Pacific” opens on Broadway, starring Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza.

• GlennDunawaywinstheinauguralNASCARraceatCharlotteSpeedway,a3/4mileovalinCharlotte,NorthCaro-lina,onJune19butisdisqualifiedduetoillegalsprings.JimRoperisdeclaredtheofficialwinner.• Thefirsttelevisionwestern,“HopalongCassidy,”airsJune24onNBC.• TheNationalMilitaryEstablishment(formerlytheDepartmentofWar)isrenamedtheDepartmentofDefenseonAug.10.• TheOfficeofChairmanoftheJointChiefsofStaffiscreatedAug.16.

Movies• “TheThirdMan”• “CrissCross”• “SheWoreaYellowRibbon”• “SamsonandDelilah”• “KindHeartsandCoronets”• “TheWalkingHills”• “LittleWomen”• “TwelveO’ClockHigh”• “OntheTown”• “TheFountainhead”

Music• “RidersintheSky,”VaughnMonroe• “Rudolph,theRed-NosedReindeer,”GeneAutry• “MuleTrain,”FrankieLaine• “TheLittleBirdToldMe,”EvelynKnight• “ThatLuckyOldSun(JustRollsAround

HeavenAllDay),”FrankieLaine• “You’reBreakin’MyHeart,”VicDamone• “LaVieEnRose,”EdithPiaf• “SomeEnchantedEvening,”PerryComo• “Slippin’Around,”MargaretWhiting&JimmyWakely• “You’reBreakin’MyHeart,”TheInkSpots

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Chrysler New Yorker

“Hopalong Cassidy,” the first TV westerns, debuts.

BORN THIS YEAR: Bruce Springsteen, musician (Sept. 23). Above left: George Foreman, boxer (Jan. 10);

Steve Perry, musician (Jan. 22); Shelley Long, actress (Aug. 23); Bonnie Raitt, musician (Nov. 8).

World events• InthefirstIsraelielection,DavidBen-GurionbecomesprimeministeronJan.25.• EnglishastronomerFredHoylecoinsthetermBigBangduringaBBCThirdProgrammeradiobroadcastMarch28.• TheNorthAtlanticTreatyissignedApril4inWashington,D.C.,creatingtheNATOdefensealliance.• Atmidnight,April17,IrelandleavestheBritishCommonwealthandbecomestheRepublicofIreland.• TheSovietUnionliftstheBerlinBlock-adeonMay12.• GeorgeOrwellpublisheshisdystopiannovel“NineteenEighty-Four”onJune8inLondon.

• TheSovietUniontestsitsfirstatomicbomb,codenamed“Joe1,”onAug.29.• TheFederalRepublicofGermanyisof-ficiallyfoundedSept.7.KonradAdenaueristhefirstfederalchancellor.• ThePeople’sRepublicofChinaisoffi-ciallyproclaimedOct.1.• TheDemocraticRepublicofGermany(EastGermany)isofficiallyestablishedOct.7.• TheGreekCivilWarendsOct.16withacommunistsurrender.• ThegovernmentoftheRepublicofChinafinishesitsevacuationtoTaiwanonDec.7,anddeclaresTaipeiitstemporarycapitalcity.

U.S. News• PresidentTrumanunveilshisFairDealprogramJan.5.• LosAngelesreceivesitsfirstrecordedsnowfallJan.11.• ThePoeToasterfirstappearsJan.19atthegraveofEdgarAllanPoe.• ThefirstEmmyAwardsarepresentedJan.25attheHollywoodAthleticClub.• GradytheCow,a1,200-poundcow,getsstuckinsideasiloonafarminYukon,OklahomaonFeb.22andgarnersnation-almediaattention.• TheB-50SuperfortressLuckyLadyIIunderCaptainJamesGallagherlandsinFortWorth,Texas,onMarch2aftercom-

pletingthefirstnon-stoparound-the-worldair-planeflight(itwasrefu-eledinflight4times).

• RodgersandHammerstein’s“SouthPa-cific,”starringMaryMartinandEzioPinza,opensApril7onBroadwayandgoesontobecomeR&H’ssecondlongest-runningmusical.Itbecomesaninstantclassicofthemusicaltheatre.Thescore’sbiggesthitisthesong“SomeEnchantedEvening.”• DevelopmentoftheUSSUnitedStates(CVA-58)“supercarrier”iscancelledApril23;high-rankingNavyofficialsresigninprotestinwhathasbeencalledtheRevoltoftheAdmirals.• CelebritiesincludingHelenKeller,Dor-othyParker,DannyKaye,FredricMarch,JohnGarfield,PaulMuniandEdwardG.RobinsonarenamedJune8inanFBIreportasCommunistPartymembers.• AlbertII,arhesusmonkey,becomesthefirstprimatetoenterspaceJune14,onHermesprojectV-2rocketBlossomIVB,butiskilledonimpactatreturn.

Alben Barkley35th. U.S. Vice President

Served Jan. 20, 1949 – Jan. 20, 1953

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The first NASCAR race is held in North Carolina.

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