Gardena High School Memory Book
Class of 1950
Winter 1950
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Summer 1950
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Highlights
- President: Harry Truman
Vice President: Alben Barkley
- Headlines
- January 17th - Brink's robbery in Boston; almost $3 million stolen
- January 31st - Truman orders development of hydrogen bomb
- May 9th - Robert Schuman proposes Schuman Plan to pool European coal and steel
- June 25th - Korean War begins when North Korean Communist forces invade South Korea
- November 1st - Assassination attempt on President Truman by Puerto Rican nationalists
- Top 10 Songs
- Goodnight Irene - Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
- Mona Lisa - Nat King Cole
- Third Man Theme - Anton Karas
- Sam's Song - Gary & Bing Crosby
- Simple Melody - Gary & Bing Crosby
- Music, Music, Music - Teresa Brewer
- Third Man Theme - Guy Lombardo
- Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Red Foley
- Harbor Lights - Sammy Kaye
- It Isn't Fair - Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell
- Prices
- House $14,500.00
- Car $1,750.00
- Milk $.82
- Gas $.20
- Bread $.14
- Postage Stamp $0.03
- Avg Income $3,216.00
- Academy Award Winners
- Best Picture: All About Eve - Directed By Joseph L Mankiewicz
- Best Actor: Jose Ferrer - Cyrano De Bergerac
- Best Actress: Judy Holliday - Born Yesterday
- Sports Headlines
- National League wins Baseball's All Star Game
- New York wins the World Series in 4 straight games over Philadelphia
- Browns defeat the Rams 30-28 to win the Football Title
- Heavyweight Champ Ezzard Charles defeats Joe Louis in 15 rounds in an attempted comeback in New York
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