Wednesday, May 1, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

DETOUR IS ORDERED; 'Precaution' Is Taken in View of Attitude of Italian Leaders NORWAY RETREAT HINTED Withdrawal' Trial Balloon Stirs Liberal Chief to Urge Parliament to 'Act'

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769)
• Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852)
• Joseph Addison (1672)
• Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881)
• Joseph Heller (1923)

Slang

Tech Check

Color TV Broadcasts, Jeep & Radar Systems.

Style of 1940

Silhouette: Boxy and austere (Utility)

Material: Rayon and tweed

• Victory rolls
• Utility suits
• Snoods

Cost of Living (1940)