Saturday, May 4, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

NAZIS GET BIG AREA; But Government Asserts Norwegians Will Carry On War on Invaders COLONEL ACCUSES ALLIES Troops Left Sector Without Warning, He Says--Narvik Is Reported Under Attack

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Audrey Hepburn (1929)
• Hosni Mubarak (1928)
• Thomas Henry Huxley (1825)
• Amos Oz (1939)
• Kakuei Tanaka (1918)

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)