Monday, May 27, 1940

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The Headlines

ITALY'S WAR ENTRY AFTER JUNE 10 SEEN; Growing Signs Held to Point to a Step Then--Mussolini Confers on Readiness

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Ibn Khaldun (1332)
• Henry Kissinger (1923)
• Christopher Lee (1922)
• Rachel Carson (1907)
• Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894)

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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)