Tuesday, May 28, 1940

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The Headlines

ACTS TO BAR JOBS TO REDS, BUNDISTS; Senate Also Votes to Outlaw Strike-Breakers and Use of 'Munitions' by Industry

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.

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• World War II: Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces recapture Narvik in Norway. This is the first Allied infantry victory of the War.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Ian Fleming (1908)
• Patrick White (1912)
• William Pitt the Younger (1759)
• Edvard Beneš (1884)
• Bülent Ecevit (1925)

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)