Wednesday, June 12, 1940

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The Headlines

JIBUTI DRIVE OPENS; Fascisti and Colonials Cross Borders Into French Somaliland PLANES ATTACK ADEN No Military Damage Is Done at Malta Base-- Rome Has Alarm

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: Thirteen thousand British and French troops surrender to General Erwin Rommel at Saint-Valery-en-Caux.

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You Share a Birthday With

• George H. W. Bush (1924)
• Anne Frank (1929)
• Anthony Eden (1897)
• Egon Schiele (1890)
• Johanna Spyri (1827)

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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)