Sunday, June 23, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

ALONG WALL STREET; Influence on Decision Thorough Study Seen Protection of Borrowers

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• Adolf Hitler goes on a three-hour tour of the architecture of Paris with architect Albert Speer and sculptor Arno Breker in his only visit to the city.

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• Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Alan Turing (1912)
• Anna Akhmatova (1889)
• Edward VIII (1894)
• Martti Ahtisaari (1937)
• Oda Nobunaga (1534)

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)