Saturday, July 6, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

ARMY, NAVY READY WITH BROAD PLANS FOR CONSCRIPTION; Senators to Receive Tuesday Programs in Preparation Since the World War KEEN DEBATE AT HEARING Bill Backed by Cols. Adler, Palmer and Sanders--Pay Issue Raised by Downey

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• Story Bridge, a major landmark in Brisbane, as well as Australia's longest cantilever bridge is formally opened.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Frida Kahlo (1907)
• 14th Dalai Lama (1935)
• Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940)
• Nancy Reagan (1921)
• Nicholas I of Russia (1796)

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)