Saturday, October 12, 1940

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The Headlines

WILLKIE DECLARES NEW DEAL REGIME IS 'IRRESPONSIBLE'; Our Democracy Cannot Defend Itself in Disunity Caused by Administration, He Asserts ASSAILS ROOSEVELT TRIP 'Inspection' Is 'Political' and Violates Hatch Act, He Says --Acclaimed in Boston Calls Roosevelt Trip Political WILLKIE DECLARES NEW DEAL IS UNFIT Holds Hatch Act Violated Peace Called a Major Objective Compares Outlay in South

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Luciano Pavarotti (1935)
• Eugenio Montale (1896)
• Edward VI (1537)
• Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
• Ramsay MacDonald (1866)

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)