Tuesday, October 15, 1940

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The Headlines

WILLKIE DECLARES NEW DEAL 'KIDNAPS' DEMOCRATIC PARTY; Clique Uses 'Indispensable Man' Idea to Retain Power, He Charges at Syracuse LAUDS GLASS AND FARLEY 'Statesmen' Opposed to Third Term 'Howled Down by Voice From Sewers,' He Says

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Only Forever

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• President Lluís Companys of Catalonia is executed by the Francoist government.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Friedrich Nietzsche (1844)
• Akbar (1542)
• Mikhail Lermontov (1814)
• Michel Foucault (1926)
• A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931)

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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)