Saturday, October 26, 1940

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The Headlines

LAVAL SEES CIANO ON 'EUROPEAN BLOC'; Meeting Held Part of Plan to Make British Sue for Peace --Petain Returns to Vichy

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Only Forever

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• François Mitterrand (1916)
• Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919)
• Georges Danton (1759)
• Napoleon Hill (1883)
• Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800)

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)