Thursday, December 19, 1940

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The Headlines

VICHY AWAITS MOVE BY OUSTED OFFICIAL; Expects Germans Will Go Ahead With Plans Upset by Laval's Dismissal

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Frenesi

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• Risto Ryti, the Prime Minister of Finland, is elected President of the Republic of Finland in a presidential election, which is exceptionally held by the 1937 electoral college.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Édith Piaf (1915)
• Leonid Brezhnev (1906)
• Albert A. Michelson (1852)
• Pratibha Patil (1934)
• Philip V of Spain (1683)

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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)