Friday, April 3, 1942

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The Headlines

AKYAB IS CAPTURED; Port Is Within 50 Miles of Border -- British at Prome Imperiled WARSHIPS BACKED LANDING 4,000 Burmese Aiding Foe on Irrawaddy Front -- Air Field in the North Is Raided AKYAB IS CAPTURED BY LANDING PARTY

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Moonlight Cocktail

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: Japanese forces begin an assault on the United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Marlon Brando (1924)
• Helmut Kohl (1930)
• Jane Goodall (1934)
• Washington Irving (1783)
• Doris Day (1922)

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Tech Check

V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.

Cost of Living (1940)