Thursday, July 9, 1942

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The Headlines

BIG BATTLESHIP HIT; 2 Blows Wound Tirpitz in Arctic Where Allied Convoy Is Raided ENEMY TRANSPORT IS SUNK Germans Say They Now Have Destroyed 32 of 38 Vessels on Their Way to Russia

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Sleepy Lagoon

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Donald Rumsfeld (1932)
• Edward Heath (1916)
• Hassan II of Morocco (1929)
• Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578)
• Ben Roy Mottelson (1926)

Slang

Tech Check

V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.

Cost of Living (1940)