Thursday, July 23, 1942

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The Headlines

FARM RUBBER BILL IS VOTED BY SENATE; HOUSE SPEEDS PLAN; Barkley Unable to Beat Move for Stripping WPB of Power on Grain-Alcohol Process HOPES FOR VETO, HE SAYS Way for Identical Measure Is Cleared in House, With Sponsors Predicting Its Victory FARM RUBBER BILL IS VOTED BY SENATE

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Jingle Jangle Jingle

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The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad.

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• World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin on the Eastern Front.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Sergio Mattarella (1941)
• Haile Selassie (1892)
• Raymond Chandler (1888)
• Pope Clement XI (1649)
• Vera Rubin (1928)

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Tech Check

V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.

Cost of Living (1940)