Wednesday, October 7, 1942

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The Headlines

PLANES GET 3 HITS; Cruiser and Destroyers Were Landing Troops on Guadalcanal ELEVEN ZEROS SHOT DOWN Raid Repelled by U.S. Fighters and Anti-Aircraft -- Foe Still Puts Small Units Ashore PLANES GET 3 HITS ON ENEMY CRUISER

#1 on Your Hit Parade

(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Niels Bohr (1885)
• Heinrich Himmler (1900)
• Desmond Tutu (1931)
• Henry A. Wallace (1888)
• Harry Kroto (1939)

Slang

Tech Check

V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.

Cost of Living (1940)