Tuesday, February 13, 1945

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The Headlines

IVES ASSAILS FOES OF ANTI-RACE BILLS AS DISFAVOR RISES; But Demand for Immediate Vote by CIO Head Is Unlikely to Head Off Opposition PRESS FOR PUBLIC HEARING Legislators Confident of Aid From Minorities--Chamber Attack Called 'Degrading' Pressure for Public Hearing Calls Statement Outrageous IVES ASSAILS FOES OF ANTI-RACE BILLS

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The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra

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Slinky (Gimbels Demo)

On This Day

• World War II: The siege of Budapest concludes with the unconditional surrender of German and Hungarian forces to the Red Army.

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• World War II: Royal Air Force bombers are dispatched to Dresden, Germany to attack the city with a massive aerial bombardment.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Thomas Robert Malthus (1766)
• William Shockley (1910)
• Georges Simenon (1903)
• Ivan Krylov (1769)
• Paul Biya (1933)

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Tech Check

Atomic Bomb, ENIAC Computer & Microwave Oven Principle.

Cost of Living (1940)