Thursday, June 21, 1945

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The Headlines

War News Summarized

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Sentimental Journey

Les Brown and His Orchestra with Doris Day

The must-have

Slinky (Gimbels Demo)

On This Day

• World War II: The Battle of Okinawa ends when the organized resistance of Imperial Japanese Army forces collapses in the Mabuni area on the southern tip of the main island.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Jean-Paul Sartre (1905)
• Françoise Sagan (1935)
• Pope Leo IX (1002)
• Machado de Assis (1839)
• Siméon Denis Poisson (1781)

Slang

Tech Check

Atomic Bomb, ENIAC Computer & Microwave Oven Principle.

Cost of Living (1940)