Friday, June 22, 1945

From the day

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The Headlines

MEAT BETTERMENT PLEDGED BY TRUMAN; MR. TRUMAN TURNS FISHERMAN FOR THE DAY

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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 comes to an end with an American flag-raising ceremony.

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You Share a Birthday With

• AD 1000 (1000)
• Erich Maria Remarque (1898)
• Giuseppe Mazzini (1805)
• Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767)
• Billy Wilder (1906)

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Tech Check

Atomic Bomb, ENIAC Computer & Microwave Oven Principle.

Cost of Living (1940)