Monday, February 10, 1947

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The Headlines

London Increases Subway Fare; Public Accepts Without Grumble; LONDON FARE RISE ACCEPTED CALMLY

#1 on Your Hit Parade

(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons

The King Cole Trio

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

On This Day

• The Paris Peace Treaties are signed by Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland and the Allies of World War II.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Bertolt Brecht (1898)
• Boris Pasternak (1890)
• Harold Macmillan (1894)
• Walter Brattain (1902)
• Alexandre Millerand (1859)

Slang

Tech Check

Transistor, Polaroid Land Camera & Defibrillator.

Style of 1947

Silhouette: Cinched waist and full skirt (The New Look)

Material: Taffeta and tulle

• Gloves
• Structured hips
• Matching sets

Cost of Living (1940)