Friday, February 14, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

Budget Hearing in Uproar Over Demands of Teachers; HEARING IN UPROAR OVER TEACHER PAY

#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 act abolishing all noble ranks and related styles comes into force in Hungary.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Babur (1483)
• C. T. R. Wilson (1869)
• Leon Battista Alberti (1404)
• Michael Bloomberg (1942)
• Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1945)

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)