Saturday, March 29, 1947

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The Headlines

Bricker Urges Senate Delay On Lilienthal for FBI Inquiry; Over Truman's Objection, Ohioan Demands Investigation -- Asks Nomination Go Back to Committee -- Others Seek Action Now BRICKER FOR DELAY ON ATOMIC BOARD

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Heartaches

Ted Weems and His Orchestra with Elmo Tanner

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

On This Day

• The Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule begins in Madagascar.

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You Share a Birthday With

• John Tyler (1790)
• John Major (1943)
• Lavrentiy Beria (1899)
• Vangelis (1943)
• Ernst Jünger (1895)

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)