Tuesday, April 29, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

Cordon of Guards at U.N.Assembly, Prepared for Worst, Just Relaxes; ASSEMBLY GUARDS FIND CROWD A MYTH

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Heartaches

Unknown Artist

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

You Share a Birthday With

• Hirohito (1901)
• Henri Poincaré (1854)
• Alexander II of Russia (1818)
• Duke Ellington (1899)
• Harold Urey (1893)

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)