Saturday, May 3, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

Navy Asks $55,580,000 to Convert 15 Ships For New Type of Warfare; $55,580,000 ASKED TO CONVERT FLEET

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Heartaches

Unknown Artist

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

On This Day

• New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Niccolò Machiavelli (1469)
• Golda Meir (1898)
• Bing Crosby (1903)
• James Brown (1933)
• Steven Weinberg (1933)

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)