Friday, May 9, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

GERMANY-JAPAN AID LINKED BY ACHESON; In Lack of Big 4 Accord, He Says, U.S. Policy Is to Restore Europe -- Urges Imports GERMAN-JAPAN AID LINKED BY ACHESON

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Linda

Ray Noble and His Orchestra with Buddy Clark

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

You Share a Birthday With

• J. M. Barrie (1860)
• Howard Carter (1874)
• José Ortega y Gasset (1883)
• Glenda Jackson (1936)
• Sophie Scholl (1921)

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)