Monday, June 16, 1947

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The Headlines

SHIP WORKERS BEGIN U.S.-WIDE WALKOUT AS CONTRACTS END; Paralysis of Country's Ports Threatens -- A 'Lockout,' Not Strike, Union Chiefs Say SIT-DOWN' ORDER ISSUED NMU Spokesmen Here Absent From 8 P.M. Session Called by Federal Conciliator SHIP UNIONS BEGIN U.S.-WIDE WALKOUT

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Peg o' My Heart

The Harmonicats

#1 at the box office

Duel in the Sun

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

You Share a Birthday With

• Adam Smith (1723)
• Barbara McClintock (1902)
• Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929)
• Gustaf V (1858)
• Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882)

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)