Saturday, June 21, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

SENATE BATTLE ON; Filibuster Runs Session Through Night as Foes Bar Vote Agreement TRUMAN BIDS FOR SUPPORT Has 13 Senators at Luncheon After He Rejects Bill as Menace to Nation HOUSE OVERRIDES LABOR VETO, 4 TO 1

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Peg o' My Heart

The Harmonicats

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

You Share a Birthday With

• Jean-Paul Sartre (1905)
• Shirin Ebadi (1947)
• Françoise Sagan (1935)
• Pope Leo IX (1002)
• Machado de Assis (1839)

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)