Friday, July 4, 1947

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The Headlines

EAST EUROPE EXILES SEEK PEASANT UNITY; Call for Democratic Movement to Liberate Their Countries, Then Form a U.S. of Europe EAST EUROPE EXILES SEEK PEASANT UNITY

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Peg o' My Heart

Buddy Clark

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

On This Day

• The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Calvin Coolidge (1872)
• Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807)
• Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804)
• Gina Lollobrigida (1927)
• Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926)

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)