Wednesday, July 9, 1947

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The Headlines

STIFF LEWIS TERMS ARE SIGNED BY 75% OF SOFT COAL MEN; UMW Get $13.05 for 8-Hour Day and Clauses to Free Union of Major Labor Act Rules SOUTH'S PITS STAY IDLE Its Operators See Union Head, to Decide Today -- Mine Cost Rise Set at Half Billion STIFF LEWIS TERMS SIGNED BY COAL MEN SIGNING THE CONTRACT FOR COAL MINERS

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Peg o' My Heart

Buddy Clark

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

You Share a Birthday With

• Donald Rumsfeld (1932)
• Edward Heath (1916)
• Hassan II of Morocco (1929)
• Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578)
• Ben Roy Mottelson (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)