Monday, October 20, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

ARABS CLAIM VOTES TO BLOCK PARTITION; Say They Have Enough Pledges to Check U.N. Palestine Plan -- Disputed by Zionists Arabs Claim U.N. Votes to Block Plan for the Partition of Palestine

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Near You

Francis Craig and His Orchestra with Bob Lamm

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

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)