Thursday, November 13, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

u208,000,000 in New Taxes To Dent Purses of Britons; NEW BRITISH TAXES TO NET u208,000,000

#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

On This Day

• The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Augustine of Hippo (354)
• Robert Louis Stevenson (1850)
• Edward III (1312)
• Garry Marshall (1934)
• Edward Adelbert Doisy (1893)

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)