Monday, November 17, 1947

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The Headlines

TRUMAN SEES AIDES AS HE DRAFTS TALK TO CONGRESS TODAY; Parley Stresses Price Phase of Message on Inflation and Aid to Europe

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Near You

Francis Craig and His Orchestra with Bob Lamm

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

On This Day

• American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.

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• The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Martin Scorsese (1942)
• Eugene Wigner (1902)
• Louis XVIII (1755)
• Danny DeVito (1944)
• Nicolas Appert (1749)

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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)