Sunday, November 30, 1947

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The Headlines

U.N. REJECTS DELAY; Proposal Driven Through by U.S. and Soviet Will Set Up Two States COMMISSION IS APPOINTED Britain Holds Out Hand to It -- Arabs Fail in Last-Minute Resort to Federal Plan ASSEMBLY VOTES PALESTINE SPLIT

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Near You

Francis Craig and His Orchestra with Bob Lamm

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The must-have

Tonka Trucks

On This Day

• Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the State of Israel and the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Winston Churchill (1874)
• Mark Twain (1835)
• Jonathan Swift (1667)
• Woody Allen (1935)
• Theodor Mommsen (1817)

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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)