Wednesday, December 17, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

Senate Group Maps a Fight On Clark in Missouri Inquiry; SENATE GROUP AIMS AT CLARK INQUIRY

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Ballerina

Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra with Vaughn Monroe

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

On This Day

• First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Pope Francis (1936)
• Humphry Davy (1778)
• Muhammadu Buhari (1942)
• Willard Libby (1908)
• Joseph Henry (1797)

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)