Friday, December 19, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

REUTHER REJECTS WALLACE FOR 1948; Calls Him 'Lost Soul' Who Lets Communists Influence Him -- UAW 'Won't Go Along' REUTHER REJECTS WALLACE FOR 1948

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Ballerina

Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra with Vaughn Monroe

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

You Share a Birthday With

• Édith Piaf (1915)
• Leonid Brezhnev (1906)
• Albert A. Michelson (1852)
• Pratibha Patil (1934)
• Philip V of Spain (1683)

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)