Tuesday, April 5, 1949

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The Headlines

AFFAIR RESTRAINED; Alliance Links Countries in a Common Defense Against Aggressor ISOLATION HELD A DANGER Powers Divided for 150 Years by History and Geography Forge Tie of Solidarity ATLANTIC NATIONS SIGN DEFENSE PACT As Dignitaries of Twelve Nations Assembled in Washington for the Treaty Signing

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Cruising Down the River

Russ Morgan and His Orchestra with The Skylarks

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The must-have

LEGO (Automatic Binding Bricks)

On This Day

• A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Thomas Hobbes (1588)
• Bette Davis (1908)
• Gregory Peck (1916)
• Pope Urban VIII (1568)
• Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947)

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Tech Check

45 RPM Vinyl, Atomic Clock & Crash Test Dummies.

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