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Tuesday, May 23, 1922
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The Headlines
HOPE TO AVERT CRISIS ON JUNE 1 OVER REPARATIONS; Germany Is Up to Date in Payments and Seeking Agreement With Allies. HAS COUNTER-PROPOSALS Plan for Balancing Budget and Keeping Entente Informed on Financial Situation. BUT PARIS IS ANXIOUS Chamber, Which Meets Taday, Is Expected to Back Premier's Policy by Big Majority. What Germany Is Doing. MAY AVERT CRISIS OVER REPARATIONS German Question Before Chamber.
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My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Carl Linnaeus (1707)
- Pär Lagerkvist (1891)
- John Bardeen (1908)
- Otto Lilienthal (1848)
- Hans Frank (1900)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Technicolor Films, Water Skiing & Audiometer.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
37,999 days ago
(104 years, 39 days)