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Wednesday, March 16, 1927

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The Headlines

FORD WILL TESTIFY AS SAPIRO WITNESS; SIX WOMEN ON JURY; Auto Maker Agrees to Take the Stand Monday in $1,000,000 Libel Suit Against Him. JURORS QUICKLY CHOSEN Plaintiff Rejects Ex-Klansman and Defense Declines to Accept Two Jews. SAPIRO LOSES TWO MOTIONS ' Truth' Plea Stays In -- Gallagher in Opening Says Weekly Paper Is Ford's Mouthpiece. FORD WILL TESTIFY AS SAPIRO WITNESS

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Best-selling Sheet Music

My Blue Heaven

Walter Donaldson

The must-have

Radio Flyer Wagon

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1927

  • You ain't heard nothin' yet!

Tech Check

Electronic TV (Philo Farnsworth), Jukebox (Automatic) & Iron Lung.

Cost of Living (1920)

Loaf of Bread

$0.11

Gallon of Gas

$0.30

Average Home

$6,296

New Car

$575

Time Elapsed

36,241 days ago

(99 years, 106 days)