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Monday, February 25, 1929
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The Headlines
POLITICS THREATENS TO COMPLICATE TASK OF THE DEBT EXPERTS; Germans' Insistence on Clause to Safeguard Money Affects Allies' Stand on Debts to Us. THEY LACK THIS PROTECTION Hence They Doubt Wisdom of Arrangement That Would Make Reich payments Uncertain. COMPROMISE PLAN UP TODAY Under This, Part of Germany's Annuity Would Be Fixed, the Rest Based on Her Prosperity. Allies Would Drop Transfer Clause. Long Debate on Transfer Expected. POLITICS THREATENS TASK OF EXPERTS Delays So Far Appear Normal. In Accord on Procedure. AGAINST ENDING SAFEGUARD. German Press Opposes Even Partial Lifting of Transfer Guarantees.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Singin' in the Rain
Nacio Herb Brown
The must-have
Duncan Yo-Yo
You Share a Birthday With
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841)
- Carlo Goldoni (1707)
- Lesya Ukrainka (1871)
- José de San Martín (1778)
- Enrico Caruso (1873)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Car Radio, Sunglasses (Mass Produced) & Coaxial Cable.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
35,529 days ago
(97 years, 124 days)