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Friday, March 8, 1929
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT APPEALS TO PEOPLE TO BACK HIS TAXATION PLAN; Governor in Radio Address Urges 20 Per Cent Cut in Levy on Incomes. ATTACKS REPUBLICAN VIEW He Holds Saving on Incomes Would Aid More Than Abolishing Direct Tax. TALKS WITH FISCAL HEADS Executive May Approve Bill for Gasoline Tax Even Without His Income "Rider." Confers With Republicans. ROOSEVELT APPEALS TO PEOPLE ON TAXES Differs in Some Counties. Says Farmers Back His Plan.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Singin' in the Rain
Nacio Herb Brown
The must-have
Duncan Yo-Yo
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
35,518 days ago
(97 years, 113 days)