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Monday, April 15, 1929
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The Headlines
ALLIES AWAIT REPLY BY SCHACHT TODAY; HOPE YET OF ACCORD; German Expected to Declare Demands Too High, but to Try to Prolong Reparation Parley. FORECAST OF HIS STRATEGY Likely to Seek to Manoeuvre Allies or Americans Into Decisive Position. GREAT OUTCRY IN BERLIN Press Assails Creditors' Claims, but Bankers Have Hope--Hoover Move Expected. Further Reduction Doubted. Attitude of American Experts. ALLIES AWAIT OFFER BY SCHACHT TODAY MOVE BY HOOVER EXPECTED. President May Make Position Clear on Rhine Army Costs.
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Duncan Yo-Yo
You Share a Birthday With
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452)
- Leonhard Euler (1707)
- Nikita Khrushchev (1894)
- Kim Il Sung (1912)
- Émile Durkheim (1858)
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
35,481 days ago
(97 years, 76 days)