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Wednesday, May 29, 1929
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The Headlines
SUBURBAN TRANSIT IN A UNIFED SYSTEM URGED BY EXPERTS; Regional Plan Calls for Huge Independent Belt Line to Serve 700,000,000 a Year. FAVORS DEEP TUBES IN CITY First Step Proposes a JerseyManhattan-Long Island LoopRunning Under Two Rivers.46 AIRPORTS SUGGESTED Prompt Acquisition of Sites Advised--Governors Island Backed asa "Magnificent Portal." System to Operate as Unit. Regional Plan Urges Commuters' Transit System New Routes Are Provided. Details of First Step. Proposals of Ultimate Plan. Problem of Electrification.
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
35,436 days ago
(97 years, 31 days)