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Wednesday, June 26, 1929
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The Headlines
YOUNG URGES PARTICIPATION BY US IN THE WORLD BANK; EXPERTS REPORT TO HOOVER; CONGRESS HOSTILITY LIKELY But Its Approval May Not Be Necessary on Payments to Us. NEW REICH ACCORD NEEDED President Will Ask Congress to Abrogate Old System for a Separate Plan. SETTLEMENT AN AID TO US Experts See Benefits Exceeding Those of Farm Bill--Morgan Lamont, Perkins Present. Bank Working Questioned. Long Talk With Stimson. Paris Background Explained. Plan Seen Aiding All. Pact With Reich Discussed. Hoover to Consult Congress. Army Costs Reduced. Silent on Allied Debts. To Ignore Plan Annex. Stimson Stresses Privacy.
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
35,408 days ago
(97 years, 3 days)