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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.

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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

Catchphrases of 1929

  • Wall Street Lays an Egg

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)