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Friday, December 6, 1929
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The Headlines
EXECUTIVE OUTLINES TASK; Country Has Regained Confidence Lost in Market Crash, He Says.URGES PERMANENT COUNCILLamont Says $2,500,000,000in Public Works MeansJobs for 600,000.'PLAY BALL,' KLEIN ADVISESJulius H. Barnes, Chairman,Names Committee of 72, toCarry On Organization Work. Optimism Is Felt in All Lines. President Receives an Ovation. Declares Action is Needed. Barnes Is Chosen as Chairman. Klein Calls Break "Psychological." Cites Reassuring Factors. Warning as to Export Methods. Greater Stability in Europe For Shortening Retail Credit. Lamont Says Fear Has Passed. Important to Maintain Buying. Predicts a Reasonable Tariff. J.H. Fahey Offers Resolution. Business Leaders Report. Tell of the Bright Outlook. The Committee of Seventy-two.
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
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
35,245 days ago
(96 years, 205 days)