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Saturday, January 9, 1932
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The Headlines
SHOWDOWN LOOMS ON THE 5-CENT FARE TO CUT CITY'S COSTS; Problem Comes Up Monday at Parley of Officials With Bankers on Retrenchment. ECONOMY STEPS PLANNED Sixth Av. Subway and the East River Tunnel Projects to Be Shelved. WARNING FROM FINANCIERS Virtual Demand Is Made That New Transit Lines Be Put on a Self-Sustaining Basis. SHOWDOWN LOOMS ON FIVE-CENT FARE
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
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The must-have
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You Share a Birthday With
- Richard Nixon (1913)
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908)
- AD 727 (727)
- Karel Čapek (1890)
- Pope Gregory XV (1554)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Parking Meter, Zoom Lens & Folding Wheelchair.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
34,482 days ago
(94 years, 172 days)