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Monday, February 15, 1932
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The Headlines
RIVAL ARMS GROUPS LINE UP ON FRENCH AND AMERICAN PLANS; Backers of League Army and of Our Nine Points Emerge as Two Geneva Camps. WIDE VARIANCES ON DETAILS Long Task Ahead to Winnow Specific Recommendations From Myriad Proposals. UNANIMITY ON TWO FACTORS Bacteriological Warfare and Air Attacks on Civilians Appear Certain to Be Banned. RIVAL ARMS GROUPS BACK FRANCE AND US
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
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Lady with a Past
$158,800
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Galileo Galilei (1564)
- Louis XV (1710)
- Jeremy Bentham (1748)
- Alfred North Whitehead (1861)
- Susan B. Anthony (1820)
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
34,445 days ago
(94 years, 135 days)