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Friday, March 18, 1932
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The Headlines
DEBT CUT PROPHECY AROUSES SENATE IRE; Administration Promptly Denies Newspaper Story That Mellon Will Act in London. ROBINSON OPENS ATTACK Reed Bears White House Tid- ings, but Glass Warns of Forced Reductions. DEBT CUT PROPHECY AROUSES SENATE IRE
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Dancers in the Dark
$151,700
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
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
34,413 days ago
(94 years, 103 days)