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Thursday, August 25, 1932
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The Headlines
INDUSTRY AND LABOR JOIN IN 7-POINT PLAN TO SPEED RECOVERY; National Congress of Capital and Workers to Be Called in October to Get Action. FEDERAL AID IS FEATURE Program Drafted by Advertising Club Also Stresses 6-Hour Day and 5-Day Week. WOLL GIVES HIS APPROVAL Revision of Anti-Trust Laws and Broadening of Base of Taxation Is Coupled With Economy. INDUSTRY AND LABOR PLAN FOR RECOVERY
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Horse Feathers
$184,700
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Sean Connery (1930)
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Erich Honecker (1912)
- Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911)
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
34,253 days ago
(93 years, 308 days)