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Friday, December 9, 1932
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The Headlines
BRITAIN AND FRANCE UNITE FOR REVISION; Plan to Scrap the Lausanne Pact and Blame Washington if We Refuse Adjustment. BOTH LIKELY TO PAY DEC. 15 Herriot Is Expected to Tell the Chamber No More Will Be Paid Until New Deal. BRITAIN AND FRANCE UNITE FOR REVISION
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Under-Cover Man
$75,700
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
34,146 days ago
(93 years, 201 days)