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Sunday, June 11, 1933
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The Headlines
FRANCE TO IMPOSE 15% TARIFF SURTAX TO EQUALIZE DOLLAR; Bill Introduced in Chamber of Deputies Is Aimed at All Depreciated Currencies. QUOTAS TO BE REPLACED Measure Backed by Cabinet Allows Speedy Decrees for Higher Customs. ADD STRENGTH AT LONDON Projects Serve Notice on the World Economic Conference That Paris Is Prepared for the Worst. FRANCE TO IMPOSE 15% TARIFF SURTAX
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Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Yasunari Kawabata (1899)
- Gene Wilder (1933)
- Jacques Cousteau (1910)
- Richard Strauss (1864)
- Ben Jonson (1572)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
FM Radio, Drive-In Theater & Polyethylene.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
33,963 days ago
(93 years, 18 days)