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Thursday, October 12, 1933
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The Headlines
LAGUARDIA PLEDGES NO PAY CUT IN RANKS; Civil Service Salaries to Stand if Fusion Wins, Nominee Tells Party Workers. TO ASK MORE OF STATE TAX Tammany and McKee Both Are Using Patronage Promises to Win, He Declares. LAGUARDIA PLEDGE ON PAY CUT GIVEN
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Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
The military Alcatraz Citadel becomes the civilian Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Eugenio Montale (1896)
- Edward VI (1537)
- Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
- Ramsay MacDonald (1866)
- Aleister Crowley (1875)
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
33,839 days ago
(92 years, 259 days)