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Saturday, November 18, 1933
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The Headlines
WRIT BARS TAX AID FOR CITY SUBWAY; 5-CENT FARE HIT; Appellate Division Finds That 3 Years of Trial Operation Began Sept. 10, 1932. $12,000,000 SAVING SEEN Huge Service Charge Must Be Taken From Budget if Decision Is Upheld. LAGUARDIA TO ACT AT ONCE Will Speed Negotiations as Unity Is Seen as Sole Hope of Averting Fare Rise. WRIT BARS TAX AID FOR CITY SUBWAY
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Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Daguerre (1787)
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786)
- Patrick Blackett (1897)
- Pierre Bayle (1647)
- Alan Shepard (1923)
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
33,802 days ago
(92 years, 222 days)