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Thursday, December 14, 1933

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The Headlines

DRAFTED AT WASHINGTOH; Report Laid Before the President Asks Wire and Radio Monopolies. WOULD WAIVE TRUST LAWS Western Union-Postal Combination Is Directly Involved in the Proposals. BROADCASTING EXEMPTED That Would Be Left to Later Treatment in the Legislative Proposals. PLAN TO CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Stormy Weather

Harold Arlen

The must-have

Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1933

  • The only thing we have to fear is fear itself

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

33,776 days ago

(92 years, 196 days)