Thursday, May 17, 1934

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The Headlines

SILVER PROGRAM DECIDED, ADDING METAL TO RESERVE IT PRESIDENT'S DISCRETION; DRAFT OF BILL IS BEGUN Roosevelt Will Soon Send Message to Congress for Quick Action. ONLY 'POLICY' MANDATORY Powers for Nationalization and 25-75% Currency Ratio Will Be Permissive. SILVER BLOC IS JUBILANT Pittman After White House Parley Predicts Passage of Plan at This Session. SILVER AGREEMENT REACHED AT PARLEY

Best-selling Sheet Music

Blue Moon

Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart

The must-have

Sorry! (Board Game)

You Share a Birthday With

• Edward Jenner (1749)
• Henri Barbusse (1873)
• Erik Satie (1866)
• Alfonso XIII (1886)
• Odd Hassel (1897)

Slang

Tech Check

Cat's Eye Road Studs, Telex & Hammond Organ.

Cost of Living (1930)