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Wednesday, July 4, 1934
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT CHARTS INDUSTRY PLANNING WITH RICHBERG AID; Choice of New Emergency Committee Chief a Step Toward a Permanent Policy. CONGRESS WILL GET PLAN Ex-Counsel Drops All His Tasks With NRA in Preparing to Develop Program. RELIEF NEEDS ARE LINKED Nation's Obligation to Victims of Depression Will Be Brought Into Focus for Future. PRESIDENT CHARTS INDUSTRY PLANNING
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You Share a Birthday With
- Calvin Coolidge (1872)
- Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804)
- Gina Lollobrigida (1927)
- Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Cat's Eye Road Studs, Telex & Hammond Organ.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
33,574 days ago
(91 years, 359 days)