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Thursday, November 8, 1934
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The Headlines
DOUMERGUE'S FALL IS EXPECTED TODAY; LAVAL MAY STEP IN; French Premier Indicates That His Letter of Resignation Is Ready for Final Meeting. WON'T TRY 'DICTATORSHIP' Entire Cabinet Will Get Out if Six Radical Socialists Quit Over Budget Procedure. SUCCESSION GROUP LISTED Flandin and Herriot Suggested as Leading Ministers in the Next Government. DOUMERGUE'S FALL IS EXPECTED TODAY
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Blue Moon
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You Share a Birthday With
- Bram Stoker (1847)
- Margaret Mitchell (1900)
- Edmond Halley (1656)
- Gottlob Frege (1848)
- Jack Kilby (1923)
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
33,447 days ago
(91 years, 232 days)