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Sunday, February 9, 1936
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The Headlines
HOUSING SUBSIDIES URGED FOR SLUMS; Private Capital Cannot Build at a Cost Low Enough, 'Economic Brief' Holds. TWO METHODS SUGGESTED Authority Adviser Says Half of Financing by U.S. Would Draw Private Loans. INTEREST RATE HELD VITAL 20 States Are Listed as Having Already Set Up Laws Making the Plan Feasible. HOUSING SUBSIDIES URGED FOR SLUMS
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- William Henry Harrison (1773)
- Thomas Paine (1737)
- Jacques Monod (1910)
- Abdulaziz (1830)
- Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Voice Recorder, Helicopter (Focke-Wulf) & Sunscreen.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
32,989 days ago
(90 years, 139 days)