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Wednesday, July 1, 1936
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The Headlines
TEN UNIONS CITED AS AIMING TO BUILD RIVAL FEDERATION; Lewis Groups Summoned Before A.F. of L. Executive Council -- Major Split Possible. STEEL DRIVE BASIC CAUSE Politics Complicates Dispute -- One Group Fears Lewis Is Too Close to 'Roosevelt's Ear.' TEN UNIONS CITED BY A.F. OF L. CHIEFS
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
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
32,846 days ago
(89 years, 361 days)