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Wednesday, July 8, 1936
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The Headlines
STATE DEFICIT CUT $41,171,323 IN YEAR; $97,048,752 of 1935 Nearly Halved, Best Showing in New York's History. EMERGENCY TAXES FACTOR Lehman Cites These and 1933 Economies -- Assembly Called New Budget Menace. STATE DEFICIT CUT $41,171,323 IN YEAR
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
- John D. Rockefeller (1839)
- Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
- Igor Tamm (1895)
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908)
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
32,839 days ago
(89 years, 354 days)