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Thursday, July 16, 1936

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The Headlines

FEDERATION DEFERS C.I.O. SUSPENSION, BUT ORDERS A TRIAL; Council in 11th-Hour Shift Cites Dissident Unions to Appear Aug. 3. CHARGES FORMALLY DRAWN They Will Be Sent for Replies to Industrial Groups -- Green Still Demands Dissolution. PEACE TALKS UNDER WAY Lewis Says Steel Men Will Win Bargaining Right Even if 'Opposed by A.F. of L.' FEDERATION DEFERS C.I.O. SUSPENSION

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1936

  • Gone with the wind

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

32,832 days ago

(89 years, 347 days)