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Thursday, December 17, 1936
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The Headlines
LA FOLLETTE BOARD IS DEFIED BY FRANK AS STUDENTS CHEER; Regents Adjourn Stormy Session to Hold Formal Hearing on Ouster Charges Later. GOVERNOR'S POWER SHOWN 2 Test Votes, 9 to 6 and 8 to 7, Foreshadow the Outcome for University President. SECRECY IS TOSSED ASIDE H.M. Wilkie, La Follette Head of Board, Bases Attack on Administrative Record. LA FOLLETTE BOARD IS DEFIED BY FRANK
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Francis (1936)
- Humphry Davy (1778)
- Willard Libby (1908)
- Joseph Henry (1797)
- Émilie du Châtelet (1706)
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
32,677 days ago
(89 years, 192 days)