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Thursday, January 14, 1937
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The Headlines
EXCEISE TAX AIMED AT SUGAR INDUSTRY; Wallace Says $135,000,000 Processing Levy Will Be Urged on Congress. CALLS IT CONSTITUTIONAL Sees Need to Restrict Profits of Processors, Aid American and Cuban Growers. Talk With President Indicated EXCISE TAX AIMED AT SUGAR INDUSTRY Growers Lack Former Benefit Cuba Would Be Affected Would Get Around Court Ban
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- Giulio Andreotti (1919)
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Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Hardboiled
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Swing Era
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Tech Check
Jet Engine, Walkie-Talkie & Photocopier Concepts.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
32,649 days ago
(89 years, 164 days)