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Monday, May 17, 1937
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The Headlines
FARM CONTROL BILL SHAPED BY CHIEFS TO GO TO CONGRESS; Administration Agrees to Program Using Normal Granary and Part of AAA FLEXIBILE TARIFF INCLUDED Principle Is Applied to Agricultural Imports, With President the Judge STABILIZED PRICES AN AIM Plan to Cost $700,000,000 a Year Would Give Them to Farmer and Consumer Would Stabilze Prices Provision for Tax Cotton Guarantee Opposed FARM CONTROL BILL SHAPED BY CHIEFS Production Control Accepted
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On This Day
Spanish Civil War: The Largo Caballero government resigns in the wake of the Barcelona May Days, leading Juan Negrín to form a government, without the anarcho-syndicalist CNT, in its stead.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Edward Jenner (1749)
- Henri Barbusse (1873)
- Erik Satie (1866)
- Alfonso XIII (1886)
- Dennis Hopper (1936)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
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
32,527 days ago
(89 years, 42 days)