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Sunday, June 6, 1937
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The Headlines
'PORK BARREL' CURB SOUGHT IN HOUSE; Leaders See Abandoned WPA Projects as Temptation to Log-Rolling Members REPEAL OF RULE URGED It Is Held to Permit Blocs to 'Raid the Treasury' by Amendments to Bills Quoddy" and Ship Canal Cited 'PORK BARREL' CURB SOUGHT IN HOUSE
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Pushkin (1799)
- Diego Velázquez (1599)
- Thomas Mann (1875)
- Sukarno (1901)
- Pierre Corneille (1606)
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
32,507 days ago
(89 years, 22 days)