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Saturday, April 2, 1938
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The Headlines
DEFENDERS CLING TO LERIDA IN FACE OF HEAVY ATTACKS; City Found Still in Loyalist Hands, Although Reported Abandoned in Flames BOTH SIDES CLAIM GAINS Insurgents Advance in Aragon and Government in Teruel and Guadalajara Zones Lerida Defense Holds Fighting Is Intense LOYALIST TROOPS CLING TO LERIDA Yague Awaits Flank Guard Junction Effected Americans Identified
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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
Ballpoint Pen, Xerography & Nylon Bristle Toothbrush.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
32,206 days ago
(88 years, 86 days)