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Saturday, June 11, 1938
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The Headlines
AGUE TESTIFIES RED PLOTS FORCED BAN ON C. I. O. RALLIES; DENIES FREE SPEECH IS ISSUE; DEFIES 'INVADERS' CallsThomas, O'Connell, All C. I. O. Chiefs Except Lewis 'Communists' HE BACKS 'DEPORTATIONS' Says Police Did Victims Favor--Takes Full Responsibility for Jersey City Policies Jersey City Called Spearhead Technical Witness for Foes HAGUE SAYS REDS FORCED C. I. O. BAN Eight Army Airmen Are Killed in Crash; Illinois Accident Is Laid to 'Line Squall' Mayor Describes Authority Neighborly," He Insists Customary in Big Affairs"
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You Share a Birthday With
- Yasunari Kawabata (1899)
- Gene Wilder (1933)
- Jacques Cousteau (1910)
- Richard Strauss (1864)
- Ben Jonson (1572)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
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
32,136 days ago
(88 years, 16 days)