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Tuesday, August 2, 1938
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The Headlines
103 INDICTED HERE IN AN ALCOHOL RING; 6 POLICEMEN HELD; $1,800,000 Tax Fraud Laid to Bootleg Combine Like Those in Dry Era TREASURY AIDES ACCUSED Six Named as Bribe-takers--Brothers of Ex-Alderman Listed as Leaders Some of Alcohol Inferior Eighty-six Under Arrest Policemen Deny Guilt Federal Agents Suspended Brothers of Ex-Alderman Liquor Stored in Garages Other Defendants Listed ' HOME' OF ALCOHOL RING, AND INDICTED POLICE
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You Share a Birthday With
- Shimon Peres (1923)
- Peter O'Toole (1932)
- James Baldwin (1924)
- Jorge Rafael Videla (1925)
- Mahmud I (1696)
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
32,084 days ago
(87 years, 329 days)