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Saturday, October 29, 1938
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The Headlines
UTILITIES TO START PLANT EXPANSIONS, LINKED TO DEFENSE; Leaders Agree at 'Cooperation' Session With New Dealers to Begin Buying at Once TO ADD 1,000,000 K. W. H. Figure on Outlay Vary--Lowest Put at. $79,000,000--Groesbeck Sees Capital Aid Other Estimates at Variance Statement by Committee UTILITIES TO START PLANT EXPANSIONS To Be Available for War Needs No Federal Grants Involved Utility Leaders' Comment
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You Share a Birthday With
- Joseph Goebbels (1897)
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (1938)
- Franz von Papen (1879)
- Baruj Benacerraf (1920)
- Jean Giraudoux (1882)
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
31,997 days ago
(87 years, 242 days)