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Thursday, December 1, 1938

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The Headlines

DALADIER DEFEATS STRIKERS; WILL PRESS HIS 3-YEAR PLAN OF 'ECONOMIC MOBILIZATION'; FEW ABANDON JOBS French Premier Wins Triumph as Workers Ignore Leaders HE HOLDS REASON VICTOR Government Now Moving to Consolidate Position--Call for Parliament Near Obedience Nearly Complete Attention on Three-Year Plan DALADIER DEFEATS THE FRENCH STRIKE Triumph of Principle" Press Sees Victory for Law Plans for Parliament

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The must-have

View-Master

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1938

  • War of the Worlds

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

31,963 days ago

(87 years, 208 days)