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Monday, December 5, 1938

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The Headlines

LATIN AMERICANS DEMAND PACT TO BAN USE OF FORCE AFTER PROPERTY IS SEIZED; WANT COMMITMENT Good Neighbor Policy to Form Basis for Treaty Plans OIL SETTLEMENT AWAITED Recognition of Local Powers to. Decide Would Rule Out Diplomatic Pressure Seizures Contemplatedd Want Recourse Limitedd LATINS TO DEMAND PACT TO BAN FORCE Work Ahead for Castillo

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The must-have

View-Master

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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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

31,960 days ago

(87 years, 205 days)