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Friday, July 14, 1939
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The Headlines
PENSION INCREASE WITH STRING ON IT VOTED BY SENATE; Security Bill Altered to Make Each State Sharing Federal Aid for Aged Put Up $10 ONLY 31 OF 48 DO SO NOW House Conferees Held Likely to Object--Tax Cuts and Other Changes Kept Intact
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View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Gerald Ford (1913)
- Ingmar Bergman (1918)
- Gustav Klimt (1862)
- Cardinal Mazarin (1602)
- Gavrila Derzhavin (1743)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Television Sets (World's Fair), View-Master & Helicopter (Sikorsky).
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
31,738 days ago
(86 years, 348 days)