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Friday, November 24, 1939
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The Headlines
ARTUR BODANZKY IS DEAD HERE AT 61; Noted Opera Conductor Victim of Arthritis--Known for His Wagnerian Interpretations An Outstanding Conductor Wagner Was His Favorite Artur Bodanzky Dies in Hospital Here at 61; Conductor Was Noted as Wagner Interpreter Found Success in Paris Escaped Wartime Prejudice A Musical Adventurer
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General
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Hardboiled
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Swing Era
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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
31,605 days ago
(86 years, 215 days)