Garner Silent Son Plans for '40 Presidency
John Nance Garner, 70, is expected to stay quiet on political plans while remaining central to 1940 Democratic talks. Friends say he will avoid public discussion, yet may influence party factions with a coalition view as Roosevelt era tensions loom.
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Ohio vintners organize drive to boost state wine awareness
Ohio vintners form the Ohio Wine Growers Association to lead a campaign for a wine conscious public. They note Ohio vineyards total 21 000 acres and claim Catawbas and Delawares have high sugar content ideal for wine making. The center of Ohio winemaking is Sandusky. Ohio ranks sixth in wine market but fourteenth in per capita consumption.
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Ohio wine producers call for better vintages and cooperation
Ohio wine makers discuss expanding the market with fewer than 1 million gallons fermented in the state. A Sandusky winery head urges cooperation among wineries and less price cutting to boost Ohio vintages. The push traces to Federal Alcohol Commissioner W S Alexander who urged states to increase production and quality and announce it to the world.
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Liquor Price War Brings Wide Bargains in New York
A price-cutting war cuts liquor prices by 70 cents to $1 a fifth or quart bottle. The metropolitan council of liquor package store associations warns of lawsuits against retailers cutting prices. Department store spokesmen expect the fight to last days as seasonal discounts create abnormal stocks. Hermen Schroeder, 70, founder of the Missouri Retail Grocers Association, dies in St Louis.
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NBC Salutes AP With Century-Plus News Pageant
New York Dec. AP era NBC will broadcast a one hour Christmas salute to the Associated Press celebrating its Rockefeller Center building dedication. Byron Price will discuss modern news gathering as the AP expands to a 285000 mile leased wire system serving 1400 newspapers.
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Honest cab driver and missing woman case in New York
A New York cab driver, Philip Hilton, mistakenly shorted a customer by 27 cents after she paid a 38 cent fare with a $100 bill. He drove to a police station to report the incident, while police pursue the woman who has $99 more than she believes. The article notes a lunar fact about full moons coinciding with 180 degree longitude difference from the sun.
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Japan to Outline Special Economic Position in China
Tokyo reports say Japan will present to ambassadors Grew and Craigié a plan outlining a limited Japanese claim to a special economic position in China. Arita may offer assurances that third powers won t be deprived of business opportunities while abolition of extra territoriality rights for China is discussed.
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British Aid to China Contemplated by London
The British government weighs financial aid to China to counter Japanese dominance in the Far East, with export credits under consideration. Earl of Plymouth warned Japan that its policy will cause incalculable repercussions. Nearby, observers counted 171 wild bird species within twenty miles of St. Pauls Cathedral.
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