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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
10
A Defense Mobilizer report by John Steelman estimates 25,000,000 man-days of work lost during the steel strike, idling 600,000 workers and delaying production plans for major items. Output may drop to 90,000,000 tons this year and ammunition schedules slip into next year.
The article outlines how the 1950 census prompted reapportionment of House seats and changes in state electoral votes. It lists states gaining or losing votes such as California gaining seven and New York losing three, totaling 531 votes with 266 needed to win the presidency.
Washington mobilizes 73 million dollars for disaster loans to farmers suffering from a two month drought. FHA chief Smith and Lasseter promise prompt assistance but stress loans are for production costs only and cannot finance shifts in farming. The report notes a grim view across Virginia to Florida and the southwest as relief talks continue.
Dale, owner of a hunting camp near Narrowsburg, says he rode to Tusten Mountain to chase supposed flying saucers. He found men from a New York Boy Scout camp signaling with smoke and flashlights, not space beings.
Oklahoma City police encounter a Dallas born panhandler known as the nation's top panhandler who says he came to Oklahoma City after slow business in Dallas. He operatest a hand-propelled wagon and claims a $143 monthly car payment while boasting about plans to visit Chicago before returning to Dallas.
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