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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1950
Page
2
New York State expects 1949 peak milk output to be exceeded by three per cent this year, reaching about 7.7 billion pounds of whole milk. The Agriculture Department cited a long term trend toward uniform year round production boosting deliveries by producers.
In a Boston department store at 4 P.M. a weary Santa is teased by a child who claims to know where he lives. The child asserts the Santa’s connections to Everett and Revere as he jests and probes the mysterious origin of the jolly figure. The incident captures playful Christmas theater amid shoppers.
In Somerset Kentucky two major department stores were destroyed by a early morning fire. A hacker shop and a restaurant also were wrecked. Unofficial damage estimates reach up to 1,000,000 dollars. Reports note extensive stock losses and disruption to holiday shopping.
Santa Fe civil defense ran a mock raid as shoppers continued Christmas buying. The scene included dummy pamphlets and dummy instruction materials while residents kept shopping. The trial of Remington, accused of perjury about Communist Party membership, advances with a 64 person jury pool from an original 100. U.S. Attorney Saypol and assistants prepare for the case.
In New York Cyrus S. Eaton of Otis and Company Cleveland banking house may testify as a witness in a federal civil anti trust trial involving 17 investment banks and the Investment Bankers Association of America. Judge Harold R Medina criticized defense remarks about Eaton as fantastically exaggerated while noting Eaton’s name frequent in opening statements.
A 2 1/2 ton truck plunged 25 feet into an embankment near Grand Central, bursting into flames and killing the driver. New York Central and New Haven tracks faced delays as inbound lines to Grand Central were cleared by early afternoon and an outbound track reopened later.
The move combines a stockholders' suit with congressional pressure aimed at the Securities and Exchange Commission to influence regulatory actions. The efforts seek to compel the agency to act on pending matters and enforce stronger oversight.
Washington leaders pushed for a House vote on a Senate passed bill allowing a union shop. Representative Beckworth of Texas said he would seek Speaker Rayburn’s special consideration for quick action. The measure would permit carriers to require membership, overturning present law which bans such a setup.
Suburban York township police hunt a bold thief who robbed the homes of Crown Attorney David Humphrey and Police Chief Robert Alexander on consecutive nights, stealing money and silverware in both break-ins.
Enrico Mazzi 65 former prime minister of Malta and head of a pro Tusian nationalist group died in Malta. Jared W. Hopkins 93 who served in the New York State Assembly for two terms beginning in 1914, was noted in Pittsford.
In Villa de Alba, Spain a Spanish princess announces she will marry her son's school teacher, Carlos Chias, age 28, despite royal opposition. The wedding is set for December 29 in a private chapel on her mother's estate, with Don Juan warning the Infanta of lose royal rights and expulsion from the family.
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