County Court Hands Down Prison Terms for Sex Offenses
Judge Leo W. Breed sentenced multiple offenders in County Court for sodomy and related crimes. Richard Rose, 25, received nine to 18 years in Attica Prison after pleading guilty to sodomy involving a nine year old. Farnsworth, 37, drew 10 to 20 years and Jesseaume, 45, 12 to 24 years. Other sentences ranged from five to 10 years for burglary and assault cases.
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Leo W. Breed
Richard Rose
Mosley Jr
Attica
Breed
Rose
Schiller Park
William. H. Farnsworth
R.F.D
Fulton
William Jesseaume
Clark St. Auburn
Farnsworth
Jusseaume
Frank del Vecchio
Willie J. Smith
Madison St
Donald Sanford
White St
John L. Gaines
Middleton
Nathaniel Thomas
S. State St
Joseph Lipscomb
McBride
Chicago merchant reports two robberies on longest day
Harry Stone a 45 year old Chicago shoe mart owner told police thieves held him up twice yesterday. He noted that December 21 is the shortest day of the year.
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Chicago
INS
Harry
Stone
Controversy Over Navy Army Air Force Defense Plans
The column notes the ongoing debate on military spending and defense strategies across the three services. It emphasizes the duty of personnel to craft a defense program acceptable to an economy-minded Congress, as observed by Mar quis Childs in the editorial page. The note lists page placements for comics, horoscopes, and various features, including editorial and sports sections.
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Navy
Army
Air Force
Marquis Childs
Signs of lighter prices and easier credit for 1950
The Department of Agriculture forecasts a record peacetime pork supply and an eight to ten cent drop in eggs. The Federal Reserve Board notes easier installment terms for buyers and expects an expanding money supply fueled by government outlays. Prices for steel and coal are projected to rise.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Federal Reserve Board
UE Reports Victory Here
An official of the United Electrical Workers Union announced the union won the collective bargaining election at the Globe Forge plant. The vote tally was 58 UE, 48 CSO United Steelworkers, 1 no union, and 1 challenged.
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United Electrical Workers Union
Globe Forge
Hyman Dishner
National Labor Relations Board
Richard Linsley
U.E
C.so. United Steelworkers
U. E
C.S.O
Globe
NLRB
Taft-Hartley Board
New York
C.so
United Electrical Workers
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
Linsley
I.U.E
Pope to Celebrate Midnight Mass at St Peter's
Pope Pius announces he will personally celebrate midnight Christmas mass for Holy Year pilgrims at St Peter's and will hold a mass demonstration in the square outside the basilica Sunday morning due to space limits.
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Vatican
Pius
St. Peter's
Western occupation powers demand POW release from eastern capitals
A British spokesman said Western occupation powers may issue a strong note to Mostow and other eastern capitals demanding the release of German prisoners of war. He noted Chancellor Adenauer and the American, British and French high commissioners discussed the issue last Friday.
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Bom
Germany
Mostow
Konrad Adenauer
Vogeler Not Freed Denied by U S Legation in Budapest
In Budapest a U S legation spokesman denied Vienna rumors that Robert A Vogeler the American businessman arrested November 18 on espionage charges had been released by Hungarian police.
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Budapest
Hungary
Legation
Vienna
Robert A. Vogeler
Bakery Finds Where Dough Has Been Going
WARD BAKING CO officials traced long standing losses after a burglary at 237 Shennard Street. Patrolman John Wolford reported two men were seen breaking a garage window and taking bread stock. No exact loss figure given, but thefts spanned more than ten years.
Insurance inspectors on doorstep trick defrauds Detroit man
Billy Richer welcomed two men posing as insurance inspectors who claimed he was overcharged and offered a return for adjustments. He helped load the television, then learned the store had no knowledge of the inspectors. He awaits police action to recover the set before Christmas.
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Detroit
Billy Richer
Richer
Public Service Commission Recesses New York Phone Rate Hearing
The Public Service Commission recessed its hearing on New York Telephone Co. rate increase until after the holidays. Hearings will resume January 3, 1950. NY City engineers asked that the city portion be separated for rate making.
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Albany
Public Service Commission
New York Telephone Co
New York City
Research Engineers
Atlanta address sparks remarks on finances and honesty
Mrs. Marion Meson told a women’s club in Atlanta that some men cheat with money given to wives. A reporter asked for a raise, claiming a need for family support, but confessed the need was about himself after his wife discovered his earnings.
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Marion Meson
Atlanta
All Safe in Midair Crash Near Edenton Marine Bases
A marine transport and an F4U Corsair fighter collided in flight near Edenton North Carolina. The transport with Maj. Waller Warren and Master Sgt. H. Fscheepz aboard crash landed at Edenton base with a damaged tail while the fighter pilot Lieutenant Ward parachuted to safety and was unhurt.
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Edenton
N. C. GP
Edenton Base
Public Information Office
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Cherry Point
Edenton Marine Air Base
Waller Warren
Sgt
H. Fscheepz
Norfolk, Va., Naval Air Station
Ward
Quake Shocks Felt Far South of New York
Two earthquakes were recorded today on the Fordham University seismograph, located about 1,900 miles south of New York, strong enough to cause slight damage.
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New York
Fordham University
Hopson the Billionaire Empire Builder Dies in New York
Howard C. Hopson aged 66, once a finance wizard who built a vast utilities empire, died after five years of declining health. His schemes with Associated Gas and Electric collapsed in the 1930s amid congressional probes. He was convicted in New York Federal Court of defrauding A G and E of nearly 20 million dollars and served multiple prison terms.
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Greenwich
Conn
Howard C. Hopson
Brooklea Farms
Hopson
Congress
New York
Berlin Gls Conduct Street Fight Drill
All American troops in Berlin were ordered to practice street fighting. The first unit of 400 military police performed maneuvers this afternoon, simulating a scenario where about 2,000 Communists seized the U S Army food commissary.
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Berlin
U. S. Army
Wife Faye Halts Roosevelt Romance Rumor
New York report says Faye Emerson Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt’s estranged wife, halted talk of a romance between Elliott’s son and cafe singer Georgeanne Durston. She fears delayed divorce while Miss Durston’s mother confirms interest. Durston unavailable for comment.
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Faye
New
Elliott
New York
Faye Emerson Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Georgeanne
Gig) Durston
Roosevelt
Miss Durston
Hartford
Conn
Gladys Durston
Mrs. Roosevelt
December heat record nears 1941 benchmark across state
A 66 degree noon reading neared the 1941 December record as snow chances rise for the weekend. Buffalo reached 62, with Dunkirk 62 and Rochester 59. Syracuse stayed above 50 last night. a 34 degree low is expected tonight, with a possible 15 degree dip tomorrow night. Snow flurries are forecast Friday night and Saturday.
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Alex Sadowski
Buffalo
Upstate
Dunkirk
Dansville
Rochester
Watertown
Syracuse
Sadowski
Ice Storm Knocks Out Midwest Towns Stranded by Sleet
Chicago reports widespread ice storm disruptions across the Midwest. Dozens of Missouri towns lose wire service as sleet and freezing rain halt communications. At least 14 people die nationwide in crashes and fires amid icy roads and broken lines.
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Chicago
Missouri
Indiana
Wabash River
Lafayette
Government Tightens Export Controls on Sensitive Data
The Commerce Department said it will in exceptional cases ban exports of technical information to Russia. The move aims to block scientific data from reaching the Soviets and help private firms withhold material affecting national security when no contract requires shipments.
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Washington
Reds Fortifying Baltic Coast, Der Spiegel Reports
The Der Spiegel weekly says Russian forces are evacuating thousands of Germans from the Baltic coast and fortifying the area like Nazi efforts on the Atlantic coast in the last war. Refusal to move or work reportedly leads to confinement in uranium mines.
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Hamburg
Germany
der Spiegel
Baltic
Atlantic
Girl Steals Food to Feed Malnourished Sister in Plattsburgh
In Plattsburgh a seven-year-old girl admitted stealing lunches to feed her two-year-old sister who weighed 14 pounds at Champlain Valley Hospital. The children are two of six, from a laborer family jailed with the mother pregnant again.
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Plattsburgh
Clinton County
Champlain Valley Hospital
Joyce Lo Fountain
Patricia
Helen la Fountain
Routes Split For Christmas Eve Worship In Bethlehem
In Jerusalem diplomats United Nations officials and religious dignitaries may use a five hour window to reach Bethlehem for midnight mass. Ordinary pilgrims face a longer 15 mile detour as barriers on the direct road are lifted only briefly.
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Jerusalem
Christ
Bethlehem
United Nations
Christ's Birthplace
City
100th Christmas greeting for Albany centenarian Elizabeth McCarthy
Miss Elizabeth McCarthy, who first greeted Christmas in 1849 as a three day old infant, celebrated her 100th birthday today. She is the first resident of the Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged to reach the century mark.
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Albany
Elizabeth McCarthy
Little Sisters of the Poor Home For the
Union Is Held TH Violator in Hartley Case
The National Labor Relations Board ruled the AFL International Typographical Union violated the Hartley Act by insisting on a closed shop in contract talks with 22 Baltimore commercial print shops. The unanimous decision affirmed earlier findings and the union faces enforcement action in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after the American Newspaper Publishers Association filed the complaint. The Baltimore case marks the first in the lengthy 28 month dispute between the ITU and newspaper and commercial employers.
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Washington
Na Heral Labor ‘Relations Board
A.F.L. International ‘Typographical Union
Baltimore
The
Board
American Newspaper Publishers Association
A.N.P.A
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
I.T.U
Rita Hayworths Birth Escort Planned in Lausanne
Lausanne police were alerted to ready escort Rita Hayworth from the Lausanne Palace Hotel to Montchoisi Clinic for the birth. Traffic will be cleared along the two mile route as Prince Aly Khan arranges the operation to delay leaving home until the last moment.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Cap
Rita Hayworth
Montchoisi
Lausanne Palace
Aly Khan
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