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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1952
Page
7
Secretary Brannan announced 1953 agricultural targets aiming to shift from cash crops to corn grain sorghum oats hay and pasture to bolster livestock dairy and poultry output. He urged building larger feed reserves to guard against crop failures and international disruptions while predicting beef growth and steady milk and egg production.
Springfield Vermont Senator Ralph E. Flanders reports a hostile atmosphere in Argentina during his trip. He says officials and customs officers implied Americans were unwelcome, while noting Peron received him in the Senate but was repeatedly interrupted by applause and chants of Peron Peron, which he likened to Nazi tone.
An east coast town staged Julius Caesar in a modern setting using a Tommygun to depict Brutus killing Caesar. The school district opens an inquiry after mothers voice gun safety concerns while the principal defends the production as a lesson about violence.
Representative Dewey Short said the House Armed Services Committee will begin hearings January 5 on the world military situation with focus on Korea. No plan to call General MacArthur as a witness. Senator Wiley predicted Eisenhower may outline Korean war proposals in a special message to Congress soon after taking office.
Alvin R. Rogers of Ft. Worth plans to sail around the world in an 18-foot stainless steel Shark outboard boat from St. Petersburg. He will start in the Caribbean, pass through the Panama Canal, then cross about 4000 miles to Tahiti aboard the 10 horsepower craft valued at about 500 dollars.
The Federal Security Agency said total public assistance payments for 1951-52 reached 2.168 billion dollars. Aged blind and disabled aid accounted for 1.488 billion, with dependent children at 547 million and disability aid at 75 million. Federal shares varied by state, California receiving over 123 million and New York over 69 million.
A young man grabbed a $4,000 mink coat from a Mayfair farrier’s shop and escaped on a bicycle. The coat belonged to a sister of the Duchess of Sunderland. Police launch investigation into the theft and seek the thief.
The writer contrasts Christmas as a time of gifts and goodwillWith Santa Claus and warmth for all with the deeper Christian message of Christ’s birth It urges Christians to remember the Babe of Bethlehem and celebrate both festive cheer and religious meaning for a truly wonderful holiday season.
Alfred Mannheim, 29, Frank Connell, 49, Jose Duarte, 35, and William J. Wood, 45, denied charges of violating state weapons laws and storing inflammables without a permit. They pleaded before Acting Judge Francis Auleta after a secret arsenal of grenades bullets shells and napalm was found. Police also seized a cabin cruiser at Rye New York suspected of smuggling arms to Cuba.
Washington estimates a record number of births in 1952 with 3.8 million expected, up to two percent higher if no sharp downtrend in the last two months. The 1951 birthrate of about 25 per 1 000 remains unchanged, a level surpassed only once in 25 years, in 1947.
A radio lineup lists 8:00 a.m. The Littlest Angel narrated by 8:30 a.m. The Littlest Store with Ed Murphy. 9:15 a.m. The Jim Deline Gang special Christmas. 12:15 p.m. Vadeboncoeur narrates Christmas as a modern reporter would. 12:30 p.m. We Work on Christmas interviews with workers who must labor on Christmas Day. 2:00 p.m. Catholic Choirs Around the Nation features American choirs. 4:00 p.m. One Yuletide Square followed by 5:30 p.m. Howdy Doody Christmas.
Albany reports owners of tank trucks and trailers may use a new alternative method to determine maximum gross weights for 1953 license plates. Other commercial vehicles stay on weight schedules from recent state regulations. The department announced the option yesterday requiring MV 100 T certificates showing actual loaded weight certified by an official weighmaster.
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