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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1950
Page
12
In New York on December 11 the color television dispute remains unsettled with a possible Supreme Court ruling looming. CBS and RCA demonstrations continue as industry factions argue compatibility with black and white sets while courts may decide the path forward.
The 66-year-old Earl of Essex and his 37-year-old bride Mildred Carlson finally married in Spanaway Washington after a mistaken belief they were already wed. A motel hostess alerted authorities leading to a candlelit ceremony with two witnesses and a judge. They plan a westward motor court tour toward the Grand Canyon and New York.
New York December 11 1951 contest offers 100000 in prize money to best house ideas. Aimed at economical one story homes under 1000 square feet with three bedrooms and amenities for 8 000 to 11 000 dollars.
In San Francisco on December 11, representatives of Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co and division five of the Communications Workers of America met to avert a strike. The CIO union voted overwhelmingly to strike unless a satisfactory agreement is reached. The mail ballot climaxed negotiations since October 23. The union claims 10,000 workers in the two-state area and seeks a 11 7 cent hourly raise and apprenticeship cut from eight to six and one half years. The company offer reportedly includes about one dollar weekly and apprenticeship reduction.
The 65 year old three masted schooner City of New York docked in Philadelphia with a cargo of 40 000 Christmas trees from Nova Scotia. Skipper Louis Kenedy recalled the voyage as a green sight aboard a ship once famed for polar expeditions by Roald Amundsen and Admiral Richard Byrd. He noted the crew had carried timber salt fish coal and other goods but never so many trees.
The Wing Sang, a British steamer, docked at Keelung after being detained by a Chinese Nationalist gunboat off Formosa. There were no casualties or damage. Officials in Formosa reported the gunboat may have mistaken the ship for a blockade runner while it was en route between Hong Kong and Keelung.
The Red Cross announced an initial allotment of $35,000 to help train one million home nursing instructors as part of civil defense. The funds come from Jane A. Delano and will assist rural areas in building training programs for nursing instructors.
Jakarta reports that the Netherlands rejects Indonesia's sovereignty transfer proposals. A foreign ministry official says no compromise without Dutch handover of jurisdiction over the eastern half of New Guinea. The 1950 deadline for West New Guinea’s fate remains unsettled.
Russia called a meeting of the Big Four deputy foreign ministers for next Friday to resume discussion of an Austrian independence pact. It would be the 58th session in fruitless talks ongoing since 1946 led by Georgi N. Zarubin, with the last session held September 7 yielding no progress.
Monday evening 1940 report notes five minor clauses blocking final agreement. Western informants express little hope the Friday meeting will yield progress due to no signs of softened Russian attitude.
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