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April 17, 1926

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By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

2 fliers arrive at Agra, India

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20 New Yorkers in House Demand Beer and Wine; Democrats Serve Notice on Senate Committee

By Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, April 16. -- Declaring their conviction that the people they represent demand beer, wine and fermented beverages, twenty Democratic members of the House of Representatives from New York City, Albany and Buffalo filed with the Senate Judiciary Committee today a statement in which they serve notice they are going to fight for these beverages. The statement read:

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CALLS LAWYER HEAD OF MILK GRAFT PLOT; Dr. Harris Sees Man Who Held a Responsible Position Under Hylan as the Master Mind. FOUR GOT EXTORTION MONEY Danziger Tells Their Names to Investigators -- Jersey City Aids Bootleg Clean-Up. CALLS LAWYER HEAD OF MILK GRAFT PLOT

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Promises cooperation with N Y C Health Dept in drive against adulterated milk; suspends A McRoberts, chief of dept of milk inspection

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ANDREWS EXPLAINS NEED FOR $3,000,000; With That Sum, He Says, Supply of Alcohol to Bootleggers Can Be Stopped. WOULD MAKE LIQUOR PAY Collection of Taxes on Illegal Traffic, He Declares, Would Meet Enforcement Costs. ANDREWS EXPLAINS NEED FOR $3,000,000

By Special to The New York Times

Explains need for supplemental sum for enforcement; believes tax on illegal traffic will ultimately pay cost

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1926Joan Lorring, British actress (died 2014)^[†]

Joan Lorring was an American actress and singer known for her work in film and theatre. For her role as Bessy Watty in The Corn Is Green (1945), Lorring was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Lorring also originated the role of Marie Buckholder in Come Back, Little Sheba on Broadway in 1950, for which she won a Donaldson Award.

1926Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (died 2004)^[†]

Joseph Gerald George McNeil was a professional ice hockey goaltender who won three Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens between 1947 and 1956.

Headlines from April 17, 1926

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20 New Yorkers in House Demand Beer and Wine; Democrats Serve Notice on Senate Committee

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CALLS LAWYER HEAD OF MILK GRAFT PLOT; Dr. Harris Sees Man Who Held a Responsible Position Under Hylan as the Master Mind. FOUR GOT EXTORTION MONEY Danziger Tells Their Names to Investigators -- Jersey City Aids Bootleg Clean-Up. CALLS LAWYER HEAD OF MILK GRAFT PLOT

ANDREWS EXPLAINS NEED FOR $3,000,000; With That Sum, He Says, Supply of Alcohol to Bootleggers Can Be Stopped. WOULD MAKE LIQUOR PAY Collection of Taxes on Illegal Traffic, He Declares, Would Meet Enforcement Costs. ANDREWS EXPLAINS NEED FOR $3,000,000

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