O L Mills assails tentative outlines of program; Speaker Garner denies definite program; says Dems expect to raise increased revenue by amendments closing loopholes of existing laws

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MAGISTRATES URGE SWEEPING REFORMS; Report on Survey of Abuses Anticipates Seabury--Public Defender Advocated. PROBATION BUREAU SCORED Imposition of Traffic Fines by Mail and Wider Powers in Family Cases Sought. Speedy Action Is Urged. Traffic Court. MAGISTRATES URGE SWEEPING REFORMS Magistrates' Summonses. Cases of Summary Jurisdiction. Family Court. Bail Bonds. Pleas to Misdemeanors. Central Bureau of Identification. Probation. Central Magistrates' Court in Manhattan. Adolescent Court. Public Defender. Monthly Meetings. Rules for Magistrates' Courts. Other Reforms Outlined.

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Chief Magistrate McDonald repts to Appellate Div on abuses, and urges reforms

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1931Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (died 2004)^[†]

Skeeter Davis was an American country music singer and songwriter who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's "The End of the World". She started out as part of the Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually recording for RCA Victor. In the late 1950s, she became a solo star.

1931John T. Houghton, Welsh physicist and author (died 2020)^[†]

Sir John Theodore Houghton was a Welsh atmospheric physicist who was the co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) scientific assessment working group which shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 with Al Gore. He was lead editor of the first three IPCC reports. He was professor in atmospheric physics at the University of Oxford, former Director General at the Met Office and founder of the Hadley Centre.

1931Frank Torre, American baseball player and manager (died 2014)^[†]

Frank Joseph Torre was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman. Torre, who batted and threw left-handed, played for the Milwaukee Braves (1956–60) and Philadelphia Phillies (1962–63). He was the older brother of Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe Torre, himself a former Major League Baseball player and longtime manager. Torre attended James Madison High School in his native Brooklyn, New York.

Headlines from December 30, 1931

15,000 Southern Pacific Men Accept 10% Cut; 21 Unions Set Jan. 14 to Meet Rail Presidents

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