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December 24, 1937

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Headlines from December 24, 1937

WIDE MEXICO AREA VIOLENTLY SHAKEN; Lake-Bed Foundation Saves Capital, Cushioning Shock--Only 3 Dead There TOLL IN PROVINCES FEARED Disrupted Communications Prevent Check-Up on LossCenter May Be in Pacific Of Catastrophic Violence EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO WIDE MEXICO AREA VIOLENTLY SHAKEN Slipping of Coast Indicated

By Frank L. Kluckhohnwireless To the New York Times

Central and Southern area hit; lake-bed foundation saves Mex City; slight damage; deaths; Amer Museum of Natural History and Fordham Univ seismographs record quake; map

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STRAUS EARMARKS $18,000,000 FUNDS FOR HOUSING HERE; Red Hook and Queens Bridge Projects Approved Subject to Costs Adjustment CITY'S 10 P. C. IS PLEDGED Federal Action 'Delights' Wagner-$13,250,000. Set Aside for Other Areas Wagner Is "Delighted" $18,000,000 READY FOR HOUSING HERE

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

funds earmarked for N Y and 6 other cities

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4 BIG TAXI FLEETS SIGN WITH THE C.I.O.; Contracts Call for a Closed Shop and Minimum Wages for Drivers SUNSHINE MEN STAY OUT 2,000 Employes of System Vote to Stick Until Company Acts on New Compact General Strike Averted Terms of Agreement 4 BIG TAXI FLEETS SIGN WITH THE C.I.O. Extra Drivers Eliminated

By Unknown Author

Parmelee, Terminal, Atlas-Liberty and Bell systems sign new closed shop contracts with TWU; gen strike averted

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City Trebles Aid to WPA To Get More Projects; New Formula Expected to Speed Up Public Works and Cut Construction Cost to City by One-half CITY INCREASES AID FOR WPA PROJECTS Uncertainty as to Funds

By Unknown Author

Plans increase in city contributions to WPA to speed construction

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MILK SLASHED TO 9C IN 10 CITY MARKETS; 5 Independents Enlist in the Mayor's Campaign to Force a General Price Cut SALES TO START MONDAY Further Steps Planned by La Guardia and Morgan May Include 'Yardstick' Plant Health Rules to Be Enforced MILK IS CUT TO 9C IN 10 CITY MARKETS MILK COOPERATIVE SUBS Sheffield Association Names the Farmers' Union in $47,800 Action

By Unknown Author

On N Y C munic milk program

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1937Félix, Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2012)^[†]

Félix Miélli Venerando was a Brazilian football player, more commonly known as Félix.

Headlines from December 24, 1937

STRAUS EARMARKS $18,000,000 FUNDS FOR HOUSING HERE; Red Hook and Queens Bridge Projects Approved Subject to Costs Adjustment CITY'S 10 P. C. IS PLEDGED Federal Action 'Delights' Wagner-$13,250,000. Set Aside for Other Areas Wagner Is "Delighted" $18,000,000 READY FOR HOUSING HERE

City Trebles Aid to WPA To Get More Projects; New Formula Expected to Speed Up Public Works and Cut Construction Cost to City by One-half CITY INCREASES AID FOR WPA PROJECTS Uncertainty as to Funds

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