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December 23, 1949

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Headlines from December 23, 1949

TAPPING OF HUDSON DECIDED ON AS CITY, STATE MAP ACTIONS; Formal Petition for Authority, Hearings Set as Officials Meet With Dewey Here 7 MONTHS FOR WORK SEEN Need for Speed Cited as Supply Falls 242,000,000 Gallons More in a Single Day The Water Situation THE STATE, CITY AND NAVY DISCUSS THE WATER SHORTAGE CITY SPEEDS PLANS TO TAP THE HUDSON

By Charles G. Bennett

rept on levels; Catskill and Croton at 34.5%; Dewey conf; illus; Estimate Bd to seek comm permit to start Hudson project; Dewey comments; sees further shortages

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Mercury Here Climbs to 62.2 On Balmiest Dec. 22 on Record; THE CONTRAST IN WEATIER IN THE WEST AND IN THE EAST MERCURY AT 62.2 ON RECORD DEC. 22

By Unknown Author

warm spell, up-state; Albany, Rochester rept record heat

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Truman Picks C. S. Murphy For Clifford Post as Counsel; MURPHY IS NAMED TO CLIFFORD POST

By Anthony Levierospecial To the New York Times

C S Murphy apptd special counsel, succeeding C M Clifford; illus

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BRITISH WIN RIGHT TO SEND OWN ARMS OUTSIDE PACT AREA; U. S. Allows London to Act While Receiving Equipment for Atlantic Defense BROAD AGREEMENT SEEN Britons Express Gratitude but Stress Commitments in Malaya, Mid-East, Africa BRITISH WIN RIGHT FROM U. S. ON ARMS

By Benjamin Wellesspecial To the New York Times

US reptd willing to let GB export own arms while getting aid; Brit commitments in SE Asia cited; other US concessions reptd

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ROME CURBS REDS NEAR VATICAN FETE; Farm Rally Is Banned During Inauguration of Holy Year -'Public Order' Is Cited ROME CURBS REDS NEAR VATICAN FETE

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Interior Min bans rally; road blocks to be set up

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1949Adrian Belew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[†]

Robert Steven "Adrian" Belew is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a guitarist and singer, he is noted for his unusual approach to the instrument, his playing cited as fluid, expressive, and often resembling "animal noises or mechanical rumblings".

1949Reinhold Weege, American screenwriter and producer (died 2012)^[†]

Reinhold Charles Weege was an American television writer, producer and director.

Headlines from December 23, 1949

Mercury Here Climbs to 62.2 On Balmiest Dec. 22 on Record; THE CONTRAST IN WEATIER IN THE WEST AND IN THE EAST MERCURY AT 62.2 ON RECORD DEC. 22

Truman Picks C. S. Murphy For Clifford Post as Counsel; MURPHY IS NAMED TO CLIFFORD POST

BRITISH WIN RIGHT TO SEND OWN ARMS OUTSIDE PACT AREA; U. S. Allows London to Act While Receiving Equipment for Atlantic Defense BROAD AGREEMENT SEEN Britons Express Gratitude but Stress Commitments in Malaya, Mid-East, Africa BRITISH WIN RIGHT FROM U. S. ON ARMS

ROME CURBS REDS NEAR VATICAN FETE; Farm Rally Is Banned During Inauguration of Holy Year -'Public Order' Is Cited ROME CURBS REDS NEAR VATICAN FETE

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