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December 22, 1950

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Headlines from December 22, 1950

Thruway Chairman Defends Plan To Span Hudson at Widest Point; TALLAMY DEFENDS TAPPAN ZEE ROUTE

By Joseph C. Ingraham

Chmn Tallamy defends site; outlines route through Rockland and S Nyack; maps

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Jersey Gas Plant Strikers Begin Moving Back to Job; GAS STRIKERS BEGIN RETURNING TO JOBS Military Seeks Quick Pact

By Unknown Author

NJ seizes plants; Treas Margetts named admr; armed forces seek immediate output for defense plants; Jersey City strikers return after ratifying new pact; terms; Patterson and Harrison workers return to keep up output during talks; unions demands noted; strike effects

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WILSON OPTIMISTIC ON DEFENSE OUTPUT; G.M. ENDS CAR BAN; NAMED AS AIDES TO WILSON

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.The New York Times

W C Skuce apptd to develop central control plan

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Europeans Puzzled and Disturbed By Hoover's Speech on U.S. Policy; EUROPE IS PUZZLED BY HOOVER SPEECH Paris Comment Is Ironical Spaniards Share View

By Raymond Daniell Special To the New York Times.special To the New York Times.special To the New York Times

LONDON, Dec. 21 British and European thoughts were somewhat confused today by former President Herbert Hoover's speech. Just when European nations were asked to put forth greater efforts ...

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EISENHOWER SPURS WEST, TRUMAN SAYS; SWEARING IN NATIONAL DEFENSE MOBILIZATION HEAD

By Anthony Leviero Special To the New York Times.the New York Times (BY BRUCE HOERTEL)

Truman says apptmt inspires Eur

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Notable Births

1950Manfred Moore, American football player and rugby league player (died 2020)^[†]

Manfred Moore was an American professional American football running back and, briefly, rugby league player who played in the 1970s.

Notable Deaths

1950Frederick Freake, English polo player (born 1876)^[†]

Sir Frederick Charles Maitland Freake, 3rd Baronet was a British polo player in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Historical Context for December 22, 1950

In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people^[†]