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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1953
Page
13
Washington experts say the U S economy remains healthy in 1953 with record production employment and consumption likely. For 1954 a readjustment and possible slowdown loom due to high postwar demand and inventories in autos appliances and steel while defense spending remains strong and tax cuts boost personal income.
The Philadelphia Zoo confirms Bamboo the gorilla is 27, oldest in captivity, weighing 435 pounds and famed for a cantankerous temper. Curator Roger Conant notes his diet keeps him slim and healthy, though his mood remains hostile and his birthday quiet.
Washington column recounts lawyer Robert M. Wolfe claiming $12.71 in per diem and expenses, including taxis and a scarf, lost receipts, and no payment due to rigid government accounting. Wolfe faces separation from the government on August 23 amid payroll cuts.
The defending champions Mrs. Robert Burnstein Harold Harkavy of Miami Beach Florida Mrs Henry Kemp of New York and Alvin Roth of Washington won the American Contract Bridge League summer tourney three session event with 77 percent bridge to top 82 teams scoring 63 points in St Louis on Aug 5 195?
The article states that the typical British family currently has 1.7 children on average. It notes demographic trends shaping household sizes across Great Britain.
Bricketts Wood Nudist Camp in England reports growing interest from Air Force personnel. Camp manager Bertram Evans says more servicemen arrive each weekend, preferring freedom from hot uniforms.
Three volumes of Japanese laws arrived at the Lansing office of Gov. G. Mennen Williams without explanation. None in the governor’s office can read Japanese.
Reno report says Lee Pearl Piltz 41 of Brisbane California sought a marriage license for George Kulani kapuulaeKkamoku Kane 30 of San Francisco, but an alphabet struggle hindered the clerks process in November release.
Long Beach, California reports that Leslie Kaylor, a used car dealer, was caught speeding at 105 mph. He claimed he tried to beat his wife home, saying she had been out of town.
Los Angeles council members debated an animal raising ordinance on August 5. Councilman Debs asked if rabbit breeders must limit numbers under one permit. Councilman Roybal answered that no ordinance can inhibit rabbit habits.
A downtown Knoxville hotel was robbed of its cash register funds when a thief grabbed the hotel cash register total of 59 dollars and walked away without removing the money from the drawer. The incident left staff shocked as police reviewed surveillance and searched for the suspect.
New Bedford Massachusetts Charles A Frates a county commissioner earning 4500 annually told the New Bedford Exchange Club that the job should be abolished saying county commissioners work about 100 hours a year and get good pay for doing nothing adding there is absolutely no need for county government
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