Rubber Strike Talks Resume Amid Wage Equity Clash
Union says interplant wage inequities drive strikes at Tire & Rubber and Firestone plants. URW demands identical pay across all plants to prevent plant moves. Strikebound plants include Tire & Rubber with 23,000 workers and Firestone with 22,000 idle. Negotiations in Cleveland. Goodyear Aircraft workers vote to stay on job for now.
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URW
Eager
Tire & Rubber Co
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Cleveland
B. F. Goodrich, Co
Cincinnati
U. S. Rubber Co
New York
Goodyear Aircraft Corp
Rubber Workers
Goodyear Aircraft
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Area Men In Service Area Men In Service
Maj. Clark J. Penn head of Fort Hood headquarters commandant receives a new gold leaf from Maj. Gen. William S. Biddle. Penn, Mangum native and 10 year veteran, arrived at Fort Hood in 1952 after Korea service. He and wife Doris have two daughters in Walker Village. Sgt Earl Murphy and wife Edith reside at 1210 Kingsbury. Murphy is assigned to Fort Riley after army service in WWII and Korea.
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Clark J. Penn
William S. Biddle
Mangum
Maj. Penn
E. L. Penn
Fort Hood
Far East
245Th Tank Battalion
Korea
Doris
Walker Village
Earl Murphy
Edith
Kingsbury
Fort Riley
Kan
Murphy
W. H. Murphy
Quanah
Tex
Runaway Truck Plunges in Spain Killing Six
A passenger express sped downhill near Cordoba 15 miles south of the city, jumped the track, and killed six people with 37 injured, many seriously. Officials investigated the cause and identities of victims remain uncertain.
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Cordoba
Spain
Here
Greek Island Seeks Boost From Royal Cruise
Corfu welcomed a 12 day luxury cruise around its Ionian shores led by King Paul and Queen Frederika aboard the Agamemnon. Notables included Queen Juliana Ex King Mihai Grand Duchess Charlotte Ex King Umberto and royal family members while detectives and whiskey supplies accompanied the voyage. The visit aims to boost tourism and cultural ties with Greece as officials anticipate further foreign guest arrivals.
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Corfu
Greece
Ionian Sea
Naples
Isles
Prince Paul
Netherland
Juliana
Romania
Mihai
Charlotte
Luxembourg
Umberto
Italy
Marie
Jose
Switzerland
Athens
Paul
Dennis Typaldos
Rome Tolling Bells Mark De Gasperi Funeral Procession
Rome Church bells tolled as tens of thousands mourned Alcide De Gasperi, Italy's postwar premier, who died of a heart attack. A state funeral was held at Chiesa del Gesu before a procession to the Basilica of San Lorenzo. Pope Pius XII authorized the entombment as flags flew at half mast nationwide.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Italy
Chiesa del Gesu
Church of Jesus
San Lorenzo
Constantine
Pius XII
Sgt Frank Friday Meets Cop and Gets Tickets
Chicago August report covers Joe Friday known as Sgt Friday of Dragnet meeting Officer Jack Muller, Chicago police ticket writer. Muller shows two tickets on Webb car. Webb plans to pay fines Monday. Webb praises Muller and gifts him respect for fair policing amid recent suspension rumor.
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Chicago
Joe Friday
Sherlock Holmes
Jack Muller
Muller
Friday
Jack Webb
Webb
Sgt. Friday
Bailiwick
Soviet Drive Tightens Traffic Safety Campaign
Soviet authorities push a broad anti drink drive campaign and higher training standards for drivers. Police target drunken motorists and paper reports note arrests amid a months long push. Evening Moscow cites the Ministry of Automobile Transport and Highways as issuing tougher repair knowledge requirements for cars.
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Sele
Eigners
Evening Moscow
Ministry of Automobile Transport and Highways
Steer Hide Yields About Seven Percent of Live Weight
A 1,000 pound steer provides a hide weighing roughly 70 pounds, about seven per cent of the animal's live weight.
Ideals urged to curb Reds in Middle East by Monroney
Senator Monroney told the Hadassah convention that new ideals and UN leadership are needed to stop Soviet expansion. He warned against wholesale arming Arab states or Israel, saying only Western unity and UN efforts can secure peace in the Middle East. He called for expanded technical aid and jet programs.
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Monroney
United States
Hadassah
Women's Zionist Organization of America
Mae Baeak Ae
Aes
Szold
Middle East
Israel
Red Army
Russia
United Nations
America
Tulsa Mayor Urges Bond For Gilcrease Art Collection
Tulsa Mayor L C Clark asks voters to approve a 2 250 000 bond to keep the Gilcrease art collection in Tulsa. He says taxes rise only by a few small tickets annually and notes repayments come from Gilcrease East Texas oil returns. He warns Dallas interests may buy the museum if the bond fails.
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Tulsa
L. C. Clark
Gilcrease
Clark
East Texas
Dallas
Mom Still Serious After Beating in Birmingham
In Birmingham a young mother, Minnie Lou Pannell, remained in serious condition after a brutal home attack two days earlier. Roland Crenshaw, 19, a discharged lumberyard employee, is held without bond for assault with intent to murder, denying his role. An earlier AP report of rape was corrected by doctors.
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Birmingham
Ala
Minnie Lou Pannell
Roland Crenshaw
Parnell
Associated Press
Lawton County condemns illegal dumping on roads
Lawton area citizens are warned by the Board of County Commissioners that dumping garbage and refuse on county roads is illegal. The notice cites laws 1205 and 1206 of title 21 Oklahoma Statutes 1951 and warns that throwing or leaving trash on highways is a misdemeanor with penalties.
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Lawton
Board of County Commissioners
Alsa Public Service
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Mila Servien
Parker E. Costilow
the Saint Paul Companies General Insurance
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Archie L. Ramming
Hart Realty CO
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Bill Hart
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Roy B Hooper
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