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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1955

Page

3

CIO Pickets 18 Harvester Plants Across Six States

CIO United Auto Workers set up picket lines at 18 International Harvester plants across six states as 40,000 workers strike over a new contract. Sessions continued into the night. walkouts began Friday and spread to nearly all plants by midnight. Proposals include a 26 week layoff pay plan and wage changes. union seeks union shop and end to pay differentials. Plants affected span Illinois, Indiana, California, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky.

Chicago CIO United Auto International Harvester Co Harvester William J. Reilly Leonard Woodcock UAW International Rock Island Canton Rock Falls East Moline Illinois Indianapolis Fort Wayne Richmond Evansville Indiana Stockton Emoryville California East Springfield Springfield Ohio Memphis Tenn Louisville, Ky

Canadian Chief Breaks His Ankle on Fishing Trip

Prime Minister Louis St Laurent, 73, is nursing a broken ankle after a fall during a fishing trip in northeastern Quebec. A cast was applied at Rivière-du-Loup following a Saturday accident at Knob Lake, about 800 miles northeast of Quebec City.

Ottawa Louis St.Laurent Quebec St.Laurent Riviere du Loup Que Knob Lake Quebec City

Women Demand Public Bath Attendants Be Replaced

Japanese women protest the scrub boy system in 19 000 public baths. 38 000 men work in both sections and scrub naked bathers. Letters to editors claim reforms while bath attendants defend the job as essential and unexciting. Officials say they will review the complaints.

Tokyo Japan

Mississippi primary roars to the finish

Mississippi's Democratic runoff for governor ends with about 400000 voters selecting between Atty Gen J P Coleman and Paul Johnson. Coleman and Johnson, ages 41 and 39, run a sharp campaign amid gambling controversy and debates over segregation loyalty.

Jackson, Miss Mississippi Atty J. P. Coleman Paul Johnson Hugh White Coleman Johnson Hattiesburg Meridian Yazoo City Jackson

JAP Diet Delegation Leaves for Russia Visit

Thirty eight members of Japan's Diet departed via Hong Kong and Peiping for a three day stay in Peiping before flying to Moscow on August 29. The group is led by Rep Tokutaro Kita mura of Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama's Democratic party.

Tokyo Japan Diet Russia Hong Kong Peiping Tokutaro Kitamura Ichiro Hatoyama Democratic Party Moscow

Robbery Attempt At Bank Ended By Teller

Police report a robbery attempt at the Second National Bank of Ashland in which teller Gay Price confronted a gunman at his window. The intruder demanded money, but Price warned him off after recognizing a fake pistol. The assailant fled.

Gay Price Clarence James Price Second National Bank of Ashland James

Missing Pilot Found Dead In Wreckage

FRANKFURT Germany UP The pilot of a US Army light plane was found dead Tuesday in the wreckage 35 miles east of Frankfurt after a 72 plane search from Frankfurt to the Iron Curtain. The pilot was pinned in the wreckage and the body will be identified to relatives. The discovery ended a 42 hour air and ground search.

Frankfurt Germany Iron Curtain

Get Pep With Ostrex Toni Tablets For Iron Boost

Advertisement urges husbands and wives to try Ostrex Toni Tablets to regain vitality after 40. Claims iron content and vitamin supplements renew energy, with a small 50 cent sample offer. Available at all druggists.

Bank teller tells bandit to scram in Ashland hold up

In Ashland Kentucky a bank teller faced a would be robber with a toy pistol and ordered him to scram. The would be thief fled through a side door and disappeared as police pursued.

Bandit Ashland

Tibetan Aristocrats Hide Hands With Silk Sleeves Says National Geographic Society

Tibetan elites wear extended silk sleeves to conceal their fingers to indicate their hands are not their livelihood, a claim attributed to the National Geographic Society.

The National Geographic Society

No surgery needed piles relief at home

A new stainless Pazo compound claims to treat piles at home without surgery. Doctor tests report instant relief for internal and external discomfort. It combines six medically proven ingredients and is touted as offering quick, lasting comfort for long sufferers.

Wonderful Triolyte Offers Instant Pain Relief

An advertisement touts Triolyte as a remarkable anesthetic agent that stops pain and itching instantly. It claims the medication then reduces swelling and promotes healing. It mentions new stainless Pazo and available suppositories or ointment at druggists.

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