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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1955

Page

3

Tulsa Bus Strike Looms Any Time

Tulsa faces a potential drivers strike as union leaders warn it could occur at any time the city’s bus system. The AFL MCEU says no hour has been set, with 188 drivers seeking a wage increase via a shorter week, contingent on fare hikes the city may not approve. City officials prepared jitney action if buses halt, as talks with TCL stalled.

Tulsa Okla C. E Chuck) Wilson AFL Motor Coach Employes Union Otto DeBate Unen C. T. Emory L. C. Clark Tcl-Mceu Clark

Gary Legion Feud Goes to Court in Oklahoma City

The dispute between Gov. Raymond Gary and the American Legion over control of the state War Veterans Commission will move to court on December 19. A demurrer seeks to dismiss a Legion suit against Norman appointee Woodrow W. Hardy after Gary fired Fred Frey and named Hardy without a new Legion recommendations list. Judges William Fogg, Glen Morris, and Fred Daugherty will hear the demurrer.

Oklahoma City Raymond Gary American Legion State War Veterans Commission Legion Woodrow W. Hardy Norman Hardy War Veterans Commission Gary Fred Frey Chickasha William Fogg Glen Morris Fred Daugherty

Mother Enters Leprosarium in Carville Louisiana

A Los Angeles mother of two voluntary seeks hospital care at the Marine Leprosarium in Carville. Dr. George M. Uhl says she is biologically negative and could not transmit leprosy. He notes she has been under health supervision for years and now seeks new treatments amid progressive crippling and numb areas.

Los Angeles Marine Leprosarium Carville George M. Uhl Health Department Dr. Uhl Uhl

Speeders Flagged by Indiana Sheriff in IMS Style

Sheriff deputies receive flags modeled on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to flag speeders. Sheriff Robert O Neal warns speeders they will be treated like race drivers but not winners in magistrate court.

Indianapolis Indianapolis Motor Speedway Robert O’neal

Bar Association Opens Convention in Oklahoma City

The 51st annual Oklahoma Bar Association convention opens with about 1500 attorneys expected. A panel on the free press and free trial features Ralph Sewell of the Oklahoma City Times Bruce Palmer KWTV George Bingaman Purcell and James D Simon of New Orleans. John Fields WKY TV will demo television reporting techniques. The night session includes Victor G Barnett Tulsa Tribune Truman Rucker Tulsa lawyer and Justice Albert C Hunt Oklahoma Supreme Court.

Victor G. Barnett The Tulsa Tribune Truman Rucker Tulsa Albert C. Hunt Oklahoma Supreme Court

One-Shot Polio Vaccination Program Considered

Washington polio leaders met to weigh a one-shot Salk vaccination plan to extend limited vaccine supply for millions of children in 1956. The group discussed reducing the current three-shot eight month schedule and will report to Surgeon General Scheele for a final decision or referral to the National Polio Advisory Committee.

Michael J. O’neill Washington Salk Jonas E. Salk National Foundation For Leonard A. Scheele Public Health Service Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

Adlai Crossed Picket Line To Get Plane

CHICAGO An AFL union official says Adlai E Stevenson and two aides crossed a one man picket line yesterday to board a United Airlines plane for New York at Midway Airport. Stevenson and aides reported they saw no pickets and were unaware of the strike. Stevenson, the 1952 Democratic nominee, is in New York to address the AFL-CIO unity convention tomorrow.

Chicago AFL United Air Lines Adlai E. Stevenson UAL New York Midway Airport David Landry Flight Engineers International Assn Midway Terminal Stevenson Patricia Milligan William McCormick Blair Jr Roger Tubby Afl-Cio

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