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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1956

Page

12

Feuds Roil AFL-CIO Winter Meeting in Miami Beach

At a seashore winter gathering in Miami Beach a series of quarrels erupted among AFL-CIO leaders two months after the merger. Walter Reuther and the UAW clash with building trades over jurisdiction in a Packard-Studebaker plant jet parts project. Trade unions dispute who should handle hurried work and how joint organizing funds are spent, delaying cross union plans.

Afl-Cio Consolidated Labor Movement Executive Council Walter Reuther CIO United Auto Workers Building Trades AFL Packard - Studebaker Corp Detroit Reuther UAW AFL Building Trades Building Trades Union

Ex UN Secretary's Daughter Secretly Wed in Virginia

Trygve Lie’s daughter Guri and William Zeckendorf Jr married secretly in Winchester Virginia on Saturday to save time. The couple, both 27, are visiting Zeckendorf’s father head of Webb & Knapp in New York. Guri’s parents live in Norway. Irv Kolodin is her stepfather.

Virginia Greenwich Conn Trygve Lie Guri William Zeckendorf Jr Winchester New York Webb & Knapp Zeckendorf Norway Irving Kolodin United Nations

Dad Finds Wife and Three Children Dead in Ulster County

Robert Tattersall found his wife Alma 28 and children Robert Jr. 3 Alma 5 and Veronica 8 shot in their Gardiner New York home. Alma Tattersall reportedly killed the children then herself with a .22 rifle. District Attorney Howard St John said no mental illness history or despondency was evident. Tattersall, 34, discovered the bodies after returning from work about 1 pm.

Tattersalls Tattersall Town Street Department

Walter Warns Japan Listens to Soviet Union

Rep. Francis E. Walter travels to Tokyo to study immigration and warns Japan that the Soviet Union is using charm and treaty talks to gain influence. He notes trade shifts before recognition and reports cautious measures against infiltration via Hong Kong.

Tokyo Francis E. Walter D-Pa Soviet Union Walter House Un-American Activities and Judiciary Committees Immigration Subcommittee Imperial Hotel Pennsylvania Democrat United Press Russia Japan London United States Hong Kong Free World Crown Colony

Expecting Alley Cat Wins Show in Memphis

Georgette a former tomcat now a mother to kittens swept the Memphis and Midsouth Cat Fanciers' Championship Show. She claimed best of color, best of all breeds, and two championships in the working cat division while also winning two first prizes. In the maze test she captured four mice in a minute 48 seconds, undisturbed by the crowd at Memphis Publishing Co. where she works catching pests.

Memphis Georgette George Memphis Publishing Co

Passenger cars account for most U.S. vehicle miles

The majority of miles traveled by motor vehicles in the United States are by passenger cars, comprising over eighty percent of total vehicle mileage, highlighting the central role of cars in daily transport.

The United States

Post Office Scare Triggers Work Stoppage in Boston

A humming sound in a parcel post sack prompted traffic rerouting and a work stoppage by about 300 Boston post office employees for over an hour. The sack, moved outdoors on a hand truck amid bags of wool, was investigated by Detective Earl L. Laird.

Boston Earl L. Laird The

Boy 8 Joins Accordion School At Music Co

William Hardy age eight son of Mr and Mrs William F Hardy 1605 Kingsbury enrolls in the accordion school at Hardy Suggs Music Co Enroll your child if aged seven to eleven ten week course accordion and music rent free Adv

William Hardy William F. Hardy Kingsbury Hardy Suggs Music Co

Police ballistics squad finds battery powered fire alarm device

Police ballistics squad opened a bag and found a harmless battery operated fire alarm apparatus. Laird stated the device apparently short circuited.

Police Ballistics Laird

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