NLRB orders rehiring of gun carrying truckers
NLRB trial examiner ruled Roadway Express and the AFL Local 823 union bear joint responsibility for firing truckers Jess Cawthorn and Walter Buxton at Joplin Missouri after Buxton openly carried a gun for self defense with local police permission. The ruling calls for back pay and reinstatement, citing union pressure and improper motive.
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Washington
Teamsters
Joplin
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
Roadway Express, Inc
Ane
NLRB
Examiner
C. W. Whittemore
Whittemore
Jess E. Cawthorn
Walter C. Buxton
Cawthorn
Buxton
Miami
Cawthorn and
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Helpers of America
James Hoffa
The
International
Ray Kaylor
Floyd Webb
Pat Kennison
Four Family Members Die In Gasoline Explosion
SPENCER Tennessee A father Landon D Hale 49 mother Roshie 43 daughter Willie Simmons 27 and her son Landon 4 died in a gasoline explosion that destroyed their five room rural home near Spencer. Hale's brother Charles said the gasoline was for a family washing machine and was placed on the kitchen table. the blast followed almost immediately. Flames engulfed the frame house preventing rescue attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Tenn
Landon D. Hale
Roshie
Willie Simmons
Landon
Hale
Charles
Jap Cabinet Approves 1954 Budget in Tokyo
Tokyo reports the Japanese cabinet has approved and sent to Parliament a 2.776 billion dollar budget for the fiscal year starting April 1. It shows defense at about 381 million dollars, including Japan’s own forces and its share of American security assistance, the largest single item.
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Tokyo
Japan
Snow Save Woman In Three Story Fall
New York report says Minnie Turner 57 fell from a third floor window while leaning out for air. A snow bank cushioned the fall causing leg and back injuries but she survived. Authorities describe the incident as an accidental fall in heavy snowfall conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minnie Turner
Central Airlines asks study of merger with Pioneer Line
Washington January 15 UP Central Airlines petitions the Civil Aeronautics Board to examine advantages of a merger with Pioneer Airlines. The board also weighs Continental Braniff link options if Pioneer consolidation fails. Braniff backs studying Continental Braniff possibilities for cities where traffic justifies competition.
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Central Airlines
Pioneer Line
Washington
Upcentral Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pioneer Airlines
Pioneer
Continental Airlines
Continental
Braniff Airways
Central
Mer
Ger
Braniff
Continental - Braniff
Continental-Braniff
High School Dimes Campaign Starts
Lawton High launches the March of Dimes drive with a polio assembly. William C. Love and Dr. Charles Green spoke on the 1954 campaign. Allen Isbell outlined needs and next months vaccine testing program. DE plans and home room collection days set by Principal Hugh Bish.
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Lawton High School
William C. Love
Memorial Hospital
Charles Green
Allen Isbell
LHS
Lawton High
Rnbative Education Club
Hugh Bish
Doyle Parton
Oil Well Explosion Sends 2 To Hospital
An explosion and fire at an oil well near Mannford Oklahoma sent two men to hospital early today Gail C Culter 44 Tulsa head of Culter Drilling Co was hospitalized with second and third degree burns on his hands and face Jim Wardlow a driller from Dalton Oklahoma was taken to hospital with undetermined injuries A four man crew was bringing in the rig when a spark ignited gas and set the rig afire The other two crewmen escaped po pe
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannford
Okla
Here
Gail C. Culter
Tulsa
Culter Drilling Co
Ace
Jim Wardlow
Dilton
Fourteen New Buildings Planned for 1954 State Fair
Oklahoma State Fair manager C G Baker announced fourteen new buildings will be ready for the 1954 exposition. Grading and drainage are complete at the fair grounds and contracts will be let soon for the structures. Grandstand completion remains uncertain but is being pursued.
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Oklahoma City
C. G. Baker
Oklahoma
Turnpike Approval To Mean Business Boom In Oklahoma
Oklahoma city report says the turnpike extensions approved January 26 will bring a $150 million business boom, with about $90 million directed to Oklahoma labor for construction, grading, drainage, bridges, and related work. Phil McMullen of the Citizens Turnpike Association notes most labor is local and stresses toll roads require no new state taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Phil McMullen
Citizens Turnpike Association
Turner Turnpike
Mississippi
McMullen
Citizens Turnpike Group
A Free Roads Association
North Cold Weather Boosts Florida Tourist Trade headlines
Jacksonville Florida visitors rise as Florida sees stronger tourist activity due to cold weather in the North. Harold Colee executive vice president notes there were about 20 more thousand visitors in Florida last weekend than the same period a year ago.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
State Chamber of Commerce
Harold Colee
Crackdown on Parking Tickets in El Reno
El Reno Oklahoma January 15 Police Chief Lee Harvey said warrants will be issued Friday as part of a crackdown on sweeping parking violations. The announcement came as authorities intensify enforcement of ticketed offenses within the city limits.
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EL Reno
Okla
Lee Harvey
OU architecture library receives 28 rare Vitrulus editions
The University of Oklahoma architecture library in Norman received a gift of 28 rare editions of Vitrulus, the classical Roman architect. The collection, valued at an unspecified sum, was presented by Dr. and Mrs. O. S. Witt of Oklahoma City.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma Architecture Library
Vitrulus
O. S. Witt
Oklahoma City
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Walt
Monarch Pass
Colorado
Continental Divide
Indianapolis Speedway
Houston
North
Zale
America
Orqal Diamond Retail
Pho
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Realtors
Lawton
Edwards & Edwards
Fort Sill Blvd
Bernell Gilbert
Mgr
Lawton’s
Prescription Center
Ferris
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