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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1955

Page

5

Court will hear integration case in South Carolina

A three judge federal panel opens the Summerton school case in Clarendon County, weighing how to end segregation after the Supreme Court decree. The district, with 2,479 Negro and 297 white students last May, plans to close rather than desegregate, backed by the local white majority. The ruling could set a regional pattern in desegregation efforts.

Columbia S.C.P U.S. Supreme Court Threedge Summerton Clarendon County Virginia Texas Supreme Court

406 New Polio Cases Reported In Week

The Public Health Service reported 406 new polio cases last week, well below figures from prior years. Texas led with 76 new cases, followed by California with 43, as the week showed a 22 percent rise from the prior week and a drop from 1954 levels.

Washington Public Health Service Texas California

U S Marine Corps Founded at Tun Tavern

The U S Marine Corps was established on November 10 1775 at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by order of the Continental Congress, marking the birth of a new naval force.

U.S. Marine Corps Tun Tavern Philadelphia Continental Congress

Probers Study Talbott Engineering Interests

The Senate Investigation subcommittee will examine Air Force Secretary Harold E. Talbott's financial stake in a New York engineering firm led by Paul B. Mulligan. Lawmakers note the firm deals with government contracting, while Talbott says he earns no profit from it and that the relation poses no conflict with his duties. He previously disposed of conflicting holdings before confirmation in 1953.

Washington P Air Force Harold E. Talbott New York Senate Talbott Paul B. Mulligan Subcommittee The Chattanooga Times Senate Armed Services Committee

Rickenbacker Sees Great New Speed In Commercial Airliners

New York Eddie Rickenbacker head of Eastern Airlines said Thursday commercial planes will fly 1200 miles per hour within the foreseeable future. He predicted engines will become so efficient that air fares will drop to within everyone’s means.

New York Eddie Rickenbacker Eastern Airlines Rickenbacker

Fat Wallets Fuel Broad U.S. Business Boom

New York report shows personal income surpassing 301 billion annually for the first five months of the year, driven by higher employment longer weeks and wage gains. Retail sales rise as consumer debt grows and savings accumulate, boosting production across raw materials, factories, and construction sectors.

New York Department of Commerce Department

Unclear snippet notes rising totals over years

The text notes that while a year repeats in past trends, the overall total has continued to rise steadily over time. It references a persistent climb in the aggregate figure across successive periods.

Pickets Withdrawn From Atomic Plant

At Oak Ridge Tennessee the AFL carpenters ended a two week strike idling about 2000 workers at atomic installations. Construction operations resumed as unions accepted a 10 cent wage rise offered by six other crafts, but carpenters refused and did not return until July 6.

Oak Ridge Tenn AFL Knoxville Building Trades Council

Insurance at a Savings Claim by Leverett Agency

E. J. Leverett Agency promotes broad coverage with a catchy slogan We Insure Everything But the Hereafter and advertises policy options including Koehler Blog Php 7298 to attract customers

E. J. Leverett Koehler

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