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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1955
Page
13
A day camp activity for rainy days centers on simple shop work. With basic tools and inexpensive materials, boys can craft bird houses, paint them, and mount the finished pieces 5 to 10 feet high. Cracks are acceptable to wrens.
Illinois peach crop hit by a late cold snap with 1955 yield projected at 83,000 bushels, about 7 percent of 1954 and the smallest in 20 years per state federal crop reporting service. The same report notes the Woman's Christian Temperance Union urged President Eisenhower to seek a no drink policy at the Geneva Big Four conference.
Nine burlesque performers led by Jennie The Bazoom Girl Lee threaten a cover up strike in Los Angeles to demand higher takeoff pay and better working conditions. They cite a weekly $85 wage, noting New York clubs pay about $125, and plan a petition to AGWA.
Moscow radio said Russia will give Communist North Vietnam 400 million rubles to boost living standards and rehabilitate its economy. The broadcast also noted the ruble is valued at four rubles per American dollar in foreign exchange.
The House passed a bill allowing the Marine Corps to appoint five lieutenant generals in peacetime, up from the current limit of two, sending the measure to the Senate for consideration.
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