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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1954
Page
9
New York consumers are forecast to find a brighter year ahead with easier job prospects higher wages and shorter work weeks. Inflation should stay muted and bargains abundant as inventories normalize and demand stabilizes. Tax cuts also boost take home pay while rising dividends and pensions bolster income amid steady prices.
Beverly Hills declares trial date for actress Marie McDonald on misdemeanor hit and run charges. She asked for a jury trial. judge granted it after her attorney presented a physician affidavit stating a long standing active duodenal ulcer and a neuro muscular condition. McDonald was arrested June 21 after an auto accident and claimed to have taken tablets prescribed by a physician.
The National Geographic Society reports that placing a bar of soap in a crater can trigger geyser eruptions for visitors. Soap reduces surface tension, causing the geyser to surface and erupt, providing a dramatic display for onlookers.
Laredo Texas faced its worst flood threat as the Rio Grande neared 60 feet. About 1 000 people in 400 families evacuated to shelters or relatives while authorities, police, the military and Red Cross coordinated relief. Most residents stayed calm and prepared for possible river rises.
A corporation hearing is scheduled for July 30 to fix cotton ginning rates for the 1954 55 season. The Oklahoma Cotton Ginners Association asks no change in rates for picked cotton but may seek changes in rates for bagging and ties, picked snapped or boiled cotton before January 15. After January 15 the rate rose to 75 cents per 100 pounds. Bagging and ties rates are set at 3.30 per pattern.
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