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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1955
Page
8
An unsigned cryptic postcard with the phrase Drop Dead was sent to Grand Island Nebraska police officer Willis. The note mentions a desire for Singapore and a British Commonwealth link, reflecting a confusing mix of international references.
Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks predicts 1956 first quarter capital spending will rise 12 percent above 1955 levels, with a six month move to a higher plane and optimism for the year. He urges restrained pricing and prudent inventory management to sustain prosperity. NAM President Henry G. Riter III warns AFL CIO merger risks freedom and prosperity, stressing equal application of laws and fear of concentrated power.
Los Angeles County cannot grant contractor Jerry Artukovich the extra $100,000 he forgot to include in a flood centre project estimate. An estimator's error listed rental equipment at 20,000 instead of 120,000, leaving the total bid at 1,089,935. Artukovich's request to adjust to 1,189,935 after award was rejected. He remains bound by the original bid and its 109,000 performance bond.
In Marysville California a four year old, Wesley Cisco, seized a shotgun from a closet and fired at his mother Cleo Cisco as she sat on a couch. The blast struck from about two feet away and Mrs. Cisco died at the hospital. Father Wilford Cisco rushed his wife to care after the shooting.
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