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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1956

Page

8

Woman Ends 9 Week Strike for Better Pay and Conditions

A lone worker, Dolores Mann secretary of USW Local 2227, ends a nine week strike at the Irwin Works US Steel plant after an eight hour negotiation with Office Employes Local B. Terms of the agreement remain undisclosed. Mann sought higher pay, more holidays, improved hours, and other benefits, declining to state a dollar value.

United Steelworkers Union Dolores Mann USW Irwin Works U.S. Steel Corp Miss Mann Stace Sally Doughty

Bob Hope to tour Alaska for 15th GI Christmas trip

Hollywood legend Bob Hope plans a Christmas tour of seven Air Force bases in Alaska, aiming to return home by Dec 25 if weather allows. He travels with a 200 member troupe, will film a Dec 28 NBC show in Anchorage, and brings wholesome guest stars Peggy King Ginger Rogers and Carol Morris.

Hollywood Bob Hope Alaska Holly San Fernando Valley Mickey Mantle Peggy King Ginger Rogers Carol Morris Purdue University Lafayette Ind Hope Air Force Anchorage Gis Germany Greenland Anita Ekberg Fox Jean Harlow Adele Rogers St. John Jayne Mansfield Marilyn Monroe Thailand West Spain Oscar Greece England New York City

Ministers urge UN action over racism against Jews in Egypt

Thirty-three Christian ministers sign an open letter to President Eisenhower urging a United Nations resolution condemning what they call the recurrence and sharpening of racism against Jews in Egypt.

New York Eisenhower United Nations Egypt

Elvis and Vallee share backstage nerves and fame

Hollywood gossip notes Rudy Vallee recalling his early stage crisis and shyness, comparing himself with Elvis Presley as both use stage presence to mask insecurity. The column rounds up current stars Linda Christian, Harold Lloyd, Liz Taylor, and Paula Strasberg with brief career tidbits and film notes.

Hollywood Nea Elvis Presley Rudy Vallee Rudy Elvis Boston Pennsylvania Statler Edmund Purdomi Linda Christian Purdom Ty Power Linda

Television Slate Tuesday Listings by Local Stations

Local TV guide lists show schedules for KOSA KMID KCBBC KCBED and KBED stations. Programs span classics and late night including Tin Man Spinoffs Sports News Weather and cartoons with names like Sammy Stamford Dick and Jane Wyman and Bob Crosby among others. The logs caution station responsibility for accuracy.

Sien Permian Theater Sammy Stamford Femiranis PO Wo—Qui Aliss Brooks Bob Crosby O—Brichter Stan Dyer Gene Autrey Doug Edwards KMID TVV Jane Wyman Dr. Christian

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