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October 6, 1955

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Headlines from October 6, 1955

GUNFIRE WOUNDS 8 IN STRIKE BATTLE; Union Men and Nonstrikers Clash in Indiana Plant -- Guardsmen Move In

By the Associated Press

strikers and non-strikers fight pitched gun battle as 5,000 UAW demonstrators protest firing of 35 foundry workers, New Castle, Ind, plant; 8 wounded, 3 inside plant; house set on fire; state police evacuate plant, seize guns and munition from both sides; Lt Gov Handley, UAW internatl repr Kucela s to crowd; Handley orders Natl Guard to remain at Muncie Armory; Gov Craig, vacationing in Fla, countermands order, directs Guard to stop all work and picketing at foundry; UAW regional dir Berndt charges pistol permits issued 'promiscuously to strikebreakers,' demands probe; map

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Tony Dungy

1955Tony Dungy, American football player and coach[†]

Anthony Kevin Dungy is an American former professional football safety and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts. His teams became perennial postseason contenders under his leadership, missing the playoffs only twice with Tampa Bay. He led the Colts to victory in Super Bowl XLI, making him the first African American head coach to win the Super Bowl.

Historical Context for October 6, 1955

In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]