Although 55 men have been prevented from continuing their ERA work in Bellingham, these five women were kept on the job by Edwin F. Tuttle, whose appointment as local administrator has resulted in a deadlock between the town selectmen and State Administrator Rotch.

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A newsboy shouts out the sad news to part of the thousands of home-bound commuters in the South Station area of Boston tonight, when workers of the Metropolitan Transit Authority went out on strike without warning at 5pm EDT this evening (Aug. 22), as workers in downtown stores and offices were headed home. The walkout followed the suspension of one workman to do an overtime trick.

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Although 55 men have been prevented from continuing their ERA work in Bellingham, these five women were kept on the job by Edwin F. Tuttle, whose appointment as local administrator has resulted in a deadlock between the town selectmen and State Administrator Rotch.

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