Colonial workers await strike. More than 100 employees of Colonial Baking Company in Springfield could go on strike as early as today. The Bakery, Confectionery Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local 235 will honor pickets set up by Fort Payne, Ala. Employees of St. Louis-based The Earthgrains Company, which owns Colonial. Local 235 is in negotiations to approve a contract with the company here. The existing contract calls for local workers to honor pickets with other union members on strike against the company.
Overtime pay is a prime point of contention in the negotiations.
Page 8A. Joplin travelers fall short for airline. Three months after Ozark Airlines began offering flights to and from Joplin, the number of passengers travelling there is lower than expected. The airline offers two flights per day from Joplin to Dallas and one flight from Joplin to Chicago.