Humble Produces Under Runways at Corpus Christi Naval Base
Humble Oil and Refining drills about 30 wells beneath Corpus Christi Naval Station from 1963 to 1964 using directional drilling. The program aimed to access oil below runways while meeting strict safety and flight-area restrictions. The deepest well extends under three runways to 6,765 feet below the taxi strip.
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Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
Humble Oil Refining Company
Corpus Christi Naval Station
Flour Bluff
East Flour Bluff
Cayo del Oso
Humble
Navy
DPS Aims to Cut Forty-Seven Holiday Traffic Deaths
The Texas Department of Public Safety plans the Deathwatch effort from December 23 to 26 with 150 extra patrols to prevent 47 predicted traffic deaths. Partners include the Texas Safety Association and Texas Highway Department, plus media campaigns and radio announcements to urge safer driving during the Christmas weekend.
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DPS
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Cel. Homer Garrison, Jr
Garrison
Uniformed Services
Austin
Texas Safety Association
Texas Highway Department
The
Texas Association of Broadcasters
Southern Baptist Radio and Television Co
Texas Motor Transportation Association
Council of Safety Supervisors
Transform an old floor trunk into a low table or seat
An old floor trunk can serve as extra seating or a coffee table when dressed with a colorful cotton slipcover. Add ball fringe or cotton braid trim around the top and bottom edges for a finished look.
Viet Nam Pilots Turn to Instruction at Cannon Base
Cannon pilots bring combat experience from Vietnam to mentor student flyers in the Replacement Training Unit. Captain Carl Young describes the cockpit as his office a cramped steel chair amid gauges and warnings with little comfort or contact, yet he emphasizes dedicated service and lack of breaks or glamor.
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Viet Nam
Carl Young
Vietnam
Picture Show Offers Free Christmas Screening
The theatre manager Woody Neilsen says a free Christmas picture show for Andrews children is set for 10 a.m. Saturday as the theatre’s gift to local youngsters. He adds daily matinees at 1 45 p m from Wednesday through the Christmas holidays.
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Woody Neilsen
Andrews
Neilsen
Forecast for Weatherman Amid Data Driven Forecast Shift
The article traces the evolution of weather forecasting from early intuition to numerical methods. It notes L F Richardson's 1922 attempt, the rise of computers and satellites, and the need for global data to improve accuracy. It explains forecasts as probabilities and urges adaptation to percent chances.
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J. Bronowski
L. F. Richardson
Richardson
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E&m
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Petii
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