Olin Culberson New Chairman Of Oil Gas Panel
Olin Culberson was elected chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission for two years succeeding William J. Murray Jr. The commission kept January oil production at 2,536,946 barrels and discussed gas-oil ratio rules for nonfield areas. Culberson urged bolstering national oil reserves as storage capacity remains underused.
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Capitol
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
Olin Culberson
Culberson
William J. Murray Jr
United States Bureau of Mines
Blind Man Saved Lifesaver Recalls 1915 Freight Train Crash
In Minneapolis a limping man aids a blind stranger, who reveals he once saved the lifer of Frank I. De Lange, a Minneapolis brakeman, after a 1915 freight train accident near McIntosh South Dakota. De Lange, blinded in 1941, recalls the reunion.
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Frank I. de Lange
Minneapolis
Verne
de Lange
Houk
South Dakota
McIntosh
Mobridge
Houke
E Lange
Oscar Collazo Trial Set for Feb. 19
Oscar Collazo was ordered to stand trial for his life on February 19 for the November 1 assassination attempt on President Truman. Judge Matthew F. McGuire scheduled January 3 for arguments on defense motions challenging the indictment. Collazo faces murder of Private Leslie Coffelt and attempted house breaking with intent to murder the president. Griselio Torresola was wounded in the Blair House gun battle with White House guards.
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Washington
Oscar Collazo
Truman
Federal
Matthew F. McGuire
McGuire
Collazo
Leslie Coffelt
United States
Mexican Troops Withdraw From Rail Stations After Wildcat Strike
Telegraphers displaced by the army began returning to work on Thursday as military forces pulled back from railroad offices. San Luis Potosi alone held out, with leaders promised discharge and compensation for idle time. the strike was to press for damages for contract violations.
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Mexico City
San Luis Potosi
Step Up In Cotton Acreage Calls For Step Up
Texas farmers were urged by the statewide cotton committee to grow all the cotton they can to aid the defense effort. Burris C. Jackson of Hillsboro, committee chairman, said cotton is a critical war material and that demand will be heavy for military and civilian use.
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Dallas
Texas
Burris C. Jackson
Hillsboro
Senator Malone presses hard on Korea policy and aid cuts
Senator Malone of Nevada urged the United States to warn Russia that Europe would trigger an aerial response and to withhold further aid to foreign nations. He proposed UN action on Chinese Nationalist forces, arming them for a prolonged Korea China campaign or abandoning the region.
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Malone
R-Nev
United States
Russia
Europe
Senate
United Nations
Asia
Sealed Mail Secrecy In Post Office Custody
Sealed mail in the custody of the Post Office Department is accorded absolute secrecy.
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Post Office Department
Dewey Calls for All Out Mobilization Against Communism
Governor Thomas E. Dewey urged the nation to mobilize rapidly to counter Communist threat. He proposed universal national service for Americans over 17, an Army of 100 divisions, an Air Force of 80 groups, and immediate commissioning of Navy forces.
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Thomas EB. Dewey
New York County Lawyers Association
Dewey
Republican Party
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