Executive says small business can survive in U S oil industry
Jack Vickers Jr of Vickers Petroleum argues a family owned firm can thrive amid giants. The Wichita based company, now in the 30 million annual class, runs petrochemical refining and 800 service stations across six Midwest and southwest states. The founder Jack Vickers Sr. started with a $5,000 lease and built a family empire of eight children.
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U.S
Hal Boyle
NEW York
Jack Vickers Jr
Vickers
Vickers Petroleum Co., Inc
Wichita
Kan
Petro
Midwest
Jack Vickers Sr
Young Jack
Jack Jr
University of Oklahoma
Snapshot Syndrome and Poverty Trends in America
New York AP reports economists describe the snapshot syndrome as a narrow, black and white view of society focusing on recent problems without context. Commerce data show poverty declined from 1959 to 1966 but remains high among Negro families. The piece also profiles the Vickers family business empire, noting multi-generational control and the mother Helen Vickers Springer’s firm influence.
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New York
Eisenhower
Washington
Commerce Department
America
Killer's Bullet Shows New Type of Women in American Life
The article profiles widows who became national figures after high profile assassinations. It highlights Myrlie Evers, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Coretta Scott King, noting their public roles, personal losses, and efforts to sustain their husbands’ causes. It cites Medgar Evers, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. as pivotal events shaping this “Widow of Violence” archetype.
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New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Ethel
Medgar Evers
Jackson, Miss
Myrlie
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Tex
Jacqueline
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
Jack Ruby
Oswald
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis, Tenn
Coretta
Medgar
First American presidential election held January seventh
The article notes the first American presidential election occurred on January 7, 1789. It mentions George Washington as the pivotal figure and marks a foundational moment in U.S. democracy. The piece emphasizes turnout and the establishment of the Electoral College process.
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Frank Mankeiwicz
Sen
Ken
Nedy
Good Samaritan Hospital
California
Jack
Helen Vickers Springer
Jean Sprain Wilson
Associated Press
Living
NAACP
Mrs. Evers
Mrs. Kennedy
White House
Georgetown
Austin
Woolworth’s
Elizabeth Hartley
ST. SW
DIAL
Myo
Gamble-Skogmo, Inc
Tempo Home Care Center
Caulkin
Steel Utility Building
Sakrete
al Fortres
Stered Trad
Smartee
Woolworths
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