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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1961
Page
3
An ex executive left a small firm with oil maps it planned to sell, triggering a bootleg map operation plaguing Texas. Police say three men were arrested as maps circulated widely, with potential profits in the millions and a web of leases and drilling tied to Houston and AlpaiLas.
A Houston grand jury probes oil map theft tied to a congressman’s aide and a divorce settlement. Investigators reveal maps copied from seismograph surveys are big, costly assets. bootlegged copies fetch up to 300000 dollars, fueling a broader industry problem.
The listing outlines a dense schedule of shows across CBS NBC and local independents with programs like Whirlybirds, Wyatt Earp, Stagecoach West, Playhouse 90, News and Weather segments, and late night Talk/News. It notes multiple time slots from early evening through midnight including sports, dramas, comedies, and news bulletins.
The government estimates U S cotton usage in the year ending Aug 1 will reach 14.8 million bales, compared with 14.3 million average over the past five years. This usage will trim reserve and surplus by about 400,000 bales to an estimated 7.2 million on Aug 1, roughly half 1936 levels. Domestic consumption is placed at 8.2 million bales and exports at 6.6 million bales.
Radio station KWBA lists an evening program slate with Bobby Wolf News Weather at 4 09 and 4 35, Paul Harvey at 5 00, late weather and sports segments, Winston Moore reporting, and sign off by Chuck Evans Jerry Jackson Thompson fishing and world news. Also noon news with Larry Parks and weather on the quarter.
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