Ven Men In Race For Congressmen At Large
A field of candidates for the Texas at large congressional seat includes Dies of Lufkin Ham of Houston Edwin C Ni San Antonio and John Lee Smith of Lubbock. Dies, a longtime figure from the Un American Activities Committee era, leads in name recognition while Smith criticizes the Truman administration and pushes conservatism. Other contenders including Hamburger Nimitz Petry Selman Dickson outline stances on tidelands government economy defense and states rights in a bid to replace the seat slated for abolition next year.
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Texas
Dies
Lufkin
Phil Ham
Houston
Edwin
San Antonio
John’ Lee Smith
Lubbock
Un-American Activities Committee
Smith
Tidelands
South
Truman
Hamburger
Washington
League of Texas Municipalities
Nimitz
Texas House of Representatives
Petry
Lions International
Selman
Crockett
Dickson
U. S. Supreme Court
National Council of State Governors
August Texas Oil Allowable Boosted
Texas Railroad Commission boosted August oil allowable to 2,924,306 barrels daily an increase of 187,392 over the prior level. The move ends five months of declines, raises producing days state wide from 18 to 20, and covers fields including East Texas Panhandle Pickton Hawkins Millican and Fort Chadbourne with varied day limits. Purchasers’ nominations aim toward a peak above 3,150,000 barrels daily reached in March.
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Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
East Texas
Pantex
Pickton
Hawkins
Millican
West Texas
Phillips Petroleum Co
Oldsmith
Fort Chadbourne
Weevil Plague Is Worst In History Of Cotton Farming
Edinburg July 18 The Rio Grande valley faces its worst boll weevil infestation on record. Ginners estimate 125 000 to 150 000 bales lost with total crop near 300 000 bales. Early hopes of near one million planted acres and 4 bale per acre collapsed after spring drought. Farmers report spending 15 to 28 dollars per acre on insecticides as control measures are urged for the next three weeks.
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Edinburg
Rio Grande Valley
Wallace
W. J. Williams
McAten
Williams
Andy White
Hidalgo
Cameron
Will
Far East Navy Adequate for Calculated Risk
In Tokyo, U S naval forces in the Far East are deemed adequate to take a calculated risk short of all out war by Admiral Fechteler, while U S air raids on Korean targets claim destruction or damage to about 1 000 Communist installations. Reports also note a Philadelphia chemical illness wave, Air Force scrutiny of flying saucer reports, a Los Angeles divorce, a mass transpacific jet flight proof, Canadian germ warfare warning, and a Fremont coin toss election for a city council seat.
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Far East Navy
Tokyo
im—Adm
William M. Fechteler
U.S. Navy
U. S
Far East
U.S. Air Force
Pyongyang
Sariwon
Hwangju
Yokota Afb
Japan
United States Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Tuuer Air Base
Albany
Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Korea
Russia
Igor Gouzenko
Kremlin
Gouzenko
United Press
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Conerete Financial Protection
DIAL
Robert
T Baker
Westinghouse
Pall
Dishwathat
Philadelphia
Port Richmond
Air Force
Los. Angeles
Jacquelyn Austin
Fremont
Neb
Kenneth Kimble
Imble
R. C. Harriss
Cati Olson
The
Mississippi
West
Rockies
Baytown
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