Dollars and Doughboys and the 1919 Red Summer
Deteriorating Southern conditions and a wartime labor shortage spurred a Black Exodus northward as Harlem became emblematic of ghettoization. Despite 367,000 Black soldiers in WWI and elite units like the 369th Hell Fighters, postwar backlash included lynchings, riots, and renewed discrimination. In Detroit Washington Chicago Tulsa Longview white resistance met Black demand for change.
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South
North
America
Marine Corps
Air Service
Navy
369Th Infantry
Hell Fighters
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
Tulsa
Longview
Tex
Fire mystery research at Humble proves high energy questions linger
Dr Franklin J Wright, chemist at Humble Oil and Refining Co research lab in Linden, outlines ongoing combustion studies. The tiny reactor burns 1000 pounds of fuel an hour to probe flame ions and ignition limits, while Wright and Longwell push toward cleaner, more efficient combustion and possible electricity-controlled flames.
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Wright
Hamie
Colonial Williamsburg
Combustion’ Institute
Longwell
Ane
Gilbert
Queen Elizabeth's
John P. Longwall
Central Basic Research Laboratory
Prague Liberalization Deepens European Communist Split
The Czechoslovak liberalization sparks a widening rift in European communism as Soviet led states and allies demand a reversal while Prague presses on with reform. Tito and Ceaușescu reportedly visit Prague to show support, while Rochet and Italian communists head there as Moscow faction presses for restraint. The Prague government insists reform continues with popular backing.
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Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Prague
Belgrade
Tito
Stalin
Nicolae Ceausescu
Kremlin
Waldeck Rochet
Rochet
Moscow
Warsaw
East Germany
Poland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Administrative Bass At Refinery Wins Promotion
P E Kuhl, administrative manager of Humble Oil and Refining Co s Headquarters Refining Department, retires after 72 years with the company and affiliates. Kuhl will be succeeded by Cc K Roberts, administrative manager at Humble s Baytown Refinery. Roberts holds BBA LLB LLM degrees from the University of Texas and joined Humble in 1954 as an attorney. He has served in multiple Law Department roles including a stint in New York handling work for Hayway and Bayonne refineries before returning to Houston in 1965 then transferring to Baytown in 1967.
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Houston
P. E. Kuhl
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Cc. K. Roberts
Humble
Baytown
Kuhl
Freedom
University of Pittsburgh
Baltimore
New York
New Jersey
Tyler
Roberts
University of Texas
Hayway
Bayonne
Law Department
Reagan Fete In Amarillo Honors Salon
Reagan appearance at Amarillo fund raising dinner for Rep. Bob Price draws 3,000 to 4,000 attendees, with California Gov. Ronald Reagan as the star. Delegates from Texas and neighboring states attend, security tight, and proceeds aid local campaign costs.
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Amarillo
Tex
Panhandle
California
Ronald Reagan
Jim Campbell
Pampa
GOP
Bob Price
R-Tex
Jim W_ Keith
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Reagan
Campbell
Tri- State Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
South
Texas
Richard Nixon
Associated Press
Price
Dallas
Houston
Amarito Air Terminal
Southwest
Wes Izzard
Amavo Daily News
Washington
John Tower
George Bush
Hank Grover
Ike Harris
Albert Fay
Paul Eggers
Peter O’deonnell Jr
Daas
E. G. Shuhart I
Dalhart
Frank Crowley Dallas
U.S
Humble Oil Develops Computer Monitors Field Output
Humble Oil and Refining Co announced a computerized system to monitor and control oil field production. The first installation in the Friendswood Field, southeast of Houston, begins operations in September to test data gathering and control functions across wells, separators, and treating levels. If successful, the system promises significant economic benefits by speeding data analysis and enabling faster production decisions.
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Houston
Humble Oil and ‘Refining: Co
Friendswood Field
Miles
Humble
Friendswood
Jomce
Ireo
Did You Know Facts on Mammals and Stars
A trivia style note states that only two mammal groups duckbills and spiny anteaters hatch from eggs while all other mammals are born live. It also mentions over 10 billion stars in the Milky Way and the sun’s diameter about 865000 miles.
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Ezes
Milky Way
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W.E.B. DuBois
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Lavoisier
Volta
Czech
Dubcek
John R. Browder
George N. Browder
la Porte
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
la Porta High School
Lee College
Refinery
Sun
Humble ‘Brain
Indianapolis
Georgia Cravey
Georgia
the Post
Town House Furniture
N. Hwy
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