Texas City's Smelter Open Another Year
The House Banking committee unanimously approved a Senate-passed plan to keep the Texas City tin smelter operating at least until June 30, 1958. The measure allows for investigation on leasing or selling to private enterprise and notes output may not be frozen into the stockpile if new government agreements are reached.
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House Banking Committee
Congressional
Texas City
Tex
Banking Committee
Jesse P. Wolcott
R-Mich
House
Wolcott
United States
Bolivia
Oil Production Up 32850 Barrels Weekly Rise Report
Tulsa reports oil production rose by 32850 barrels daily for the week ending June 12 as the Oil and Gas Journal notes U S output at 6469100 barrels daily The gain led by Texas 24425 while Michigan saw a decline of 4100 and other states posted mixed changes Willow Run airport near Detroit is the sole commercial field run by the University of Michigan which acquired it from the government after World War II as surplus property.
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Tulsa
Oil and Gas Journal
Industry Magazine
U.S
Texas
the Journal
Oklahoma
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Louisiana
New Mexico
Eastern Fields
Florida
Indiana
Michigan
Kansas
Kentucky
Mississippi
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Nebraska
Utah
Wyoming
North Dakota
Willow Rum
Detroit
The
University of Michigan
Killer Gets Reprieve
Gov. Allan Shivers granted a 90 day extension of reprieve to Mrs. Rebecca Doswell, life sentenced for shooting her husband in Dallas in 1951. Her prior 60 day emergency reprieve was to allow surgery unavailable in prison. Her condition was described as serious.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Rebecca Doswell
Dallas
Doswell
Polio Rate On Increase In Houston Area
Houston and Harris county polio cases rise well above last year figures. The City Health Department reports three new cases, boosting Houston to 71, county to 24, and non-residents to 15. Three deaths have occurred in 1954 by mid June, up from one by mid June last year.
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Houston
Harris County
City Health Department
Salesmanship and Credit Pace U S Economy Says Economist
Economist Edwin G. Nourse told the Illinois Bankers Association that aggressive salesmanship combined with prudent credit policy can sustain high business volume. He urged avoiding overcaution in extending credit, noting the public’s demand for goods is strong though many purchases are postponed. He emphasized salesmen should create desire to buy now.
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Chicago
Edwin G. Nourse
Nourse
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Illinois Bankers’ Association
Fom
Loving Thief and Storm Flood Galveston
Leonard A. Rollins doubts the two gunmen who robbed his service station of $10 and said I like you as they left. The bandits did not leave a nickel for police. Galveston, Texas was inundated by floodwaters from a hurricane arrival.
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Houston
Leonard A. Rollins
Rollins
Alcoholism Threat Up Says Doctor Ivy at Institute
Dr. Andrew C. Ivy, head at the University of Illinois, warned at the Institute of Scientific Studies that alcoholism is a fast growing danger in the United States. He cited seven million adults as heavy or addictive drinkers, rising 250,000 yearly, and urged total abstinence as the only solution.
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Loma Linda
Cali
Andrew C. Ivy
Department of
University of Illinois
Ivy
Institute of Scientific Studies
America
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