Oil and Gas Industry Faces Widespread Turmoil in 1950s
Washington reports show the oil and gas sector battling wage pressure, civil anti trust suits, and heavy congressional scrutiny. Independent producers fight imports and federal control, while unions and regulators press for bargaining and market restrictions amid surpluses and idle refineries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Justice Department
New York
Department
House
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Richfield Oil Corp
Los Angeles
AFL Teamsters Union
U.S
100 Pounder 67 Nemesis Of Burglars
Corpus Christi report features Mrs D P Patton a 67 year old under 100 pound proprietor who repeatedly fends off robbers. She wrestled an 18 year old at a liquor store and fired a pistol shot sending him fleeing. Past incidents include two attempted robberies and a $1800 theft recovered within minutes. A separate note cites a decade long decline in coal use by U S railroads from 132 million to 20 million tons.
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Corpus Christi
Patton
U.S
Publisher Quits Bid For Eagle In New York Fortunes
Fortune Pope, publisher of an Italian language paper, withdrew as a prospective buyer of the Brooklyn Eagle on Wednesday. The paper suspended publication January 29 amid a CIO strike by newspaper workers. The Bogie’s physical assets will be auctioned May 21 if no buyer emerges, with labor difficulties cited as a reason for Pope’s pullout.
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New York
Fortune Pope
Brooklyn Eagle
Frank D. Schroth Sr
Pope
CIO
Rundle Gilbert
Thomas J. Murphy
New York Newspaper Guild
Gilbert
Woman Overstays Welcome By 11 Years Evicted
New York socialite Eleanor Harris faced eviction from the Fooshe home in St Louis after 11 years as a guest. Fooshe couple sued, claiming Harris overstayed after dinner in 1944 and refused to leave despite planning to stay only briefly. Magistrate P Donald Fisher ordered Harris to vacate. she planned to move to Clayton suburb and deny ownership of the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
New York
Ruller W. Fooshe
Eleanor Blaine Lee Harris
Fooshe
Milwaukee
Harris
Beverly D. ‘Harris
St. Louis
P. Donald Fisher
Man Dies Of Heart Attack After Mishap
Victor A. Reed, 67, of San Francisco, drove into a truck in Pampa Texas. After exchanging names with truck driver James Sacket, Reed collapsed and died of a heart attack. Reed’s car sustained $25 in damage. the truck was undamaged.
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Pampa
Tex
Victor A. Reed
San Francisco
James Sackett
Reed
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University of California
Sheppard
Cleveland
Common Fleas Court
Samuel H. Sheppard
David Phillips
Stephen Sheppard
Sam
Betty
Steve
Dorothy
Richard
Fire Benenson
Lilly Dache
Eagle
Clarke School For the Deaf
Northampton
Mass
New York City
Lexington School For the Deaf
America
Man
Sun
Dial
American Laboratories
Ladi
California
Pontiac
Ferguson Motors, Inc
West Texas Avenue
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