GEORGE F. GREGG ... sees benefit“There are 40 rigs drilling in this area. That is half ofGARY JACOBS . . . heads C. of C.OILMAN RADCL1FFE KILLAM, left, analyzed the potential of the new Laredo area gas strike for The San Antonio Express. Here he and Mayorwork one out,” Mayor J. C. Martin said.J.S. Martin Jr. discuss the effect of the the new find on Laredo's future. — Photo by Bonnie Carmack.U*.iA nra tmtnCAl rlnf— \ F i V A MJm.W / IV* *%Oil, gas important to LaredoA conservative oilman has given The San Antonio Express an over-all assessment of the gas strike in the Laredo area.In a nation with a shortage of natural gas, a key fuel and raw material, the Laredo strike has received headline attention.Bonnie and I went to Laredo for a series on Laredo's economic recovery after the loss of its air base. Top officials and businessmen briefed us on every phase of Laredo’s activity.Chosen to give us the assessment of the oil and gas picture was Radcliffe Kil-liam, one of the most respected oilmen in South Texas.