Offshore lease bids surge as industry expands
The American Petroleum Institute president says bids for federal offshore leases have doubled in 12 years, with 63 companies bidding in the June Texas and Louisiana offshore sale. He notes a sixfold rise in average bonuses and urges three to five million acres annually on future sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
American Petroleum Institute
Frank N. Ikard
Nixon
Gulf of Mexico
California
Alaska
Department of Interior
Ikard
Tallahasse
Fla
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Institute
Texas
Louisiana
Skard
Telephone Rate Boost is Announced
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. will raise rates effective Sept. 24 to add nearly 12 million dollars in annual after tax income. Most three minute intrastate calls will rise up to ten cents, while local service and interstate calls remain unchanged. Wages and taxes are forecast higher this year than two years prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
T. O. Gravitt
Texas
Gravitt
Johnny Luker To Preach At Kirkland
Westview Boys Home minister Johnny Luker will preach at the Kirkland Church of Christ during morning and evening services today. Eldon Sanders, pastor, is recovering from eye surgery in Dallas at Medical Arts Center room 1804.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Luker
Westview Boys Home
Kirkland Church
Boycott Roots of Namesake Protests in Ireland 1880s
The World Almanac recalls how rent collection by Captain Charles Boycott on Lord Erne’s Mayo estates led to angry tenants striking work and refusing to pay. About 3,000 tenants halted farming, triggering the first boycott and sparking a broader resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Lord Erne
County
Mayo
Charles Boycott
Boycott
Public Records Summary of Traffic, Warranty Deeds and Marriages
A public records slice lists numerous traffic fines including speeding and no license violations, plus city court entries for under the influence and following too closely. It covers warranty deeds, new car purchases, a marriage, and a California antenna tower project with its predecessor slated for demolition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Jesse Gram
Joseph Steirgen
James Herbert Enterkin
Milton H. Sternberg
Peggy A. Modica
David W. Selles
Jimmy Dale Morgan
Texas
A. Thomas Wright
Frances Martin Thompson
James E. Orr
Ronald Lee Webb
Donald R. Grippin
Martha Greech Riley
William Wilbur McCue
Catherine Louise Trice
Phillip J. Lara
James Elton Goodson
Horace Abercrombie
Diane D. Hodges
Reba Edmundson Collins
Bobby Jean Powers
Daniel R. McMichiel
Don R. Howard
H. W. Bean
Ossie Fail
James H. Harl
Floyd 0. Foster
C. S. Sparks
L. W. Howard
Harold Enoch Boyer
Billy Wayne Session
Dorothe A. Merritt
Hubert L. Lowery
Terrance Lynn Mott
Paulette Jenne Markham
Daniel Rose
Gladys Marie Harris
Robin Lee Ditchler
Andrew Simmons
Dewayne Bradford
Chester Albritton
Evelyn Armstrong
Willie Kent
Velma Buster
Jim Hutchins
Roy H. Dick Sr
H. J. Rogers
Eldrege D. Dement
Allen Harp
Troy A. Collins
Earl E. Harwell
Childress Manor Apts
Hattie B. Killingsworth
Ona Mae Skeyham
Eva Mae Parrish
Bill D. McKee
Ita Farland
L- Pierce Oliver
Jimmie Ray Woods
Fannie Alice Woods
California
Mt. Sutro
San Francisco
RCA
Right
Yale Doctorate Bestowed on Young Pianist Watts
Andre Watts aged 26 became the youngest recipient of an honorary doctorate from Yale University since 1776. The citation praised his formidable achievement and dedication to artistic perfection despite youth and rapid rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YALE
New Haven, Conn
Andre Watts
Yale University
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Weekly Oil Report
Max B. Skelton
Kirkland
Sominex
Carnegie Library
Pittsburg
Public Records
Cathy Sims
Buick
A. O. Howard
Ford
National Rigging Inc
GMC
Dusty Joe Aran
Dodge
Claude Arnold
C. O. Trolinder
Bobby Keith Dowlen
C. L. Inman
ITI
Hornet
Carl E. Denny
Tom Collins
Ethel E. Griffin
Tony Olsson Baeza
Lynda Esther Mendoza
Discount Center
Usda Choice Beef
Usda Choice
Bow Wow
Bartlett
Cans
del Monte
Nester
Dunce Jar
Randy
White Swan
Blackeye
Keebler
Cookie Sale
Gibson’s
L&m
FTC
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