Deepest Well in Plaquemines Sets New Depth Record
The Plaquemines parish Louisiana well reaches 721,703 feet, surpassing California’s prior record. Drilling since Feb 26, 131 days to 19,752 feet, then 71 days of extension tests, now advancing at about 34 feet daily. Oil shows found between 21,422 and 21,463 feet in Miocene deposits. The setup includes a 140 by 4 foot drilling barge and four miles of pipe.
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One-Teacher Schools Decline Sharply in U S
Washington report shows the number of one teacher schools fallen 73.7 percent in 25 years to 39,061 from 148,711 with rural district patterns persisting. Reorganizations reduced total districts by 41 percent in seven years, eight Midwestern states hold most districts and one teacher schools. Delegates to the White House education conference planned for November discuss organization among six topics.
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Ex Baseball Player Held For Murder
Fra Meriwether, a 37 year old carpenter and former baseball player on the 1946 St Louis Cardinals roster, is held without bond in the hatchet killing of his paralysed mother in law and wounding two others. He was taken to Monroe County Jail after the slaying in Tavernier yesterday afternoon. His wife and three children fled to a neighbor. Peace Justice Ralph Cunningham noted the suspect is subject to violent rages.
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Fatal Bus Crash Ends Safety Week in Manila
Seventeen people died in weekend traffic accidents in Manila as Safety and Accident Prevention Week concluded. Fourteen were killed when two passenger buses collided on a concrete bridge while racing, and twenty-two others were injured with six in critical condition.
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Narcotics Probers Seek More Stringent Laws
Senator Price Daniels of Texas said his Senate subcommittee probing narcotics traffic will likely urge stricter laws after completing a two day hearing in Chicago. He intends to determine if Chicago serves as an interstate heroin distribution point.
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Cops Question Santa Lookalike After Gift Tale
In Cincinnati a 9 year old girl said Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer gave her gifts including a musical dog doll a scarf socks a Peter Rabbit story book and crayons. Police seized the dog doll scarf and socks but let her keep the book and crayons and returned her home.
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Ceylon to Establish Diplomatic Ties With Thailand
Colombo reports the government of Ceylon has agreed to establish diplomatic relations with Thailand setting the stage for formal ties between the two nations.
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