Subsidence Debate Highlights Repressurization and Unitization
Officer Bates outlines a Navy plan on subsidence control near Long Beach stressing repressurization and unitization to maximize oil recovery. Citing Huntington Beach results, he warns wasteful drilling and notes $6 million spent since 1949 to combat subsidence at the shipyard as executives discuss field cooperation and conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cific Coast
Wilmington Blvd
Pacfic Ave
Capt
Bonsinger
Huntington Beach
Long Beach
Honsinger
Donald G. Sutherland
Employes’ Association
Eric Welden
Larry Arcuri
Viccident
Harland F. McWilliams
Secon
C. L. Templeton
Vivian Blatt
Mex Horowitz
Chapain
James Senater
Assa
Webster Ay
Fishman Denies Paternity Claim Amid Las Vegas Motels
Frank Fishman 63 a former Long Beach motel owner says a paternity suit filed by Marlene Patton is unfounded. Patton alleges he fathered her expected child after a Las Vegas liaison. deposition shows Patton stayed at a Las Vegas motel with James Williams, a felon, while Williams is jailed in Carson City. Patton seeks legal recognition of paternity, medical expenses, court costs, and monthly child support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Wfi
Long Beach
Las Vegas
Frank Fishman
Marlene Ann Patton
Fishman
Robert KH. Ashton
Harry Broomfield
Broomfield
Patton
James Williams
Carson City
Nev
Long Beach Wilton
Santa Monica
Airport Bond Issue Ballot Approved by Council
The council approved a bond issue and noted continued discussion on airport expansion. Douglas officials discussed the local plant’s 22,000 employees and a $100 million payroll, while Tucson testing sites employ 600 with a $3 million payroll. Noise concerns from a longer runway were raised, but state aid push and sound abatement were cited. Modern test facilities and rapid completion plans were discussed, with a two year window to meet requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
John , Billy Jr
Jocal i
Tucson
Ariz
Riley
Ruth H. Bach
Fifih
Tarrar
Douglas Sound
Murec
Chamber of Commerce Aviations
Vincent Zimmerman
Chamber
State Highway Commission
Los Angeles
Lakewood Blvd
Jess B. Gilkerson
Reader's Digest $53,000 Contest Bid Opens
A promotional offer invites readers to enter for a chance at the $10,000 top prize and 2,164 other awards. Free entry blanks are at newsstands. no purchase required. Entries must be postmarked by midnight July 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale
Pair Arrested as Suspect in Robbery
Two men were arrested as suspects in a hotel room robbery after police found 65,200 in hundreds and 21,000 in tens along with casino chips. Ellsworth and Wilson had prior records in Memphis Tulsa Wichita and McAlester and were linked to a 1950 Granville bank robbery. charges and outcomes varied in the cited files.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Handlen
Ellsworth
Memphis
Tenn
Tulsa
Oklo
Omaha
Ellst?worth
Kenneth Kitts
Alcatraz
Granville
Iowa
Ellstworth
Curb On Tax Free Liquor Tobacco For Servicemen
San Francisco customs collector Chester McPhee announced new limits on tax free imports by servicemen and government employees. The cap is one bottle of liquor, 100 cigars, and 300 cigarettes, ending the previous unlimited allowance. He called the old policy a tool for special privilege and said it violated fair customs practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAN _FRANCISCO
Chester McPhee
United States
McPhee
House Group to Back Road Plan Taxes
A House public works subcommittee chaired by Rep. Fallon Md tentatively agreed on a 24 billion dollar, five year interstate road building program and a large rise in highway user taxes to fund it. The panel postponed formal action and noted action paused due to state opposition to rival plans. President Eisenhower backs the plan but favors bonds. Senate passed a similar bill by Sen Gore without a financing clause. Some House members push for tax increases to fund the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waskington Upi
House Public Works
Fallon
D-Md
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
House
Burma Leader Explains View on Red China at UN
Burma Prime Minister U Nu said his remark on Red China joining the United Nations reflected his own impression, not a government directive. He noted the Washington talk suggested timing mattered and that U Nu would answer no more questions during his U.S. visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
tPi
U_Nu
Burma
Washington
Red China
United Nations
U Nu
United States
New York
Republic of China
China
People’s Republic of China
Chine
People's Republic of China
Brainwash Defense in Korean War Case
iCounsel for Cpl Batchelor argues he is a victim of Communist brainwashing and political psychosis. San Antonio lawyers claim evidence was insufficient and challenge judge’s findings while citing a 1933 pardon and a government amnesty broadcast. Batchelor, one of 23 war prisoners who refused repatriation, is serving a life sentence later reduced to 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Westbrook
San Antonio
Tex
Batchelor
Westbrook
Army Board of Review
Amny
Leon ‘Freedom of
Baltimore
Westerook
Albert Malone
Malone
U. S
United States
Cummo Crowder
Senator Russell Seeks Veterans Reserve Training Bonus
Senator Russell of Georgia proposes a 400 dollar bonus for veterans who volunteer for three years of active reserve training with Army or Marine combat units. He aims to replace Eisenhower’s plan to expand reserves to 2.9 million by 1960 and questions fairness of burden on former servicemen. He envisions National Guard assignment for trainees, potentially stirring segregation debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Afi
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Army
Marine Corps
Eisenhower
Endler
Ex Idaho Lawmaker Dies in San Jose
Philip Ryan, a former Idaho state senator and native of Ireland, died Thursday after a lingering illness. A miner by trade, he served in the Idaho Senate from 1939 to 1945, was active in Shoshone County politics, and moved to San Francisco in 1948 before relocating to San Jose last February. He is survived by his wife Mary two daughters, Captain Patricia Ryan of the Army Nurse Corps, and Mrs. Margaret Dossi of San Jose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Philip Ryan
Idaho
Ryan
Ireland
Shoshone
Idaho Senate
San Francisco
Mary
Patricia Ryan
Army Nurse Corps
Margaret Dossi
Memphis Shaped to Provide Its Own Power
The White House signaled Memphis must prove it will supply its own power if the Dixon Yates contract is canceled. A restudy of routing private power into the TVA grid was ordered after Memphis announced plans to build a plant in West Memphis. TVA said it would not need energy from the $107 million generating plant, while officials and aides pursue assurances of responsibility and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West Memphis
Ark
Dixon-Yates Group
Atomic Energy Commission
Memphis
AEC
TVA
James C. Hagerty
Sen. Gore
Dtenn
Trade Curbs Eased to Promote Sterling Area Trade
The Japanese cabinet today decided to ease restrictions on import of British goods to promote more trade with sterling area countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Husband shoots jailbreaker after finding wife with him
Richard Svoboda, 28, shot 23 year old jailbreaker Pi-Joseph Albert after finding him on a couch with Svoboda's wife Ruth, 26, in an Miami apartment. Albert, recently freed from a murder conviction, was pronounced dead on arrival. Svoboda was jailed for investigation. Albert and Chapman previously escaped Miami jail in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miams Fla
Joseph Albert
Albert
Richard J. Svoho
Tvies
Miami
Stanley Hartles
Svoboda
Nebraska
Ruth
Hartles
William ¥. Chap
Clifton Springmyer
George E. Holt
Knight OKs Scrapping for Food-in-Bars Law
Senator Earl Desmond in Sacramento signs a bill to end the food in bars rule. Voters must approve a constitutional amendment next year for it to take effect. The measure creates two license types one for food serving venues and another for those without food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knight
Sacunameciv
Vu — Ooy Knight
Earl D. Desmond
Sacramento
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bates
Navy
Oks
Karen Herfindall
Falls Church
Lowell Dittman
Lake Elmo
Minn
Lake Winona
Quincy
Carl
Cpl
Claude J. Batchelor
Ask Memphis
Walker
Loney
Weil
Can Fe
State Supreme Court
Chapman
Pennsylvania
Svobodx
Dade County
Ricky
Linda
Lincoln
Pat Gallagher
Pine
100
Dacron
Racelien Cmd
Dhesses Walker
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!