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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1968

Page

14

Oil Producers Complete Wells in Lea County Sterling City and Winkler County

Union Oil Co. of California reports final gauges at No 112 Amerada Federal near Lovington Lea County showing 538 barrels of 49.6 gravity oil in 24 hours with 264 inch choke and 65 psi tubing pressure. Glas Flow Gauged Adobe Di Co. reports gas flow at New Terry Wildcat near Sterling City with one million cubic feet daily through a 27 64 inch choke and 200 psi tubing. Winkler-Sinclair Potentiates No 123 Table Unit eight miles northwest of Kermit in the Crittenden field with potential $6 million cubic feet of gas per day and detailed drill site lines.

Union Oil Co. of California Amerada Federal Lovington Lea County Sterling— Adobe di Co New Terry Wildcat Sterling City Sterling County T&p Survey Bade Lusselmann Winkler Sinclair Oil and Gas Co Crittenden Winkler County Kermit

Czechoslovak Theater Figures Call for Soviet Works Ban

Performers at Prague's National Theater urge banning works by Soviet and Warsaw Pact writers from Czechoslovak theaters and halls, citing respect for audience feelings.

Prague Czechoslovak National Theater Soviet Union

Christ of the Depths Memorial Off Ligurian Sea

A memorial to Italian soldiers drowned on the English transport Croesus, sunk during the Crimean War, lies off San Fruttuoso Italy at the bottom of the Ligurian Sea. A marine’s period of years has transformed the single swimming foot into a vertical fin in the ice bed.

San Fruttoosg Italy

Volpe to Sell Interest in Building Company to Avoid Conflicts

Secretary designate John A Volpe announced he will sell all stock in his namesake construction firm to avoid even the appearance of a conflict. His brother Peter would become chief stockholder as the firm returns to Volpe Construction Co. Volpe urged more mass transit and high speed rail to ease urban traffic and parking pressures, noting highways alone won t solve the problem.

Washington John A. Volpe Massachusetts Capital Press Corps Nixon Volpe Dwight D. Eisenhower

Transportation revenues hit historic high in 1968

Airlines and railroads posted record revenues in 1968 but faced rising costs and labor strains. Airlines added about 450 planes at a cost above 3 billion and employed over 300,000 with payroll over 2.8 billion. Penn Central merger and other consolidations reshaped rails while trucking profits rose to 12.4 billion in interstate operations.

New York Central Railroads Penn Central Interstate Commerce Commission New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Chicago Washington Air Transport Association ATA Transportation Department Airlines Association of American Railroads Norfolk and West Alton and Southern Rail C&nw Penn

LCB Here Rates Sixth In State

The Lubbock district of the Texas Liquor Control Board ranked sixth in fines and costs among 19 districts for November. It reported $2,567 in assessments from 43 convictions and 66 new cases filed. State totals: 1,422 convictions, $50,728 in fines, and 1,551 new cases in November.

Lubbock Texas Liquor Control Board

Police use photography to prove traffic violations in Lima

In Lima, Peru police adopt a program that uses photographs to obtain proof of traffic violations. The fine now includes the cost of the picture, adding a photographic surcharge to penalties.

Lima Peru

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