Texas Lands Stall Oil Lease Bill In Hartley County
Nineteen Hartley county tracts cannot be leased for oil and gas production though owned by the state. The U S government holds surface rights, while Texas claims mineral rights, with revenues to the public school fund. Legislative action may grant the state agent status to permit leasing, but no such authority currently exists.
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Hartley
Eman
National House
Senate
Bill Allcorn
U.S
Texas
United States
Alicorn
Land Office
Legisation
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No-Man’s Land
Panhandle
Hartley County
Department of Interior
Cotton Week Event Set With Open House at Postex Mills
National Cotton Week will be observed May 26 23 with an open house at Postex Mills on May 19 and a Chamber of Commerce barbecue in City County Park in the afternoon. About 2000 people are expected to attend the 1 to 6 pm event hosted by mill superintendent and chamber president Lee Ward. The program will feature the Post High School band and a U S Government presentation.
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Postex Mills
Chamber of Commerce
Home And Mother On Wanted Man's Mind
Lorraine Sessions describes a Peoria jail wait for extradition to Ogden Utah on a bad check charge, saying the man turned himself in to be with his mother for Mother’s Day.
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Peoria, Ill
Lorraine Sessions
Peoria
Ogden
Utah
Tear Gas Used On Seoul Student Protest
In Seoul City Hall Plaza about 2,000 spectators watched as roughly 100 troops dispersed a sit down protest of students demanding the resignation of high school principal Kim Jun Joon. Tear gas bombs were fired in two bursts, with bayonet backed troops advancing on the crowd. One student injured. Martial law had been in effect since April 19 at nearby Duksoo Palace.
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Seoul
UPI
Republic of Korean Army
Seoul City Hall
City Hall Plaza
Kim Jun Joon
Liberal Party
Syngman Rhee
Duksoo Palace
British Painting Exhibit Opens at Pushkin Library
The exhibit, organized by the British government, showcases about 250 years of British painting and is now on view at Moscow's Pushkin Library.
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Moscow
ART Moscow
Mosow
Pushkin
China Reds Fire 67 Shells on Que Moy Islands Attack
Chinese forces fired 67 shells toward the Que Moy Islands before daybreak in the heaviest assault since April 7. The AP report notes renewed artillery exchanges escalating tensions in Formosa.
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Triuei
Formosa
Quemoy Islands
Alabama riot police prepare for civil unrest
Specially trained riot squads from state and city police complete a week of training in Montgomery. Two more groups will receive mob control instruction in two weeks, forming a 170-strong task force ready for duty where riots may occur. Public Safety Director Floyd Mann notes the need for readiness.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Public Safety
Floyd Mann
Verwoerd Shot Attack Averted As Doctors Remove Bullets
In Pretoria South Africa doctors removed two bullets from Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd's head after an assassination attempt. The 58 year old premier remained in satisfactory condition a month after the April 9 shooting by farmer David Pratt during the Union's fiftieth anniversary events.
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Pretoria
South F
UPD
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Afgeri
Verwoerd
David Pratt
Santos Port Advances $55 Million Water System Project
The Santos port area in Brazil is progressing a $55 million water supply system project. Authorities say the initiative aims to improve urban water access and resilience for the regional economy and population.
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Santos
Near Riot Demonstrated Skilled Troop Control at State Capitol
A near riot at the State Capitol on March 7 showcased the effectiveness of skilled mob-control troops in dispersing crowds and maintaining order. Police and security forces moved to quell the disturbance as protesters gathered outside the building.
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State Capitol
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