French Pumping Oil From Sahara Sand Dune
Reporter David Mason visits the Algerian Sahara where French engineers tap oil from dunes near Hassi Messaoud. Discoveries promise high quality crude, but transport costs, military protection, and Algeria’s nationalist revolt shape prospects for France. No American capital is reported in the Sahara ventures.
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Jack Webb and Dorothy Towne Separate Again
Hollywood star Jack Webb says he and wife Dorothy Towne have separated for the third time. Webb, 36, and Towne, 26, married in Chicago on January 11, 1955. She notified him from Mexico that she decided on a separation, with no divorce talks or property settlement negotiations yet. They have two daughters.
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