Gadgets at Sea Explore Ocean Floor For Oil
Offshore oil firms use divers, bottom samplers like elam shells and Snapper, drop samplers, wire lines, jetting pipes, coring darts, miniature drilling rigs, and seismometers to map ocean beds. Seismic surveys in California cost over 5000 dollars daily and runs lasting weeks to months.
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Angeles
Diving Consultants
Scripps Ocenography Institute
Lake Maracaibo
Venezuela
California
U Men
Bea
California Oil Company
Safe Knife Handling in the Kitchen
To prevent accidents when using sharp knives in the kitchen, always cut away from you. Follow proper grip and stable cutting surface to reduce injury risk and keep hands clear of the blade path.
Language Student Shoots Self To Death In Hotel Blast
Harold Sigoloff a 30 year old language student registered under an assumed name in a St. Louis hotel room. He reportedly lit dynamite sticks and shot himself in the head causing an explosion that damaged the hotel about 1000 dollars. Police found a 38 caliber revolver with a spent cartridge in the room.
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ST. Louis
Harold Sigoloff
Sigoloff
West St. Louis
Air Force
California
St Louis
Californians Fail To Summit Makalu In Himalayas
New Delhi reports from Jugbani say the California Everest expedition led by Dr William Siri failed to reach Makalu summit, unable to find a passable upper route. The team is retreating from base camp at 16 100 feet toward Baron Glacier as plans to reach Jugbani or Biratnagar are shelved.
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New Delhi
India
Himalayas
California
Mt. Makalu
Makalu
Jugbani
William Siri
Sherpas
Baron Glacier
Siri
Biratnagar
Nepal
Benson Pushes Milk Dealers To Advertise More
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson urged milk dealers to use eye catching ads and taste appeal to capture consumer attention. He warned agriculture lags behind other industries in promotion and cited consumer beauty spending as a factor, insisting a pint of milk daily is a basic beauty aid.
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Hot Springs
Ezra T. Benson
Milwaukee
TV Fight
Benson
American Plant Food Council
Beatty
Low Rent Housing Rules Based On Family Income
Applications for occupancy in the projects are accepted at Building No 41 Louis Lock Homes Building No 31 Carver Homes and Building No 42 Foster Homes. Applicants provide family details birthplaces birthdates and employment income. Rents are about 20 percent of income with annual reexaminations and unit sizes match family needs.
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Louis Lock Homes
Carver Homes
Foster
Veteran's Administration
Welfare Department
PHA
Cotton Futures Slip as NY Stocks Fall Amid Weak Demand
Cotton futures eased this week on the New York Cotton Exchange with May up 20 cents per bale while other months fell 10 cents to 1 dollar. Traders cited stock market declines, fears over Far East demand, and possible farm price legislation as factors weighing on sentiment.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Cotton Withdrawals Cut Government Loan Stock Sharp
The government loan held 6,831,000 bales with farmers repossessing 1,400,000 this spring leaving 5,431,000. The New York Cotton Exchange Service Bureau sees ample supply with a free carryover expected to reach 3,335,000 bales this season and possibly higher if conditions on cut flowers keep temperatures favorable.
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The
New York Cotton Exchange
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Louisiana Veterans of Foreign Wars
Harrison
Lloyd E. Hatley
Department of Veteran Affairs
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Baton Rouge
Gordon M. Lolley
Hudson-Leedy
West Monroe
Retha West
John Oldenburg
Walnut St
Monroe
People’s Homestead
Congress
White House
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