Oil Allowables Set for January in Louisiana
Louisiana announces January oil production allowables at 629,751 barrels, an 8,041 barrel rise from December due to stronger demand. Digby notes increases follow state hearing nominations, with varied district allocations including New Orleans and Lafayette. December totals were 621,710 barrels and November drilling activity fell from October.
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Digby
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Pool Lake
Catahoula Parish
Virgin Bend
Grant Parish
Stonewall
DeSoto Parish
Lafayette
Houma
Lake Charles
Monroe
Lt Furlough Ends His Visit in Spokane
Lt. Luther C. Furlough Jr and family have returned to Spokane Washington after a 30 day leave with his parents in West Monroe He is a World War II B 29 pilot with the 92nd Bomb Group and recently flew 26 missions over Korea His plane had engine trouble on one mission requiring bailout but he and the crew survived except for one crew member The crew credited him with saving the plane and most lives during an emergency landing
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Luther C. Furlough Jr
Spokane
Wash
Parachute Failure Dies In War Service
Lieutenant Furlough, a graduate of O P H S and the local college, died after his parachute failed to open during service. He had worked for Southern Equipment and Tractor Co. before joining the armed forces in 1942.
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Furlough
College
Southern Equipment and Tractor Co
Ridgway to Lead Eighth Army in Korea Command
Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, famed airborne expert and WWII hero, is dispatched from Washington to Korea to assume command of the Eighth Army after Lt. Gen. Walton Walker's death. Known for aggressiveness and fitness, Ridgway has a long record from Sicily to Normandy and beyond.
Eyewitness Regains Sight After Two YearsChristmas Return
Scanton Pa December 25 Edward Angradi a 40 year old former miner says he has the best Christmas present ever his eye sight back after two years of blindness caused by inward bleeding. He regained partial vision then full focus last Friday night as doctors and nurses watched his progress at Carbondale General Hospital. His family gathered by the tree expressing joy over his return to sight and normal life.
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Scanton
Edward Angradi
Angradi
Carbondale
General Hospital
Maurice Marmelstein
Italian merchant fleet nears prewar peak tonnage
Rome reports the Italian merchant fleet at 2 722 822 tons with 1 175 ships by September end, then notes a drop to 400 000 tons at war’s end. Purchases of U S liberty ships and ERP program construction boosted tonnage, nearing prewar levels.
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Rome
U. S
Tire tread wear decreases with rising temperatures
Compiled statistics indicate tire tread wear lessens as temperatures rise, suggesting heat influences tire material wear. The observed trend aligns with expectations that higher ambient temperatures increase tire performance while reducing wear rates.
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