First Oil Well In City Limits Near Odessa
The Texas Company's No 1-6 Gull McKnight well at 42nd Street and Grand View Ave in Odessa produced 172 barrels of oil and 77 barrels of water in 22 hours of a 24 hour test. The Devoni an formation was treated with 7,000 gallons of acid. Saltwater disposal poses challenge due to city ordinance restricting open pits within limits. Two other Gull Oil Corp wells exist within city limits, one on the eastern edge and one in the northeastern edge.
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Odessa
Texas Company
42Nd Street
Grand View Ave
Gull Oil Corp
United Nations Leader Seeks U N Action on Middle East
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold urged the General Assembly to consider new instructions for breaking the Israel Egypt deadlock. He said Egypt has reaffirmed its quiet observance of the 1949 armistice terms, and suggested possible sanctions the Arabs want, while warning sanctions could risk new conflict. The assembly was to debate his report and press the Middle East issue, with a possible Tuesday session.
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United Nations, N
Day Hamtmarskjuld
United Nations General Assembly
Middle East
Assembly
Egypt
Hammarskjold
Israel
Vessels Collide Near Brooklyn in New York Bay
Two freighters collided near the Brooklyn to Staten Island ferry route in upper New York Bay. Coast Guard said no injuries but one ship was badly damaged. Marine Courier, 6623 tons, caught fire after a gash amidships below the water line. Exbrook, 706 tons, had its bow stove in and sustained other damage.
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New York
New York Bay
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Coast Guard
Marine Courier
The
Marine Navigation Co., Inc
American Expon Lines
Exbrook
Sweetheart 72 boards airliner in New York Paris twist
A fragment reports Anna Beck blushing and saying she is waiting for her fiancé in Paris while boarding an airliner in New York. The cited lines are unclear but imply a personal romance involving a 72 year old sweetheart.
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New York
Anna Beck
Paris
Airliery Mert
Crea
No Hope Seen To Halt Strike
NEW YORK AP contract talks to avert a dockworkers strike from Maine to Virginia collapsed last night. The 45,000 Longshoremen would idle if the Taft Hartley injunction expires at 5 p.m. Tuesday. LA general counsel Louis Waldman and ILA President William V Bradley said there was no chance of settlement and the strike would begin at the deadline. Shippers and stevedoring firms rejected mediators’ terms and meetings were planned by federal mediators.
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NEW York
Maine
Virginia
Independent International Longshoremen’s Assn
New York Shipping Assn
Taft-Hartley
Eee
Louis Waldman
Waldman
ILA
William V. Bradley
British court awards 7000 pounds to brain injury victim
London court grants 7000 pounds to Mrs Myttle Burwood for brain injury from an auto crash. The verdict notes she experiences rare attacks causing her to run backward. doctors say mental state remains intact but brain damage causes episodic episodes. Jury calls her case remarkable and unusual.
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London
Hyear
Mra
Myttle Burwood
Nirg Buracod
Silent review of nudity column shocks readers
In London the Sunday Dispatch mocks the feature from a nudity magazine in a cryptic column. The piece comments on the essay’s tone and the broader issue of explicit content, noting mixed reactions and the apparent lack of formal response.
Dog Located After Wanderings Off Train in California
Supar Ray, a friendly four year old dog, wandered from a baggage car between Oakland and Los Angeles, then reappeared in Berkeley and later the St John Hotel lobby in Oakland. Owner Mrs A L Newcomer, worried for her Navy husband stationed in Long Beach, rejoiced at the dog's safe return and the reunion.
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Oakland
Calif
Supar Ray
A. L. Newcomer
Southern Pacific Railroad
Yerrier
Berkeley
Newcomer
Los Angeles Union Station
Sugar Ray
St. John Hotel
Unlucky Briton Takes Day Off
Unlucky Briton in Ay lesham, England, miner Sumlav Bery Gourd planned to reach work promptly but faced a garden path accident. His car fender was damaged, mud blocked the driveway, and he chose to take the day off.
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Aylesham
Eng
Bery Gourd
Passengers Flag Plane Hostesses
Paris dispatch describes a London bound flight disrupted by unruly passengers storming the cabin and threatening crew at Park Airport. A flight attendant named Jeannie attempted control as chaos erupted and officers intervened.
Thugs Attack and Rob Musician in Chicago
Bandleader George Liberace was slugged and robbed early today on return to a near North Side hotel after a performance with his pianist brother. He received 16 stitches for three deep head lacerations at Wesley Memorial Hospital and was expected to be released later. The robbers took $50, a violin valued at 1500, and a diamond violin ring valued at 1500. Liberace said two Negroes jumped from behind a parked car and demanded money. one warned they would kill him. A passing motorist aided, but the suspects escaped in a car.
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Liberace
George Liberace
Chicago
United Press
Near North Side
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Liberaces
Hiishen
Hiishen His Assailants Drove Off In An Auto, Liberace
Fall In Hotel Fatal To Man
Mrs. Eileen Johnson Niva prepared to bury her husband Arthur 47 after he slipped in a Detroit hotel shower on their wedding night. He fell twice and died after arrival at a hospital at 5 am following the wedding reception Saturday afternoon.
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Detroit
Eileen Johnson Niva
Arthur
Niva
Flo
Woman's Excuse Rejected By Cop
Mrs Pamela Lawton gave an excuse for speeding last week but was stopped again on the same road. The officer presented seven fines along the road and said the excuse would not be accepted a third time.
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Mancester
Eng
Pamela Lawton
Agai
British French Leaders To Talk With President
The White House announced President Eisenhower will meet French Premier Guy Mollet in Washington February 26 27 and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Bermuda March 23 24. Hagerty cited Secretaries Dulles and UN talks on Gaza as ongoing, with Mollet seeking U.S. talks on Suez policy. Mollet will stay at Blair House in Washington while Macmillan is slated for Midgrelan Club accommodations.
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White House
Eisenhower
France
Great Britain
Guy Mollet
Washington
Harold Macmillan
Bermuda
Middle East
Mollet
United States
Suez Canal
North Africa
James C. Hagerty
Macmillan
Hagerty
Winston Churchill
Joseph Laniel
Jtben
United Nations
South Georgia
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
John Foster Dulles
Israel
Gaza Strip
Glen Arven
Wogain
Mid- Grean Club
Blair House
Pennsylvania
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
Man Invades Home To Kill Stock Farmer In Texas
In Brady Texas an unidentified man entered the home of G C Otte a McCulloch county stock farmer and shot him three times killing him before he could flee. Mrs Annie Rii s mother in law was wounded in the mouth and hospitalized. Investigators issued a pickup order for Walter Browlette formerly Ottes son in law and potential second suspect. The incident occurred while the Ottes slept with their five year old granddaughter present.
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Brady
Tex
G. C. Otte
Annie Rii
Otto
Fife
Mc Culloch County
Otte
Russell
Walter Brottetle
Ottes
Browlette
Vermont
Sa Antonio
San Antonio
Coastal Tanker Chelsea Sinks After Rescue at Sea
Rocksport Mass reports the 16 foot coastal tanker Chelsea sank in 60 feet of water three miles off shore after coast guardmen rescued the skipper and three crew members aboard. Four crew members were removed earlier. The vessel, owned by Peerless Oil Co of East Boston, valued at 250 pounds, carried 6000 barrels of oil worth 30,000 dollars.
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Rockport
Mass
Chelsea
Coast
Boston
Peerless 01 Co
East Boston
Suspects Arrested in Granbury Drug Bust
Two armed men were arrested in Granbury after a night operation. Police recovered 30 grams of derona and 353,000 in counterfeit value linked to the underworld, with the DPS coordinating the case in Austin.
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Fort Worth
Granbury
Department of Public Safety
Austin
Underworld
Four Children Die in Detroit Apartment Fire
DETROIT UP Four children burned to death Sunday night when a second story apartment fire swept through while their mother Mrs O Dell Batts 23 was visiting neighbors The victims were Lois Batts James Batts Steve Batts and Ghent Batts ages 1 3 3 and 8 months A fifth child Trina Batts 3 was hospitalized in serious condition from smoke inhalation The mother was arrested later and held for investigation of manslaughter
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Detroit
O'Dell Batts
Lois Batts
James
Steve
Ghent
Trina
Large Georgia raid nets historic whiskey operation
In Atlanta area law enforcement arrested multiple suspects in a sweeping crackdown described as the largest raid of its kind in Georgia history. Police state the operation targeted a widespread illicit whisky distribution network with connections to organized activity. Several arrests followed, with authorities continuing investigations into the scope and leadership of the operation.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Slain NAACP Leader in Columbus Nebrask? No, date unclear
A white Columbus man fatally shot an African American NAACP leader in Columbus, a February Slay listed. police found the suspect slain, weapon possibly undetermined, motive tied to racial tensions. A nurse, Dr Tromse Ho Brewer, was killed earlier in February. officials cited self defense claims amid a tense investigation.
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Columbus
Pera
Tromse
Negron Physiqan
Phrwers
NAACP
Republican State Central Com
White To Run For U S Post In Texas Senate Race
Agriculture Commissioner John White led a three candidate field for the U S Senate in the April 2 special election to fill the remainder of the term ending January 1959. Also running were Curtis Ford and Fort Worth contractor Jack Hill. Ford criticized government influence by lobbyists while pledging a positive, honest campaign. White touted his record and promised a disciplined, constructive effort, while six other contenders had previously announced.
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Senate
Agriculture
John White
U. S. Senate
United Press
Ford
Corpus Christi
Ito
Austin
Washington
White
Ben Ramsey
U. S
Lee O'Daniel
Thad Mutcheson
Houston
Searcy Bracewell
Congress
Martin
James P. Hart
Ralph Yarborough
Hugh Wilwin
Port Arthur
Texas
Ronet-brund
Texas Schoo Ave
Tetas
White End
Teese Cigens
puNoe Nonce
Eden
Ehreem
Symcutture
McDonald
Search In Drainage Ditch For Missing Veteran
In Memphis Tennessee Arthur Wright 36 disappeared January 7 while crossing a drainage ditch near his home. Hundreds helped in the search with shovels and sandbags as workers dammed the ditch to slow water flow. His wife faces a pension loss until his body is found or officially declared dead.
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Tenn
Arthur Wright
Roca
Wright
Veterans Administration
Hie
Eads
Here
Frangerk
Memphis Navel Staton
Wolf River
Wrigi
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