Fire at Texas oil well near Notrees causes millions in damage
A blaze six miles north of Notrees at an TXL Oil Co lease burned for eight hours, destroying rig equipment with losses estimated up to 300000 dollars. Firefighters from Notrees Goldsmith Odessa and Halliburton fought the blaze after it broke out in the cellar around 12:45 pm. No injuries reported and investigators to determine cause. The report also covers Louisiana Governor Long's mental state and political uncertainty as he is confined for observation at Southeast Louisiana Hospital.
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Ector County
Notrees
Goldsmith
Odessa
Halliburton
TXL —Oil Company
Brantley Drilling Company
Midland
T. R. Houghton
Houghton
Elmer Petit
Brantley
Petit
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Southeast Louisiana
Mandeville
New Orleans
Chester Williams
East Baton Rouge Parish
Long
Life Sentences for Four Youths in Rape Case
Four white youths aged 16 to 24 were sentenced to life imprisonment in Tallahassee after conviction for raping a Negro college girl who attended her date’s spring formal. The jury recommended mercy. Judge W May Walker imposed the life terms at 9 44 a m. They were sent to state prison.
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Tallahassee
Fla
UPE
W. May Walker
Rajsford
Patrick Scarborough
Wilson T. Collimsworth
Ollie Stautamire
David) Beagles
Baytown diver found dead days after wedding
Searchers found the body of W. C. Harville age 20 in a pond near Baytown. He had been married only a few days and was white skin diving when he drowned on Saturday.
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Baytown
W. C. Harville
Harville
Herter Announces Report On Geneva Deadlock And Summit Prospects
Secretary of State Christian Herter said a nationwide report to the public Tuesday night will outline the Geneva deadlock and give a general evaluation. He met with President Eisenhower and Undersecretary Dillon at the White House and avoided predicting a summit date with the Russians. The talks stressed that no summit is discussed until there is measurable progress, with Western ministers pressing for a breakthrough after six weeks of negotiations and a planned resumption July 13.
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Herter
U.S
Geneva
Washington
UPI
Christian A. Herter
Eisenhower
C. Douglas Dillon
White House
Tewaz
Europe
Russia
West Berlin
West Germany
House
Senate
Hie
Soviet Union
East Germany
Germany
West
Chef
Frost
Koslov
U.S.S.R
Christian Herter
Bomb threats, Hecker brothers captured after bowling alley blast
Police hunted James and Joseph Hecker, 23 and 18, after they allegedly placed dynamite bombs during an attempted burglary at a St. Louis bowling alley. A night watchman, Thomas Williams, detained the trio. one bomb exploded, damaging a wall, as officers pursued the fugitives. Gerald Hecker, 20, later detained, with uncertainty about a third brother.
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ST. Louis
UPI
James
Joseph Es- Ibe
Williams
Gerald
James Hecker
Joseph
Sulivan
Arthur Sullivan
William
Robertson
Gerald Hecker
Thomas Williams
Firick
Wiliams
Lawns Turn Jungle as Miami Seeks Sunshine
Miami residents long for sun as June rainfall nears record levels. Weather forecasters predict showery spells, with a return to scattered showers after a window of drier weather. City crews, engineers, and merchants hope for a break to repair potholes and attract shoppers.
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Miami
Fla
Sunny
Florida
Miami-ans
U. S. Weather Bureau
Plane Crashes Four Dead Near Cloudcroft New Mexico
Four persons died when their private plane crashed while attempting to land in a forest clearing near Cloudcroft New Mexico. Victims, likely a California family, included a man woman and two children. Firefighters extinguished the flames. Forest Ranger Vernon Hudman witnessed the crash at about 7 a.m. MST near the resort town, with officials unsure of identities for some time.
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Cloudcroft
N.M
UPI
Tanger
California
Vernon Hudman
Hal Reynolds
Ium
New Mexico
Cloudcrott
Ruidoso
Texas House Hears Third Tax Measure In Year
AUSTIN UP I reports the Texas House Revenue and Taxation Committee opens its third revenue hearing of the year on a tax program to satisfy lawmakers during the second 30 day special session. The panel weighs a 1 percent manufacturers tax and a two percent sales tax on luxury goods while debating financing for state government and a $2.4 billion two year spending plan with a substantial deficit draw from general revenue funds. The session agenda includes beach access protections and proposed student fee hikes for state colleges. Governors and lawmakers push for prompt action as committees prepare filings and joint conferences for final drafting.
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Austin
UPI
House
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Price Daniel
Senate Finance Committee
General Revenue Fund
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Jerry Sadler
Palestine
Daniel
Jim Bates
Edinburg
George Hinson
Mineola
New Revere
Frates Seeligson
San Antonio
Bob Eck
Paducah
Senate
Atomic Space Ship Studied
AP reports a top secret U S project to build a 1000 ton space ship powered by small nuclear explosions. ARPA funds a 1 million dollar study at General Dynamics San Diego to test propulsion by timed atomic bursts behind a craft. Researchers describe a controllable acceleration from staged explosions.
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U.S
Air Force
Advanced Research Projects Agency
ARPA
John Jay Hopkins Laboratory of
General Dynamics
San Diego
Cail
American Man Wins Acquittal In Jap Court
Former Yale football star Joseph P. Crowley was acquitted by Tokyo District Court of fatally beating his brother in law FA D. Jones Jr. in the Imperial Hotel suite last May. Prosecutors can appeal within 14 days. outcome hinges on court findings. Crowley, president of T. A. D. Jones Co., had faced 11 months and 36 sessions before judges ruled Jones died from injuries in a drunken stumble, not a beating.
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Tokyo
Yale
Joseph P. Crowley
Imperial Hotel
New Traven
Saburo Yashima
Jones
Crowley
Wildcat Strike Stages at Jones & Laughlin Steel Plant
A wildcat strike by Local 12722 of United Steelworkers shuts open hearth operations at Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp South Side plant in Pittsburgh. About 5,500 union members affected. pickets at three gates near midnight. Company cites incentive pay dispute tied to production figures. several grievances conferences held recently. Plant employs around 12,000 production workers. 4 PM to midnight shift reported for work.
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Pittsburgh
South Side
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
United Steelworkers
David J.mcdonald
Forecast from U S Weather Bureau at Air Term Nal
Weather outlook from the U S Weather Bureau at the air terminal notes conditions and temperature trends. Expect variable clouds with possible showers and cooler overnight. Forecasters caution residents to monitor updated warnings and be prepared for changing plans.
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U.S
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