Oil drilling at new high in the nation
Houston AP reports domestic oil and gas operations have reached their highest level in 12 years. A Hughes Tool Co. compiled survey shows 1,684 rotary drilling rigs active in the week, the peak since 1963, with Louisiana posting the sharpest rise while comparisons show gains from the prior weeks and year.
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Houston
Louisiana
Hughes Tool Co
International Association of Drilling Contractors
Congress
Pecos First Pima Queen Led Local Firsts in 1950s
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce staged the world’s first Pima Queen contest in 1950, crowning Wilma Langham as the first Pima Queen and sending the Pecos delegation to the State Fair with cantaloupes and Pima cotton. Contestants from Pecos and nearby towns modeled Pima dresses, appeared in two formats, and rode in the State Fair parade.
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Pecos Chamber of Arca
State Fair Agricultural
Neil Thompson
G.H. McMurry
Wilma Langham
Shirley Gleason
Nora Holcombe
Carolyn Myers
Faye Hammett
Faye Painter
Diane Roberson
Pat Holmes
Joyce Brocat
Jo Ann Cook
Betty Brown
Jan Hunt
Ruthe Thomas
Jo Ann Holloway
Nelda Hughes
Pauline Nobles
Frances Williams
Wanda Cleveland
Doris Addington
Virginia Edge
Peggy Crain
Nancy McCree
Pima
T&p Pullman
Harv Bradley
J.B. Kirklin
Magnolia
Murray Cox
WFAA
KRLD
Dallas
Podunk
Skunk Corner
Grads may face literacy test for graduation in Florida
Jacksonville AP. High school diploma may require passing a functional literacy test. Dr Donald Johnson says the test measures practical reading skills like street signs and ads. He proposes ninth graders take it. failures receive remedial reading and multiple test forms to pass.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Donald Johnson
Johnson
Florida
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