Bombing drives POW totals up in Vietnam
North Vietnam bombing campaign has coincided with a rise in missing and captured American airmen. By September the Pentagon counts 455 missing and 425 captives, with 100 missing since April 6. Officials say continued bombing is aimed at pressuring negotiations and freeing POWs, though Hanoi shows no sign of capitulating.
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Saigon
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Air Force
U. S. Command
North
Pentagon
Edward K. Elias
Andi
U. S
Elias
Navy
Nor
Defense Department
Nixon
Indochina
Lyndon Johnson
Washington
Nguyen van Thieu
Re opening Pecos Valley gas field eyed by Midland firm
Mark Production Co. of Midland filed to drill No. 1 Harris in Pecos County near Imperial to re open the Montoya era Pecos Valley gas field. The well targets 5 600 feet with a plan to produce 5 million cubic feet daily. Testing at other Pecos County sites shows varied gas and condensate results amid ongoing prospecting activity. The article notes a historical Turkish surname law change in 1934.
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Mark Production Co
Midland
Tyler
Harris
Pecos Valley
Montoya
Pecos County
Imperial
Callery & Hurt
Hunt
H&tc
Hilliard Oil & Gas, Inc
McDonald
Girvin
H&gn
Sheffield
Jake L. Hamon
Dallas
Noelke
Tool
TMRR
Hamon No. 1
McElreath
Gulf Oil Corp
Harral
Et al
Bakersfield
Rockey Mesa
Queen
Revenue-sharing bill clears Senate by wide 63 to 20 margin
The 33.6 billion revenue-sharing bill advances after a 12 hour session, sending to conference with the House. If approved, first payments to 39,000 eligible states cities counties and townships could occur in October. Debate centers on distribution formulas and a proposed 1.6 billion social services ceiling.
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House
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
Federal
Senate Finance Committee
Long
Oil museum drive progress looks good in campaign
Nearly a quarter of the $500,000 goal has been raised for the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum campaign. Drive chairman L. Roy Prescott said Monday total donations reached $120,000 with additional gifts since. efforts to finish calling prospective donors continue while the drive runs through Sept. 30. Memorial gifts are welcomed and donors may contact Prescott, division leaders, or the museum office.
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Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
L. Roy Prescott
Drive
Prescott
Museum Office
Oil recovery program names eight oilmen to head plan
A Texas oil recovery program to reclaim up to 98 billion barrels directs eight regional vice chairmen to push cooperative projects. James E. Russell outlines a unitized approach to repressure and injected fluids while seeking favorable legislation and protecting property rights.
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Dallas
Texas
James E. Russell
Abilene
Texas Conservation Committee
William E. Carl
Corpus Christi
Gulf Coast
Robert Cargill
Longview
James M
Russell
Senate bill would aid small states
A Senate revenue sharing bill would shift funds toward smaller states and central cities, reducing aid to suburbs. The measure, passed 63 to 20, drops House tax provisions, limits matching social services grants, and uses a population based formula with no urban premium. Compromise likely after a protracted conference.
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Senate
House
Washington
Nixon
1972 Corn Crop Near Record Size
Washington AP reports the 1972 corn crop is expected at over 5.1 billion bushels, 8 percent below last year’s record but 4 percent above August forecasts. Yields may average 89.7 bushels per acre. Wheat, soybeans, sorghum, and cotton figures also noted with strong demand from the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U. S
USDA
Soviet Union
U.S
Crop Reporting Board
Oil bids eyed as federal panel reviews sale
A federal review board meets in New Orleans to study high bids totaling 586 million dollars on 74 offshore Louisiana tracts. Most bids expected to be accepted, energizing South Louisiana’s offshore drilling sector after delays from pollution protests. The top bid of 77.388 million on Main Pass tract highlights a crowded sale with Shell bid the next highest at 33 million.
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New Orleans
Federal Review Board
Louisiana
South Louisiana
John Rankin
Interior Department
Bureau of Land Management
U. S. Treasury
Gulf Oil Corp
Mobil Oil Corp
Pennzoil, Louisiana and
Texas Offshore
PLATO
Pennzoil Offshore Gas Operators
POGO
Mississippi
Main Pass
Shell Oil Co
Japanese Women Rise in Postwar Leadership Roles
From a voteless status before 1947, Japanese women have risen to preside over colleges, hold cabinet posts, and gain seats in the Diet, marking a significant shift in political and educational empowerment for women.
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Diet
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Ris A. Charles
South Vietnam
Cora Weiss
Hanoi
Lawrence O'Brien
George McGovern
By Gordon Bankston
Agricultural Marketing Service
San Joaquin Valley
Japan
New Mexico
California
Phoenix
el Paso
Lic
Malcolm Abel
Adams
Houston
Lester Clark
Breckenridge
Curtis Condra
Austin
James Fitzpatrick
S.F. Holmessy
Alvin C. Hope
San Antonio
Carl Jones
Bartlesville
Okla
A.V. Jones, Jr
Albany
W.B. Leach, Jr
Walt LeGrand
Robert Orr
Monahans
Eddie Rogers
Amarillo
Arch Rowan
Ft. Worth
John Suman, Jr
Wm. M. Thacker
Wichita Falls
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