Deep Wildcat Drilling Planned in Mitchell and Kent Counties
Cosden Petroleum and Humble Oil push deep wildcat and recompletion efforts in Mitchell and Kent counties. New Nos. 1 Pearl L. Kincaid and 1 James Davidson target depths around 7,6008,500 feet with pay shows uncertain, salts water tests and planned redrill near Vincent and Helmleigh. General Crude plans two Salt Creek projects in Kent County, depths about 6,800 feet, while Seaboard Oil seeks re-drill and logging on No. 1 Girard Trust abandoned well in Kent County.
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Cosden Petroleum Co
Mitchell County
Pearl L. Kincaid
Secion
Vincent
Hermleigh
Humble Oil & Refining
James Davidson
Ellenburger
Davidson
Helmleigh
Salt Creek General Crude Oil Co
Salt Creek
Kent County
J. W. Young
W&nw
Percy Jones
John Rodman
Seaboard Oil Co
Delaware
Girard Trust
H&gn
W. H. Hunt
Seaboard
No Relief From Heat In Prospect In Texas
Texas endures a third week of blistering heat with no rain or cooling breezes. Dallas records another heat casualty as 71-year-old Lynn Johnson is hospitalized after an ice bath treatment. Five people have died since the 17 day heat wave began. Temperatures Sunday soar past 100 across North and Central Texas with many cities posting 101 to 109 degrees.
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Texas
Dallas
Lynn Johnson
Dallas-Fort Worth
Fort Worth
Presidio
Mineral Wells
Wichita Falls
Childress
Abilene
Laredo
Wink
Austin
Waco
Chinese And Russians Start Talks On Military Assistance
Chinese Premier Chou En-lai arrives in Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders to deepen military economic and political ties. Delegations include Peiping officials and military experts as parties discuss expanding the 1950 Sino Soviet pact and seeking more Soviet aid and trade.
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Moscow
Chou En-lai
Kremlin
Red
China
Peiping
Chen Yang
Chou
Su Yui
Lyu Ya-low
Lo Shun Chu
Tsu Chuan
Wan Haoshou
Chen Yui
Wang Cheng
Wang Taohan
Li Fughung
Peiping Foreign Ministry
Chen Chia-kan
Hsui Yi-hsin
Shih Cheh
Soviet Union
Russia
Port Arthur
Manchurian
Typhoon Rips Korean Coast
A powerful typhoon with winds near 100 mph slammed Korea’s West Coast hitting Kunsan 80 miles south of Seoul and sweeping toward the Sea of Japan. Rainfall topped four to five inches on the battlefront with gusts up to 75 mph in Pusan and 50 to 60 mph in exposed high areas. One ship wrecked near Okinawa. a second vessel two days overdue after signaling trouble.
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Seoul
Korea
Kunsan
Sea of Japan
South Korea
Pusan
U. S. Air Force
Scout
Air Force
Hokkaido
Ogee
Okinawa
Seven Year Old Justice Dept Fraud Case Probed
House Judiciary subcommittee investigates a seven year old Justice Department case related to alleged fraud in a business firm. The probe seeks officials’ actions and delays in prosecution, with hearings set to begin next week led by Rep. Chelf. Former officials Peyton Ford and Herbert Bergson are expected to testify.
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Washington
House
Justice Department
Department
Capitol Hill
House Judiciary
Atty
T. Lamar Caudle
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Caudle
Truman
House Committee
Rep
Chelf
D-Ky
James P. McGranery
ADA backs Sparkman and Stevenson in GOP report
Americans for Democratic Action opposes Eisenhower's bid and endorses Adlai E Stevenson and John Sparkman. The group credits the Democratic platform as liberal and forward looking while criticizing the Republican ticket for not fitting the world situation. The ADA notes Sparkman’s civil rights record and urges broader southern understanding of civil rights within national interests.
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Washington
Americans For Democratic Action
Dwight D. Eisenhower
ADA
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
Alabama
John Sparkman
Truman
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
The
Republican National Committee
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Hickenlooper
CIO
Sen
Richard
Sing Nixon
California
Sparkman, Com
Menting Sparkman
Nixon
Sen. Sparkman
Democratic Party
South
Mississippi Democrats Split Over Stevenson Eisenhower At Convention
Mississippi’s Democratic convention opens to a three way clash among Stevenson Eisenhower and a possible third party faction. Delegates debate pledging electors to Stevenson Sparkman or a non endorsement stance with ongoing revisions.
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Jackson
Miss. M
Mississippi
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Stevenson
Eisehower
Hugh White
Resolutions Committee
Eisenhower
Illinois
Sen
John Sparkman
Alabama
John J. Sparkman
Three Die In Arkansas Plane Crash Found In Orchard
In Piggott Arkansas three bodies were found in the wreckage of a light plane believed missing since August 13. The Cesna 170 carried three passengers from St. Louis with ties to Houston. Parts and scattered clothing mark the scene near a farmer’s house as CAP units search Arkansas Missouri and Texas for the missing aircraft.
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Piggott
Ark
Clay County
Houston
Arkansas
Carl Milde
Civil Air Patrol
Little Rock
St. Louis
Malden
Texas
Missouri
CAP
Ben
Deadline Set For Absentee Ballots In Secondary Democratic Primary
County clerk Pat Johnston reported 155 absentee ballot applications for the second Democratic primary with 93 ballots already cast. The deadline for absentee voting is midnight tomorrow night.
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Pat Johnston
Polio Rages On Improvement Noted In Youth Taking Drug
Polio continued to claim lives in Texas over the weekend as a new drug drew cautious interest. Fort Worth recorded its eighth polio death of the year with a new patient admitted, while Houston treated four more victims. Barry Bishop Jr. at Hedgecroft Clinic showed movement and temperature drop after injections of anedic, though doctors caution causation is unproven. Dr. Trencavel, Belgian-born researcher, touts the iodine derivative as boosting lung blood flow and lymphoid activity if used within 72 hours, with prior U S cases cited along with Rockford hospital outcomes.
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Associated Press
Texas
Fort Worth
Houston
Hedgecroft Clinic
Barry Bishop Jr
Bishop
U. S
Mexico City
Amoche
Albert Trencavel
Trencavel
Young Bishop
Mexico
Rockford, IL
Woodrow Wilson Simpson
C. E. Simpson
Waco
City County
Simpson
Tyler
City
Harris County
Anti-Semitism Accusations Spark Campaign Responses
Los Angeles Jewish Council denounces anti-Semitism insinuations aimed at Sen. Richard Nixon as unfounded. Nixon releases a statement from the Community Relations Committee while Eisenhower denounces bigotry in politics. Judge Isaac Pacht cites thorough inquiry and calls for unity against prejudice.
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Denver
Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
California
GOP
Nixon
Los Angeles Jewish Community Council
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Minnesota
Truman
Isaac Pacht
Com Nnty
Sen
Pacht
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Crumpton Charged With Murder In Daughter’s Ex Husband Killing
In Houston Crumpton 55 a house painter is jailed on murder charges in the death of Wallace Crowder 33 ex husband of Crumpton’s daughter Janice 26. Crumpton says Crowder struck him with a chain and that he acted in self defense after Crowder planned to visit Janice. The 1950 Ruthven shooting had previously led to a grand jury no indictment.
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Houston
John Hartford Crumpton
Crumpton
Janice
Wallace H. Crowder
Crompton
Crowder
Edwin J. Ruthven
One Expense Account Filed By Candidate In Run-Off
Only one of eight on the ballot in the Democratic run-off primary filed a sworn campaign expense statement this morning. Haskell O. Beard, candidate for commissioner of precinct No 3, filed a statement listing total expenses of 72.60. Deadline is midnight Wednesday.
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Haskell O. Beard
Truce Talks Dragging On In Panmunjom Session
United Nations and Communist delegates reopen talks in Panmunjom after a seven day recess with no progress seen on an armistice. The main dispute remains prisoner of war exchanges with 116000 prisoners demanded for return and 20000 Chinese in Allied hands.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Panmunjom
Weather Log Notes 104 Degree Sunday Heat Records
Sunday saw a high of 104 degrees as hotter weather continued. Weather observer Mrs P Strayhorn reported a low of 72 and a reading of 75 at 7 30 this morning.
Mossadegh Improves After Illness and Plans Rest
Tehran August 18 Premier Mohammed Mossadegh is reported much improved after a hip fever. He has gone to the mountains, his physician son ordered bed rest for five days, and unconfirmed reports say he may name a four man council to carry on duties while ill. Parliament granted him virtual dictatorial powers for six months.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Golam Hosein Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Weather Outlook for West Texas and North Central Regions
Generally fair conditions through Monday and Tuesday with little temperature change. Widely scattered thundery showers expected after noon and evening in the Panhandle, South Plains, and west of Pecos River. East Texas and Southeast area see similar quiet pattern. Southerly winds along the coast.
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Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos River
Flood Devastation Strikes Lynmouth Coast of England
In a weekend disaster 22 are dead and 12 missing after flash floods on England’s holiday coast from Lynmouth to nearby towns. Army engineers blast and bulldoze to steer the Lyn River back, while evacuees seek refuge in inland halls. Police seal town amid looting fears as damage tops seven million pounds. two million in Lynmouth alone, with 20 houses and 20 hotels lost and 40 more damaged.
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Lynmouth
England
Lyn
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