Texas Rail Road Commission extends nine day crude flow
The Texas Railroad Commission keeps a nine day producing pattern for September setting the statewide oil allowable at 2 730 215 barrels per day. The decision follows stock levels deemed above desired and varied company nominations with Humble seeking 11 days and Texaco 10 days.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Dallas
Jake Hamon
Hamon
R. L. Pielsticker
Indiana Oil Purchasing Co
Arkansas
Indiana
Texaco
Sun Oil
Humble
Ernest Thompson
J. C. Edwards
J. G. Coates
Gulf
Coates
East Texas
Gulf Coast
H. P. Nichols
Tyler
Fast Texas Oil and Gas Assa
Wasps Burned as Barn Fire Destroys Farm Near Shelby
Two youngsters were given torches to burn wasp nests under a barn eaves on the D. D. Lattimore farm near Shelby North Carolina. The barn burned down in the blaze causing an estimated loss of 500 dollars.
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Shelby, N.C
D. D. Lattimore
Weather Snyder Texas Forecast and Temperatures
The forecast covers East and South Central Texas with partly cloudy warm conditions through Friday and scattered thundershowers. North Central Southwest and Northwest Texas see partly cloudy skies with storms possible through Friday. Winds vary from 8 to 18 mph with higher speeds in heavier showers, and temperatures around 70s to 100 degrees with a 74 degree reading this morning.
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Snyder
Texas
West Gulf
Body Of Woman Recovered From Bay In Texas
The body of Mrs. B. H. Hopkins of Raymondville was recovered from the bay at Port Mansfield. The Willacy County sheriff said she and her daughter were guests at a boat house and she apparently fell into the water after stumbling on the pier during the night.
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Port Mansfield
Tex
B. H. Hopkins
Raymondville
Willacy County
Copper strikes widen across Arizona Texas and beyond
Light tremors jolt Montana and a new walkout by Mine Mill and Smelter Workers shuts Phelps Dodge sites in Douglas Bisbee Morenci Arizona El Paso Texas and Los Angeles California. About 3 650 Mine Mill workers affected with 1 500 more idled. Three year Mine Mill and USW contracts expired. unions seek 15 cent hourly raise plus fringe benefits.
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Douglas, Ariz
Phelps Dodge Corp
Arizona
Texas
California
International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers
Ind
Douglas, Bisbee and Morenci
el Paso
Tex
Los Angeles
Phelps Dodge
United Steelworkers
Kennecott Corp
Kennecott
San Manuel Copper Corp
San Manuel
Ariz
Magma Copper Corp
Superior
Utah
American Smelting & Refining Co
USW
Tremors Hamper Search After Hebgen Dam Quake
In Montana several aftershocks rattled the Hebgen Dam area delaying search efforts for possible quake victims. Rescuers, aided by divers and volunteers, planned to probe landslides and Hebgen Lake as bodies recovered or feared missing rose toward twelve. Survivors described harrowing escapes as roads and park access remained limited by damage.
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Yellowstone
Mont
Montana
Hebgen Dam
Civil Defense Organization
Sheriff's Office
U.S. Forest Service
Donald Skerritt
Grace Miller
Charles E. Raper
Thomas Stowe
Sandy
Utah
Madison River
Hebgen Lake
Yellowstone National Park
Grover C. Mault
Temple City
Calif
Showers Expected Across Texas With Varied Totals
The Associated Press notes cloudy Gulf Coast and far West Texas skies with more rain possible Thursday. Forecasts map thunder showers across East South Central North Central Northwest and Southwest Texas through Friday. College Station led rainfall with .99 inch. other amounts included .56 Presidio .42 Amarillo Beaumont .26 Galveston .23 Palacios .18 Alpine .02 El Paso .01 Dalhart. Alpine reported another third inch in an evening shower.
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Associated Press
Gulf Coast
Texas
College Station
Weather Bureau
Presidio
Amarillo
Beaumont
Galveston
Palacios
Alpine
el Paso
Dalhart
Steel Strike Report Sparks Competing Claims From Sides
The AP reports a government background study on the steel dispute released by Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell. He said no side should retreat, the public has an interest, and a settlement hinges on both management and labor.
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Washington (Ap
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
R. Conrad Cooper
Cooper
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
Steelworkers
Fowler resigns as county farm agent here after 12 years
Oscar M. Fowler, county agricultural agent for Snyder for more than 12 years, resigns effective Sept. 15 and plans to operate beef cattle business in Gaines and Floyd Counties. He will move to Seminole and his successor will be chosen from current Extension Service staff. Fowler joined the service in 1947, previously serving in Farm Security Administration roles and with the Bureau of Entomology in Lubbock. Mrs. Fowler teaches second grade at Central Elementary.
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Oscar M. Fowler
Fowler
W. H. Jones
Lubbock
Jones
J. Ray Martin
County Commissioners Court
Extension Service
Seminole
Gaines
Floyd
Gaines County
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Snyder
Jamie Cabiness
Farm Security Administration
Farmers Home Administration
San Angelo
del Rio
el Paso
Big Spring
Ballinger
Texas Tech College
Bureau of Entomology
Levelland
Midland
Andrews
Ector
Panhandle
Swisher
Texas A & M
Tech
Downtown Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Masonic Blue Lodge
Scurry County Farm Bureau
Scurry County Farmers Union
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
National Associations of
County Agricultural Agents
Epsilon Sigma Phi
West Texas State College
Texas Tech
Central
No Injuries In Mishaps In Hermleigh Two-Car Collision
A 3:50 p.m. collision at FM 644 and Willis Street Hermleigh involved a 1955 Chevrolet coach driven by Robert Peyton Neblett 18 and a 1956 Mercury coach driven by Margrette Jane Lewis 59. Damages totaled about 550 dollars with no injuries reported.
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Hermleigh
Willis Street
Chevrolet
Robert Peyton Neblett
Mercury
Margrette Jane Lewis
Will Cleveland
Here
Juanita Boutson
Gordon Johnson
Integration Scene Shifts to Dollarway Desegregation
Little Rock reports peaceful integration for a week then focus moves to Dollarway School District in Pine Bluff where a federal court orders three Negroes admitted to the all white school. Petitions urge Gov Faubus to use state force to halt integration as Dollarway plans to open September 8. The order is under appeal and a stay is sought.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Dollarway
Pine Bluff
Faubus
Witch Doctor Under Probe in Boy's Death
A two year old boy died after treatment by a man the mother called a witch doctor. Jose Arias, 49, is free on bond on a charge of practicing without a license in another case. Autopsy and medicine analysis are pending as authorities investigate the death in Austin and Waco.
Violence at Tex-Son plant as garment strike erupts
In San Antonio police report rocks thrown at non-strikers near Tex-Son Manufacturing Co during a February garment workers strike. One worker, Jane Perez, was struck but not seriously hurt. A 30-year-old woman was arrested on a simple assault charge.
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San Antonio
Tex-Son Manufacturing Co
Jane Perez
Batista Arrives At His New Exile Home In Portugal
Former Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista reached Madeira Islands Portugal after a flight from the Dominican Republic. Dr Silva Martins secretary to Foreign Minister Marcello Mathias met the chartered plane and newsmen were kept off by a police cordon as Batista left with Martins.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Fulgencio Batista
Dominican Republic
Madeira Islands
Silva Martins
Marcello Mathias
Batista
Martins
Haiti Troops Say 12 Invaders Slain Near Port Tiburon
An informant said Haitian forces killed 12 of 30 armed revolutionaries in a mountain pass near Port Tiburon after an invasion from Cuba. Army HQ could not confirm. Fidel Castro blamed an adventurer for trying to embarrass the Cuban revolution.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Une
Port Tiburon
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Fliers to Try for Capsule Recovery at Sea
At Vandenberg Calif a capsule dropped from Discoverer VI into the Pacific as Hawaii based Air Force C119s prepare to attempt a sea catch with recovery nets. The mission aims to solve space return mechanics and marks a leap in orbital testing.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Pacific
Hawaii
Air Force
Earth
West Coast
Thor
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Lockheed
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Yola Renfro
Texas Bank and Trust Co
Jacksonville
Canyon
West Yellowstone
Denver Post
O. M. Fowler
Witch Doctor
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