Angled Wells Cut Into Legitimate Oil Output in Texas
East Texas oil fields show angled wells stealing from neighboring leases. The Texas House Investigating Committee heard experts estimate August production would be 12 percent higher if illegal wells were shut. About 124 such crooked wells have been found, possibly rising to 350, with 7,000 barrels daily misappropriated. District Judge David Moore acknowledged ownership in leases tied to illegally deviated wells.
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Dallas
East Texas
Texas House
District Court
Texas
Will Wilson
Robert Lockwood
University of Texas
Witts
Moore
Non-medical volunteers sought for Sabin drive in Algiers
The Snyder Jaycees plan the Sabin Oral Vaccine rollout in four city schools with the initial Type 1 dose on Sunday Sept 9. Gene Williams seeks volunteers. contact him at HI 3 9888. Donations of 25 cents per dose are encouraged to offset costs. vaccine is free to all residents. Pre-registration forms will run in the Snyder Daily News ahead of Sept 9.
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Snyder Jaycees
Johnny Greenfield
Doug McGlain
Gene Williams
Scurry County
Harry Ward
Bill Newsom
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Snyder Daily News
Rebels Set Up Defense Against Algiers Guerrillas
In Algiers the Political Bureau urged loyal regulars and guerrillas to move on rebellious forces in Algiers and the Kabylie Mountains. Boumedienne said he would advance on the capital when ordered as crowds clashed with Ben Bella supporters during a Casbah battle.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Kabylie
Houari Boumedienne
Setif
Algeria
Ben Bella
Casbah
Wilaya
Wilayan
Political Bureau
Ben Bella Col
Houari
Oran
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Wilayas
Enrollment in Snyder Public Schools for 1962 63
Enrollment in Snyder Public Schools for the 1962 63 term proceeds near last year pace. About 3 500 pupils registered by this morning with class start on Sept 4. Senior high reported 562 and two junior highs about 850 combined. elementary total over 1 900 and Linden School 155 registered.
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Snyder Public
Linden
Hussein and Saud merge forces to unite Jordan Saudi Arabia
In Amman and Mecca, King Hussein of Jordan and King Saud of Saudi Arabia announce military unity and a combined command, aligning economic policy to remove cross border barriers. They urge other Arab states to join, condemn Nasser, and vow to defend Arab rights in Palestine. They cite shared anti Israel stance and Western alignment.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Saudi
Middle East
Mecca
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Saud al Taif
Israel
Palestine
King Ibn Saud
Abdullah
Faisal I
Iraq
Witbalion
Faisal II
Faisal
Arab Legion
Britain
United States
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Arab League
Shtaura
Lebanon
League
Cairo
Syria
Frankfurter Retires End of an Era on the Supreme Court
Ailing Felix Frankfurter retires from the Supreme Court after 23 years of landmark, controversial service. President Kennedy names Arthur J. Goldberg to succeed him, with Wirtz and Esther Peterson among potential cabinet contenders. Frankfurter cites a diminished schedule and a stroke in April, accepting retirement per 28 U.S.C. 371 B. Kennedy praises his character and judicial dedication.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
White House
Goldberg
W. Willard Wirtz
Esther Peterson
Frank Moss
Dutah
Frankfurter
Prin
Ciple
U.S. Supreme Court
Brushfires Nearly Contained Amid California Wildfire Battle
Exhausted firefighters battled multiple brushfires across California as gusty winds threatened to push sparks beyond lines. Six fires have burned 42 000 acres since Sunday with 17 000 acres in northern Los Angeles County. Fire officials report containment around 60 to 80 percent on two major blazes, while damage tops $3 million.
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Los Angeles
California
U.S. Forest Service
Los Angeles County
Keith Klinger
Wirtz Named Labor Secretary by Kennedy
President Kennedy appointed Undersecretary of Labor W Willard Wirtz as secretary of labor replacing the Justice-designate Arthur J Goldberg. Wirtz 50 has served since the start of Kennedy's administration and is praised for labor-management experience, mediation work, and prior roles including chairman of the Wage Stabilization Board in 1946.
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Washington
Kennedy
W. Willard Wirtz
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Labor
Wirtz
Goldberg
Wage Stabilization Board
Northwestern University
University of Iowa
Adlai F. Stevenson
U.S
Weather Across Texas Shows Warm, Unsettled Week Ahead
Snyder to North Central Texas this week remains warm with highs near 70s to 90s. Portions of the state expect clear to partly cloudy skies with isolated thunder showers today and Friday and variable overnight lows in the 60s to 80s.
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Snyder
Texas
Road R4 Highway Upgrade Plans Discussed In Meeting
A morning meeting reviewed the 6.3 mile Highway R4 project with representatives from the Department of Public Safety City Police Sheriff's department the Highway Department and contractors. The $700 000 effort began on off highway areas with completion aimed May 1 the dirt work likely finished earlier and surfacing to start after April 1. The route from north Avenue E to Huffman Avenue will cross city property and require part of Avenue E to be impassable while all weather cemetery access is maintained. A temporary western reroute will shift Lubbo ck Highway northward and a road west of Claire mont Road will be built.
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Department of Public Safety
Sheriff's Department
Highway Department
Huffman Avenue
Lubbock
Clairemont Road
Murphy Denies Estes Arrest Triggered USDA Crackdown
Under secretary Charles Murphy testified to Sen. McClellan that Estes arrest may have delayed a USDA crackdown on cotton allotment deals. The subcommittee reviewed Estes actions, noting penalties of 554000 in civil fines, and Murphy defended the department’s pursuit as airtight.
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Washington
Charles Murphy
Billie Sol Estes
Agriculture Department
Estes
Murphy
John McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations
Subcommittee
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
McClellan
Pecos
Tex
Estes Estes
Senate
Freeman
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State of
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Railroad Commission
Decker
Sabin Drive
Herman Trigg
Central Elementary School
Charles Lee, Jr
Charles Lee
Lees
Avenue I
Cairo Radio
The
United Nations
USDA
Senate Investigation Subcommittee
John Cofer
Dark
Cofer
John Dennison
Estes Lawyers
Dennison
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