Texas Railroad Commission Keeps January Crude Allowable
The Texas Railroad Commission retained a nine day oil pattern for January at 2 854 898 barrels per day unchanged from December. Purchasers split on pattern length with Humble Oil advocating ten days and Atlantic Refining revising to ten days. Nominations show eight nine and ten day requests from major firms including Shell Gulf Sinclair Mobil Texaco and Atlantic Refining with Humble proposing 30 000 plus 18 500 barrels daily.
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Texas
Humble
Atlantic Refining Co
Atlantic
John Crutchfield
Corpus Christi
Commission
Indiana
Cities Service
Phillips
Shell
Gulf
Sinclair
Mobil
Standard
Texaco
Sun Oi
Atlantic Refining
Light Rains Sweep Texas Panhandle to City Areas
Light freezing rain fell across the Texas Panhandle and other regions as a high pressure ridge moved in from the north. Rainfall was light with Houston noting 1:04 hours of precipitation from midnight to early morning. Temperatures ranged from 23 in Amarillo to 50 in Brownsville with sub freezings in Dalhart Wink Childress Lubbock and others. Rain fell early in Austin Galveston San Antonio and Texarkana.
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Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
Texas
Houston
Amarillo
Brownsville
Dalhart
Wink
Lubbock and Childress
Eichmann Sentenced to Die by Israeli Court
Adolf Eichmann, ex-peddler of Jews to the gas chambers, is sentenced to hang for crimes against the Jewish people and humanity. The three-man court, led by Moshe Landau, ordered the death penalty amid a silent courtroom of 600. Eichmann has 10 days to appeal with five days to draft reasons, and may seek clemency from President Isaac Ben-Zvi if needed.
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Jerusalem
S AP
Adolf Eichmann
Nazi Germany
Israel
Moshe Landau
Gesepo
Eichmann
Tichmann
Robert L. Servatius
West Germany
Supreme Court
Servatius
Marek
Izhak Ben-Zvi
Change Is Recommended For SACROC
The SACROC advisory committee approved a resolution to operate the unit by a single operator, with Standard Oil Co. of Texas as the operator. Approval from at least 90 percent of the 300 plus SACROC owners is required, a process expected to take three to six months. The aim is to reduce operating costs while keeping total employment near current levels. The idea followed months of study after last spring’s consideration.
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Sacroc
Standard Oil Co. of Texas
Officials Search For Cause Of Bus Tragedy
Colorado officials investigate the school bus train collision near Greeley that killed 20 children. Frosted windows and poor visibility are cited, with 9 percent of Colorado school buses reportedly overloaded though not a factor here. Thirteen children hospitalized. 23 passengers under capacity.
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Greeley
Colo
Colorado
Colorado Highway Safety Council
Merf Evans
Duke Dunbar
Duane Harms
Union Pacific
City of Denver
Streamliner
Chicago
Denver
Herbert F. Sommers
Sommers
Harms
UF Report Session Set As Campaign Nears Goal
A Scurry County United Fund report session is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at the Village. Workers are urged to finish contact efforts quickly as the campaign nears its goal, having raised 24,713 dollars, about 65 percent of the 38,000 goal. The fund will support eight agencies in 1962.
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Scurry County
United Fund
E. H. Williamson
United Nations vote eyes China's seat amid tense assembly
The General Assembly races toward a showdown on Communist China's bid for UN membership in New York. The United States stays confident Reds will be kept out as four votes loom on procedural and substantive motions.
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United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
China
United States
World Organization
Peiping
U.S
Weather summary for Texas regions with varying precipitation
Weather outlook covers South Central to Northwest Texas with clouds drizzle and rain. Temperatures range from 26 to 44 degrees with lows in the 20s to 40s and highs in the 30s to 50s. Snow or mixed precip possible in the northeast tonight and Saturday.
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Snyder
Texas
Calder Panhandle
High Plains
Seminole and Snyder advance in Canyon Reef tourney
Seminole routed Winters 73 35 to move into the second round while Snyder downed host school to set up a late night clash. Kenneth Huggins led Seminole with 16 points Kirby Brassfield added 10 and Jerry Dunn topped Winters with 20 points. Haskell meets Winters in consolation bracket action at 6 p.m.
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Seminole
Winters
Snyder
Tigers
Haskell
Kenneth Huggins
Kirby Brassfield
Jerry Dunn
Kennedy Delegation Heads to Latin America for Aid Push
President Kennedy and First Lady depart Washington for a weekend tour to Puerto Rico Venezuela and Colombia to highlight the Alliance for Progress a 10 year 20 billion plan for regional development. Demonstrations in Venezuela are described as radical minority actions. armed unrest and protests accompany the trip as officials stress a restrained public response.
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Washington
Kennedy
Venezuela
Colombia
U.S
Andrews Air Force Base
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Caracas
Kennedys
Bogota
Latin America
Alliance For Progress
South
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Guy
Luis Munoz Marin
Richard M. Nixon
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Romulo Betancourt
Kennedy No
Cease Fire Unlikely as UN Presses Katanga Campaign
A U.N. spokesman reported a major operation against Katanga forces in Elisabethville began Thursday night, with the first objective reportedly reached and no U.N. casualties. Diplomats doubt a cease-fire while Kennedy backs Thant’s push for negotiations, and Tshombe seeks talks with Adoula under mediator Senghor.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Katanga
Elisabethville
United Nations
Kennedy
Thant
Moise Tshombe
Congo
White House
Tshombe
Cyrille Adoula
Edmund Gullion
Brussels
Adoula
Senegal
Leopold Senghor
Britain
U.S
United States
George W. Ball
Two Robbers Invade Brooklyn Bank and Kill Guard
In Brooklyn at 4390 Kings Highway a Lafayette National Bank branch was robbed by two gunmen, one described as a wild tommy gunner. Guard Henry Kraus was killed. an off-duty officer Salvatore Accardi was wounded and shield saved by badge. The bandits fled in a white car. suspects described as a Negro and a white man about 35.
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New York
Brooklyn
Salvatore Accardi
Lafayette National Bank
Kings Highway
Henry A. Kraus
John Condon
Kraus
Needy family drive by Snyder’s Goodfellows seeks help
Community appeal asks residents to notify duty staff at the west side registration center for Scurry County families in need. Center stays open through mid next week to accept Christmas assistance applications. Contributions listed include individuals and groups totaling 1464.55 with prior receipts of 1373.10.
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Snyder's Goodfellows
One Entry In Contest For Snyder Decoration Prize
Only one entry has been received in the annual decoration contest sponsored by the Snyder Jaycees. Deadline is 5 p.m. Monday at the Chamber of Commerce office. Prizes total 25 10 and 5 dollars. Entries must feature a religious theme and be visible from the street within Snyder city limits. Judging will occur the week after December 18.
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Snyder Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Snyder
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Adolph Eichmann
Sacroc Advisory Committee
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Nicaragua
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