Oil proration schedule kept at 10 day pattern for January
The Railroad Commission kept the January oil production limit at 2,888,110 barrels daily with a 10 day pattern. Major buyers backed the continuation, while Indiana Purchasing Co urged a nine day pattern and Texaco provided testimony on Louisiana and Texas shipments affecting Gulf Coast refineries. Commissioner Murray defended the current allowables amid concerns over supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
The
Railroad Commission
of Regulatory Authority
Charles Shaver
Houston
Humble
Shaver
Indiana Purchasing Co
Mobil
Texaco
Atlantic
Sinclair
Shell
Gulf
Cities Service
Phillips
Sun
Standard of Texas
Colden
Indiana
J. C. Edwards
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Texas
Edwards
William Murray
Trial Of Newsmen Slated By Cubans
Fidel Castro said Miami Herald reporter James Buchanan will be tried by revolutionary tribunals in Cuba. He suggested deportation as a possible outcome and warned of belt tightening in 1960 to sustain foreign exchange reserves amid alleged complicity in the escape of Frank Young. He did not specify civil or military jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fidel Castro
James Buchanan
Miami
Fla
Herald
Buchanan
Cuba
Castro
Young
Inter-American Press Assn
Earl Brown Snyder merchant dies after week in hospital
Earl Brown 68 a Snyder merchant and partner in King and Brown Furniture Co died Thursday afternoon at Methodist Memorial Hospital Lubbock after a week of hospitalization He married Mary Elizabeth Moore in Snyder on September 21 1911 He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Edwin Phy of Snyder two sons E Earl Brown Jr of Abilene and Burgess Brown of Abilene a sister Mrs Gladys Johnson of Nacogdoches a brother Ray H Brown of Snyder and three grandchildren Funeral services will be at 10 am Saturday at the First Christian Church with Rev John Reaves and burial in Snyder Cemetery under Bell Funeral Home direction Pallbearers are Charlie Noble G W Hicks Roy Hendricks Com Evel Raymond Williams H A Jul Dave Harlin and John Boren.
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Earl Brown
Snyder
Methodist Memorial Hospital
Lubbock
Mr. Brown
King and Brown Furniture Co
Mary Elizabeth) Moore
Edwin Phy
E. Earl Brown Jr
Abilene
Burgess Brown
Gladys Jolnson
Nacogdoches
Ray H. Brown
First Christian Church
Brown
John Reaves
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Funeral Home
Charlie Noble
G. W. Hicks
Roy Hendricks
Com Evel
Raymond Williams
Dave Harlin
John Boren
Czech Charged In Poison Plot At Radio Free Europe Munich
U S Army charges Czech vice consul Jaroslav Nemec of Salzburg gave a salt shaker concealing atropine to a Communist agent for RFE Munich. Hazelhoff disclosed the plot. authorities say the poison could cause serious illness or death depending on dose and individual.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U. S
Salzburg
Austria
Radio Free Europe
Munich
Jaroslav Nemec
RFF
Erik Hazelhoff
Mount
Kisco
N.Y
Hazelhoff
Vienna
Plane With Six Aboard Missing Over Alaska
A PBY 6A amphibian bound for San Francisco with six aboard vanished Thursday night after signaling trouble between Juneau and Annette Island. Crew includes Philip Gray pilot Carl Scott co pilot Burrass Smith engineer Bob Meath and a man and woman unnamed. Coast Guard planes searched Gravina Island area but weather forced a return without locating the aircraft.
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Juneau
Alaska
San Francisco
Calif
Carl Scott
Burrass Smith
Corte Madera
Bob Meath
Coast Guard
Stanford Research Institute of California
Ketchikan
Gravina Island
Annette Island
Christmas Week Traffic Toll Forecast by Safety Council
The National Safety Council estimates 530 people may be killed in traffic accidents over the Christmas weekend. This compares with 370 highway deaths on a nonholiday weekend. The 78 hour period runs from 6 pm December 24 to midnight December 27. Last year tally covered 96 hours with 594 deaths.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Eisenhower Lands in France for Western Summit
President Eisenhower arrives in Toulon on a 55 degree day after a Mediterranean cruise and is welcomed by Louis Jacquinot on behalf of Charles de Gaulle. He says France and the United States form a strong coalition aiming for peace as NATO leaders prepare for talks with Khrushchev on Berlin and disarmament.
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John Scali
Eisenhower
France
U. S
Des Moines
Toulon Harbor
Mediterranean
Louis Jacquinot
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
United States
Jacquinot
Fisenhower
Hs Black Homburg
Athens
Paris
North Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Harold Macmillan
Konrad Adenauer
Pair Rescued After Plane Collision Over Northern Ontario
Two survivors were rescued from the wreckage after a collision between a B47 bomber and an F102 fighter during training over Northern Ontario. Capt. Roy N. Minor of Manchester Tennessee and Lt. Theodore C. Adams of Greenville South Carolina were identified. Adams was flown to Pagwa Ontario for medical care. The bomber crew included Lt. Loyd A. Horn of Boise Idaho and Lt. Carleton W. Hunt of Oklahoma City with an observer. the fighter pilot was Lt. Gaylor B. Treu of Garner Iowa.
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North Bay
Ont AP
Ontario
Air Defense Command
Roy N. Minor
Manchester
Tenn
Theodore C. Adams
Greenville
United Fund Drive Nears Goal in Final Pre-Christmas Report
Scurry County United Fund workers report 1903 collected bringing total to 35212.05 or 83 percent of a 4250 goal. Division leaders include General Gifts 130 percent 1958.65 and Advance Gifts 84 percent 19750.50. Campaign chair Dr. Bob Hargrove notes many reports still out and plans post holiday follow ups. Mel Gilbert schedules United Fund board meeting for 4 p.m. at Chamber of Commerce to review progress and urges late contributors to call or mail gifts.
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Scurry County
United Fund
Joe Williamson
Roger Mize
Clyde Hall
Bill Brown
Mel Gilbert
Chamber of Commerce
Gilbert
New Texas political rules reshape 1960 elections
AP report by Dave Cheavens outlines sweeping changes in Texas party rules for 1960. Changes include tighter precinct convention eligibility, primary filing deadlines, and stamped poll tax receipts to restrict cross party participation.
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Austin
Texas
Chou Proposes Dec 26 Talks With Nehru On Border
Premier Chou En-lai proposes a December 26 meeting with Indian Prime Minister Nehru to settle their Himalayan border dispute. He suggests any place in China or Rangoon and asks Nehru to reconsider the date while calling for India to withdraw troops from ten border positions.
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Tokyo
Chou En-lai
China
Nehru
India
Chou
Rangoon
Burma
Pening Radio
Tibet
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
Partly cloudy through Saturday across East South Central and North Central Texas. Colder tonight with lows generally in the 30s to low 40s. Northwest and West Texas expect continued colder nights with lows 32 to 44, then warmer Saturday. Winds mainly northerly across the West Gulf region.
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Snyder
Texas
Northwest
West Gulf
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