Corrected report on Dawson County well test and nearby oil activity
A corrected report details a drill stem test on R. A. Although No. 1 A J Y Graves in Dawson County with surface at one hour fifteen minutes and oil in eighteen minutes. It notes an oil flow for fifty seven minutes and downhole depth to nine thousand three hundred nineteen feet. Other items include Texaco’s completions in Littlefield San Andres field and multiple drillers reporting activity near Midland and Howard counties with various depths and test results.
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R. A
J. Y. Graves
Dawson
Texaco No
Union Compress & Warehouse
Ee Ie
League
State Capitele Midland
Test Petroleum Corp. No
Sanders
Midland
Et&p
Vanian Discovery
Tax receipts rise for 1954 poll taxes in county
About 1,500 poll tax receipts and exemption certificates had been issued by the county tax office this morning, Jim Ikard reports. The tally includes 1,087 receipts and 410 exemptions, up nearly 300 from a month ago, with numbers continuing to grow toward year end deadlines.
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Jim Ikard
Night Temperature Dips to 26 Degrees, Weather Observer Says
The thermometer fell to 26 degrees last night after a daytime high around 26. At 7 30 this morning the reading remained 26. Mrs D P Strayhorn, a weather observer, reported the figures.
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D. P. Strayhorn
Texas highway toll climbs as holiday deaths rise
The Christmas New Year period sees Texas traffic deaths reach 49 in crashes with 94 total deaths from the holiday period. Officials warn drivers to slow and obey limits amid rain and poor visibility.
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Texas
Pulic
Homer Garrine
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Sunda
Royal Archduke Robert Marries Marguerite in Frugal Town Hall
In Bourg en Bresse Archduke Robert of Habsburg wed Princess Marguerite of Savoy Aosta in a simple ceremony. Crowds of Austrians and Italians watched as Archduke Otto and other royals attended. The couple’s place in succession remains modest amid shifting thrones.
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Bourg-En-Bresse
France
Austria- Hungary
Italy
Robert of Hapsburg
Marguerite of
Savoy- Aosta
Archduke Robert
Marguerite
Annes
Robert
Archduke Otto
Austria-Hungary
Archdukes
Cna Bates
New York
City
Time Needed To Start Pulling Divisions Off Korean Fronts
Washington reports President Eisenhower orders reductions in Korea as six divisions may be withdrawn initially. The plan aims to trim Army strength to about 1,165,000 by July 1, 1955 by cutting support troops while keeping combat power intact. Officials say withdrawal cannot be immediate and will take weeks as divisions are reassigned. The move signals a shift toward the new look military and reflects political and strategic calculations affecting Europe and Asia.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Korea
Far East
Europe
Bcal
Augusta
Defense Department
Wilson
South Be “Ecol
Eisen
Hower
United States
Estern
United Nations
Allied
Red
China
Move To Speed Bigger Cotton Acreage Fails Set
Washington report on Senate and House battles over 1954 cotton acreage. Senator Aiken urges faster action to raise planting limits after Benson trims to 17.9 million acres, with advocates seeking about 21 million. House bill aims for about 22% acres but gets blocked by southern and western cotton areas.
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Washington
Congress
Sen
Aiken
R-Vi
Senate Agriculture Committee
Benson
House
Coeuas
Senate
French Supply Lines Cut Amid Rebel Advances
Rebels cut Mekong River supply routes and road connections to Vien towns in the north, forcing the French to rely on air supply to the Laos government seat as northern areas face a major logistical strain.
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Mekong
Laos
Vien
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission Orders POW Custody Move
A three member Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission majority directs turning POWs over to original custodians. The decision counters U N and Communist commands on how to handle prisoners. The report notes debates over 90 day periods and conference demands related to prisoner acts of violence.
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Panmunjom
Neutral Nations
U. N
Munist
Bane Rane
Gouzenko Warns Of Hundreds Of Soviet Spies In U S
Igor Gouzenko who exposed a Soviet spy ring in Canada says there may be hundreds of Red agents in the United States. He urges more whistleblowing and better documentation to reveal covert networks and aid investigations.
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Washington
Igor Gowzenko
Canada
United States
Gouzenko
Ottawa
Senate Internal Security
Agreement To Soviet Delay In Big Four Meeting Indicated
Washington reports show the United States Britain and France weighing a Russian proposal to postpone the Big Four foreign ministers conference. State Dept signals US attitude while noting Moscow may maneuver to influence France. Bonn notes Adenauer foresees Western plans for free elections could be blocked by East West German factions. Izvestia repeats claims of East German control and warns against free elections. France faces a split over the EDC treaty as Jan 17 approaches and talks with Russia are seen as delaying resolution.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Apposal
State Department
U. S
Ae Defense Community
Rlin
Russia
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Moscow
Izvestia
Adenauer Clique
Isue
Germany
Suett
State Missed By Norther As Showers Falls
A weak Pacific cold front moved across Texas bringing showers that fell short of northern regions. Skies clear in Beaumont and College Station, with partly cloudy conditions in the Panhandle and western areas as the front eased southward over the state.
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Norther
Texas
Matthew
Beaumont
College Station
Austin
Panhandle
West Texas
Missis
Korea Leaders Discuss Taking Americans Out
Korea President Syngman Rhee and Foreign Minister Pyun Yung Tai held private talks over U S plans to pull two divisions from Korea. The trip followed President Eisenhower s Saturday announcement and sparked cheer among American troops while speculation mounted on which units would depart.
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Seoul
South Korea
U. S
Korea
Pyun Yung Tai
Chinhae
Syngman Rhee
Eisenhower
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
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