Howard Area Wildcat Drilling Begins Near Big Spring
In Howard County a dry hole at Earl M. Craig No. 1 Muse and Newsom halted at 8,380 feet with top at 8,360. A 750 foot saltwater DST followed. Nearby San Andres tester No. 1 Mabel Quinn slated to begin about seven miles southwest of Big Spring.
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San Andres
Howard County
Earl M. Craig
Muse
Newsom
Jake L. Hannon
Mabel Quinn
Swenson
H&gn
Borden Wildcat
Wolfcamp
Borden
Howard
C. W. Guthrie
Big Spring
John Jackson
T&p
French Heavy Assault Fights To Hold Dien Bien Phu
Vietminh forces launch massive assaults on Dien Bien Phu as French paratroopers reinforce the fortress. Saigon reports heavy losses on both sides while air and ground reinforcements pour in to stem the rebel attack amid hopes for a Geneva accord.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Vietminh
Dust Bowl
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh
China
Geneva
Switzerland
Gas billing error leaves county $400 worse off
A Lone Star Gas Co. letter to the county judge reveals Cogdell Memorial hospital’s gas use was billed at 10 percent of actual consumption due to a six-dial meter misread. Officials say the county will absorb the $400 plus impact from a prior $500 overcharge for a health unit meter error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olan H. Culp, Jr
County Health Unit
Chamber of Commerce
George Walls
C. R. Cockrell
Snyyder
Walls
Howard Harrington
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Bob Harris
Johnny Claybrook
Battenfield Hospital
Twentysixth Street
Lee Watson
C. L. Callaway
Lone Star Gas Co
Officers Close In On Escapees Near Mexican Border
Federal state and county officers mounted a large pursuit near Lordsburg New Mexico for three jailbreakers one charged with murder. The trio including Marvin Vaughan 30 and accomplices Charles Caldwell 22 and Carl Franklin Martin 27 were spotted by a search plane around 5 30 p m yesterday but darkness halted the chase. A 15 man posse using air jeep and on foot combed rugged Mesquite country as the case unfolds with Vaughan linked to a February rape and kidnapping in Phoenix and Burgess’s wife.
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Lordsburg
Lalo S. Sanchez
U.S
Marvin Vaughan
Amos Burgess
Phoenix
Burgess
Vaughan
Charles Caldwell
Buffalo
N. Y
Carl Franklin Martin
Martin
East St. Louis
Ill
Missing banker eyed headed for Tampico sparks town prayers
Royal Reynolds president of the Clio Merchants Exchange is sought by two depositors after embezzlement warrants. The exchange faces $80,000 to $100,000 unaccounted as churches urge Reynolds to return records and money. Reynolds and wife left behind 14-year-old Tommy.
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CLIO
Ala
Mexico
Royal Reynolds
Reynolds
William Griggs
A. R. Cates
Texas
Beaumont
Tampico
Merchants Exchange
Royal
Atlanta
First National Bank of Atlanta
Merchants’ Exchange
Dan Easterling
Exchange
Sue
Tommy
Eisenhower Tax Plan Faces Senate Clash Tonight
President Eisenhower will address the nation on taxes as Congress weighs a $1.3 billion tax cut bill. GOP leaders say seven billion in cuts already enacted or planned could stall the budget and harm housing and health programs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
GOP
White House
House
Martin
R-Mass
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Texas Comptroller says 11 million in general fund for session
The Texas Legislature opens a special session with an 11 million dollar general fund balance and faces a needed 26 million dollars in new money for teacher and state employee pay raises. Governor Shivers backs 11 million for public buildings and a tougher line on Communists, while lawmakers debate tax changes and local funding formulas.
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Austin
Robert S. Calvert
General Revenue
Allan Shivers
Southwestern Medical
Dallas
Houston
Eastham Prison Farm
Calvert
Shivers
Kate Bell
State Teachers Assn
J. W. Edgar
Reuben Senterfitt
Ible Senterfitt
Senterfitt
Tn Wen
Legislators Ready For Big Fights Of Session
In Austin, lawmakers prepared for the special session opening. Representative D. H. Buchanan leads the House Revenue and Taxation Committee while Sen. Harley Sadler warned this session may not be fun. Members voiced readiness to work, with chatter of new taxes and political maneuvering as Gov. Shivers opened proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Allan Shivers
Rep
D. H. Buchanan
Longview
House Revenue and Taxation
Harley Sadler
Abilene
House
Senate
Clarence Jones
Texas House
Garth Bates
Houston
Waggoner Carr
Lubbock
George Hinson
Mineola
Court Upholds Tidelands Bill Already Passed
Supreme Court denies Alabama and Rhode Island permission to sue over the 1953 submerged lands act. The per curiam decision affirms Congress’s power over public lands with a 6 to 2 vote. Justices Black and Douglas dissent. Chief Justice Warren disqualified.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Alabama
Rhode Island
Congress
United States
Black
Douglas
Warren
California
Carity
Justice Red
Frankfurter
Jackson
Burton
Clark
Minton
Freezing Weather Nips Upper Texas For Second Morning
The Associated Press reports sub freezing conditions across the northern half of Texas for a second morning, reaching Waco and Lufkin. Notable lows include Dalhart 23 and Amarillo 23 with Dallas at 27 and Fort Worth 29. Galveston Brownsville and Corpus Christi top 45. No rain expected as a slow warmup begins.
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Associated Press
Texas
Waco
Lufkin
Dalhart
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
Lubbock
Dallas
Childress
Abilene
Mineral Wells
Fort Worth
Tyler
Wake
Galveston
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Austin
Weather Bureau
Weather outlook for Texas regions this afternoon through Tuesday
North Central Texas expects increasing cloudiness and a bit warmer weather this afternoon tonight and Tuesday. Lows 30 to 40 tonight. Texas forecast shows rising clouds and warmer conditions with light rain possible west of Pecos Valley Tuesday. East Texas fair and cold today with lows 30 to 40. Tuesday brings clouds and warmth with northeast winds along the coast turning southeast. South Central Texas expected cloudy and warmer through today tonight and Tuesday with northeast to southeast coastal winds shifting late Tuesday.
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Texas
Pecos Valley
Interior
South Central
Aas
Cold Weekend Drops to 19 Degrees in Snyder
Wintery weather returned to Snyder over the weekend with a 19 degree low and a high near 53. At 7 30 this morning the reading was 26 degrees, reported by local weather observer Mrs. D P Strayhorn.
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Snyder
D. P. Strayhorn
Senate Fights Over Farm Program Spark Wool Extension Debate
Senate leaders clash as the administration pushes a flexible price support plan and a 2% set aside for surplus crops. Senator Ellender surfaces a two year wool price support extension backed by several colleagues, while opponents warn of harm to small farmers and question the program’s benefits.
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Washington
Sen
Aiken
Senate
Knowland
California
Ellender
D-La
Eisenhower
Benson
Senate Agriculture Committee
Seaison
D-Nm
Agricul
Ture
Anderson
Holland
D-Fla
Williams
R-Del
Russell
D-Ga
Maybank
D-Sc
Humphrey
D-Minn
Young
R-Nd
Rep. Poage
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
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Leonard Grafic and
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S. J. Isaacks
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Tidelands
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