Progress in Korean peace talks shows frankness on exchanges
Truce negotiators report more frank discussions while seeking a prisoner exchange compromise. A key issue remains whether Russia should supervise the armistice, with Stalinist delegates demanding Soviet participation. Joint talks covered ports of entry and the refusal to relay a UN message offering WHO help, amid ongoing deadlocks over airfield repairs and POW repatriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
William P. Nuckols
Russia
U.N
Norway
George W. Hickman
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Andrew J. Kinney
World Health Organization
North Korea
Chang Chun San
Nolan and nearby wildcat wells show varied oil results
No Shows In Nolan wildcat No. 1 Turner had no oil shows in core 6 183 to 200 feet with six feet lime recovery. Houghton No. 1 near Cariker Ellenburger drilling under way in 4 743 feet shale and sand after coring 4 688 702 feet with 11.4 feet recovery mostly shale. 30 minute DST 4 657 688 feet yielded 40 feet drilling mud and 1 630 feet gas cut mud. Sun No. 2 Mrs W A Peters at Claytonville field nearing DST at reef lime 5 747 65 feet. Noranda Lohman Peeler No. 1 Kiker northeast Rotan drilling in shale below 6 102 feet. Superior Oil No. 6 597 C D Jones coring below 8 126 feet lime and chert. Crown Central No. 1 Joe York east of Gail fishing at 8 101 feet. Sun No. 2 C Bilby Wallace project reports 119 barrels 40.2 gravity oil in 24 hour potential with 18 64 inch choke and gauge readings. Sun No. 3 C Wallace drilling below 2 959 feet in lime and shale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard Oil Co
Turner
Nolan Wildcat
Union Oil Co
Houghton
North Fisher
Sun Oil No
W. A. Peters
Claytonville
Noranda, Lohman and
Peeler Brothers No
Kiker
Wildcat
Rotan
Roundtop
Borden County
Superior Oil No. 6
C. D. Jones
Crown Central No
Joe York
Gail
Sun Oil Co
Bilby Wallace, Kent
Clairemont Field
Sun No
Wallace
Well Drilling Delays Dam Work On Colorado River
Moorman & Son contractors moved heavy equipment to Wylie for a railroad relocation as the Colorado River Municipal Water District dam nears a closure start. R A Schooling says Moorman notified the board March 5 that closure work, about 40 days, could begin. board has until May 5 to act. Awaiting Magnolia well results may extend the timeline. producers require a mound to keep the well above water level, with each mound taking about 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado River
J. W. Moorman & Son
R. A. Schooling
Moorman
Schooling
Magnolia
Wylie
Steel Wage Clash Looms as Talks Open in Pittsburgh
Washington faces a steel wage dispute as negotiations begin with U S Steel and Jones & Laughlin in Pittsburgh. A 650000 worker strike threat looms for April 8 while the administration backs wage controls and a settlement path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO
United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh
Union
U. S. Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel
WSB
Wilson
Truman
Feinsinger
Justice Department Could Lose Many Attorneys If Barred From Outside Work
Atty Gen McGrath told House Judiciary subcommittee investigators that the Justice Department would lose over night a majority of its best attorneys if barred from outside activities. He testified under oath at the first open hearing, stating some would question why the attorney general should not be sworn. The inquiry probes whether tax fraud prosecutions were pursued vigorously and promises safeguards against naming innocents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atty
McGrath
Justice Department
House Judiciary
Chelf
D-Ky
Bally-Hoo
Communist Party Leaders Trial Angers at Los Angeles
Testimony in a 1946 U S Motors strike conspiracy trial quotes Carl Brandt urging mass mobilization to confront police. FBI informant Wereb recalls Brandt calling for clubs to assemble at Avalon Boulevard and Slauson Avenue before 7 am to “beat hell out of the cops.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U. S. Motors
California
Stephen A. Wereb
FBI
Carl Brandt
Communist Party
Avalon Boulevard
Slauson Avenue
Wereb
Brandt
Bay Area
State Department targets Soviet propaganda in abroad drive
General Collins urged a full scale battle of ideas against the Soviet propaganda machinery. The State Department seeks 170 million dollars for its overseas Campaign for Truth, doubling last year's funding, with plans for radio relay stations, 24 million books, special films, and a major program in Japan to curb communist influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
J. Lawton Collins
Army
House Appropriations
Congress
Rep
Clevenger
Ohio
Collins
This Coun
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Coast Guard
Courier
Japan
Near
Middle
Far East
Shivers Leads Mock Battle In Austin Precinct
In Austin Precinct 12 about 200 Shivers supporters run a mock convention under head coach oversight. The event passed a resolution backing an uncoupled Texas delegation to the Democratic national convention and endorsed a Shivers ally for precinct chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shivers
Austin Precinct
Austin
Gov. Shivers
West Austin
Texas
Precinct 12
France Cracks Down on Tunis Nationalists
France seized control in Tunisia arresting Premier Mohammed Chenik and three cabinet members. Martial law and press censorship imposed as riots and sabotage persist, with curfew and military policing replacing police powers. Tunisia seeks self rule and UN involvement amid deadly clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunis
Tunisia
France
Mohammed Chenik
Chenik
United Nations
Jean de Hauteclocque
Government Approved Blackmail To China
The government disclosed a payment of 800000 to Communist China for the release of 12 Americans, eight still imprisoned. Treasury approved the transfers after pressure from friends of the detainees and confirmation of legitimate debts, with State Department endorsement. Senator Knowland labeled the action extortion and blackmail on the Senate floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
Treasury
Sen. Knowland
Rcalif
Senate
Elting Arnold
State Department
Texas Sees Hope From Drought Pressure On Water Laws
AUSTIN March 26 HA Beckwith chairman of the State Board of Water Engineers says severe drought could push Texans to unite over conservation and stronger water laws. Faces decades of resistance to reform and a two year between sessions committee report scrapped by the Legislature. Direct diversions denied on Guadalupe Rio Grande Leon Brazos Spindletop Lavaca and Austin Bastrop Bayous. Guadalupe closed since 1919. Board urges storing flood waters during peak flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
HA Beckwith
State Board of Water Engineers
Guadalupe
Rio Grande, Leon
Brazos
Spindletop Gulley
Lavaca
Bastrop
Bridges Will Tell His Side On Tax Case Probe
Senator Bridges of New Hampshire will testify before a House Ways and Means subcommittee investigating the Internal Revenue Bureau. He seeks to explain his interest in a seven million dollar tax case involving Baltimore liquor importer Hyman Klein, linked to Len Bridges and Henry Grunewald in a dispute over Klein profits and capital gains taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate
Baltimore
Rep. King
D-Calif
House
Ways and Means
Internal Revenue Bureau
Hyman Harvey Klein
Len
Henry
Grunewald
Klein
Mock Atom Bomb Used Against Aggressor In Texas Sham War
In Fort Hood Texas a mock atomic cloud signaled simulated nuclear strikes during Operation Long Horn the largest air ground exercise in U S military history The 82nd Airborne aggressor troops parachuted in while real planes did not drop any bombs The exercise involved 115 000 men with paratroopers wounded and one killed including Col Stanley Larson and Cpl Andrew Mann The simulated blast wiped out brigade HQ and nearby units but troops remained inactive for a set period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Hood
U. S
Texas
FT. Hood
Tex
82Nd Airborne
U.S
William Hoge
Fourth Army
Victoria
Beeville
Cotulla
Alice
Hondo
South Texas
Volves
Stanley Larson
325Th Airborne Infantry Regiment
Andrew S. Mann
Alartie Elizabeth Russell
Lakewood
N. J
Electric milker shocks cows. nine die in Mississippi barn
In Byulia Miss on March 26 Farmer French Woods’ electric milking machine shorted. The full voltage surged through the line killing nine cows and injuring others. Woods estimated losses around $3000 from the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byualia
Miss
French Woods
Woods
Worst Yet To Come In Drouth Plaguing State
Texas drought grows more critical as a soil conservation official warns the worst may be ahead. Louis P. Merrill predicts the next 30 to 45 days could be the season’s peak for dust storms. Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist convenes leaders from six A&M system units to craft action for the May 3 board meeting. He cites serious water shortages and notes extension, engineering, experiment stations, and forest service work on irrigation, storage, and watershed management to combat the drought statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Drouth
Soil Conservation
Regional
Soil Conservation Service
Louis P. Merrill
Gibb Gilchrist
Texas A&m College System
Alice
Palacios
Austin
Corpus Christi
Mercedes
Gilchrist
A&m
The
Forest Service
East
Texas
Nightly Weather Report Registers Warm Night
Mrs. D. P. Strayhorn noted mild conditions with a low of 37 after a high of 60 yesterday. At 7 30 this morning the reading stood at 40 as night cooled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Strayhorn
Small town investor claims 35000 in grain storage profits
Harry Easley of Webb City Missouri testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee about profits from a grain storage venture lasting under two years. He said he and four partners invested 25000 and earned 35000, claiming minimal time spent and noting a previous warehouse collapse. He denied political favoritism and said he hopes Truman is not involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry Easley
Senate
Easley
Senate Agriculture Committee
Webb City
Truman
Missouri
Midwest Storage and Realty Company
Camp Crowder
Agriculture Department
Sen. Williams
R-Del
Ellender
D-La
Total Battle Casualties in Korea Rise Modestly
U S battle casualties in Korea reached 106794, up 123 from last week, marking the smallest weekly increase since fighting began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Korea
Weather Outlook for Texas Regions
Partly cloudy through Wednesday to Thursday across West Texas East and South Central Texas and North Central Texas with little temperature change. Winds remain mostly easterly along the coast.
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West
Texas
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Fisher Wells
Kent Project
Philip Murray
Murray
General Electric Company
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Philadelphia
Capehart
Indiana
House Rules Committee
America
Mose Harvey
East Europe
Harvey
United States
Europe
Asia
Federal
Drouth
Joe Riley
U. S. Trucking Corp
Danvers
Mass
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