Panel Excuses Witness After Plea Of Mercy
Alfred O'Neill a former Agriculture Department aide testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee then was excused from further testimony. The session touched on alleged payoff demands in Camp Crowder grain deals linked to the PMA and CCC storage arrangements with Harris and others. Ellender warned the testimony could implicate a grand jury probe while Mundt pressed for broader questioning about the Camp Crowder lease and grain theft claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Senate
Alfred O'Neill
Edmunds County
O'Neill
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ellender
D-La
PMA
Sen. Mundt
R-S. D
Camp Crowder
Mundt
W. M Harris
Scott City
Kan
Smith
War Assets Administration
Harris
Ed V. Turney
WAA
Glen G
Yancey
Missouri
Sen
Turney
Mep
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Midwest Storage and Realty, Inc
Failure In Cisco Sand To Drill Deeper In North Central Scurry County
The Texas Co no 202 P L is drilling in the Cisco sand seeking Canyon or Strawn production in North Central Scurry County, about a mile east of Kelley Snyder field reef production. Depth target near 7 400 feet. current depth 6 390 feet in sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Texas Co. No. 202 P. L
Cisco
Scurry County
Tee
H&tc
Kelley - Snyder
George Parks-Cisco
Superior Oil Co
C.D. Jones
Borden Wildcat
Husky Oil Co
Nance
Justiceburg
Garza County
Scurry
McAlester
T. P. Allen
Humble
Davidson
Ellenburger Prospector
Sun Oil
Bilby Wallace
Kent
Baker & Taylor
W. D. Johnson, Jr
Union Sulphur & Oil No
E.E. Erwin
Mitchell Tester
Erwin
Iran Drops Request For American Loan
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh announces Iran will drop its request for a United States loan to ease financial difficulties after reduced oil revenue. The State Department had said a loan could not be justified while Iran refused a settlement with Britain to revive the oil industry. The Anglo Iranian Oil Co. suspended vast operations after Iran nationalized its resources a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
U. S
U. S. State Department
Britain
Anglo- Iranian Oil Co
Light Rain Briefly Douses Snyder Dust Storm
A .20 inch shower drenched Snyder after midnight, wetting the ground and settling windblown sand for hours. Weather officials note total annual rainfall now 1.10 inches with mixed relief for farmers and ranchers as dust storms linger elsewhere in West Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Marion Everhart
J. C. Ezell
Ezell Motor Co
D. P. Strayhorn
Mineral Wells
Big Spring
Abilene
Midland
San Angelo
Junction
Wacooe Falls
Fort Worth
Texarkana
Austin
Waco
Palestine
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Lufkin
Tyler
West Texas
Wink
Marfa
el Paso
Western Union Workers in Snyder Vote to Strike After March 31
Miss Pauline Fikes announces that all three Western Union Telegraph Co. employees in Snyder have voted to strike if a 16 cents per hour raise and minor changes are not granted before March 31. Strike orders would come from a local in Oklahoma City.
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Western Union
Western Union Telegraph Co
Snyder
Pauline Fikes
Miss Fikes
Oklahoma City
Education Put Into Tidelands Dispute
Washington march 27 supporters of federal control of submerged coastal lands urged passage of the oil for education plan. Sen Hill and 18 others sponsor the proposal to allocate revenues to all states for schooling with a national advisory council on grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Hill
D-Ala
U. S. Treasury
House
Senate
Supreme Court
California
Texas
Lonsiana
Sen. Long
D-La
Sen. Tobey
Rn.h
Humphrey
D-Minn
Schools of America
America
Sens
Holland
D-Fla
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Federal Agency Is Glum About Cotton Crops
Unofficial reports suggest the United States may plant far less cotton than Agriculture Secretary Brannan urged. The Agriculture Department has not forecast acreage before July 1 by law. Fertilizer sales are down about 10 percent from last year, signaling cautious planting amid labor and price concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Brannan
Department
Sald
Snyder Works On Fourth Test Well For Water Supply
W J Ramsey reports the city is drilling a fourth test well to augment summer water supply. The new well on Avenue R near Twenty eighth Street aims to complement a 520 gpm first well at Avenue Q and Twenty-ninth Street while a second dry-hole and a potentially bailable third well offer limited help.
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Snyder
W. J. Ramsey
Avenue R
Noble Heights
Thirty - Seventh Street
Ramsey
Avenue Y
Twenty - Fourth
Twenty-fifth Streets
Avenue Q
Twenty - Ninth Street
Ramisey
McCarthy Challenged to Speedy Trial in Damage Suit
Sen. Benton accuses Sen. McCarthy of perjury fraud and deceit in a two million dollar defamation suit. Benton waives immunity offer to test if a congressman can be sued for remarks, prompting debate among senators on constitutional immunity and legal responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Benton
D-Conn
McCarthy
R-Wis
Wisconsin Republican
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Congress
Senate
Judge Taylor Testifies In Bootlegging Case In County Court
Judge Ed gar Taylor testified in a county court trial of Bernice Conway charged with illegal whisky sales. The judge said he sought undercover help from the liquor control board without sheriff notification. Conway was found guilty and fined, while two other defendants, Irene Hemphill and Davis family employees, pleaded guilty to related charges after a mistrial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Taylor
Keith L. Merrick
Merrick
Taylor
Austin
Liquor Control Board
Ross Hardin
Fort Worth
Hardin
Davis & Son
Negro Section
Labor Control Board
Irene Hemphill
Anderson Davis, Sr
Anderson Davis, Jr
Hemphill
Davis
Perfect Landing Pilot Lands Braniff DC4 In Wheat Field
A Braniff DC4 with 50 aboard made a flawless forced landing in a Kansas wheat field after engine loss and wing fire. One passenger was injured, Miss Jesse Watts of Greensboro, N.C., but all others escaped as flames engulfed the aircraft shortly after evacuation. Chief Pilot Jack Stanford and Co Pilot John Beakley refused praise. Passengers recall a smooth descent and rapid exit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugoton
Kan
Jack Stanford
Braniff Airlines
Stanford
John Beakley
Dallas
Tex
O. R. Stites
Oklahoma City
Stites
Wheat Field
W. C
Bill) McPhail
Colorado Springs
Colo
Skysox
Western Baseball League
Jesse Watts
Greensboro
N.C
Denver
Congress Divided Over Extending Government Controls
In Washington the administration seeks a two year extension of price, wage, rent, credit and materials controls, but Senate debate stalled after OPS protest. Maybank pushes a one year extension while Truman backs repeal of the Herlong Amendment and a broader import ban. Capehart and Moody clash over installment provisions, with votes failing 7-6.
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Washington T
Congress
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Senate Committee
Truman
Chicago
Len Moody
D-Mich
Weather Outlook for West and Central Texas Regions
Partly cloudy conditions persist through Thursday and Friday across West Texas with cooler spells in the Panhandle, Pecos Valley, and interior South Plains. East and Central Texas expect scattered thundershowers mainly south and central areas with cooler interiors, while North Texas remains largely cooler later Thursday. Winds along the coast remain northeast to east with moderate to fresh speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
South Plame
Pecos Valley
South Plains
East Texas
Texas
North
Wilson Seeks Stabilizers In Top Agencies
Washington reports Defense Mobilizer Charles F. Wilkeson canceled a planned high level meeting on the steel strike and held separate talks with price and wage control officials. The CIO steelworkers dispute centers on Wage Stabilization Board recommendations for a 17 1 2 percent hourly raise and benefits, which Wilkeson argues are inflationary. Philip Murray warned the industry bears responsibility for a serious strike if WSB terms fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense
Charles FE. Wilkson
Ellis Arnall
Wilson
Office of Defense Mobilization
Florida
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Feinsinger
John L. Lewis
Murray
WSB
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Fisher County Sun Oil No
W. A. Peters
Claytonville
Fisher County
Packer
Union Oil No. 1
North Fisher Wildcat
Lonnie Leroy Baker
Georgetown
Ark
Here
Dalhart
del Rio
First Baptist Church
Val Verde
John C. White
Rio Grande Valley
Lamar County
Chamber of Commerce
Tidelands
Federal
Moody
Capehart
R-Ind
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
James S. Plymell
T. W. Sutton
Lee Watson
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