SACROC Advances in Secondary Recovery Facility Construction
SACROC facilities progress toward secondary recovery in Scurry Area Canyon Reef. Brown & Root builds five plants eight miles southwest of Snyder near San Lemons camp and north of Snyder Gasoline Plant. Water treatment and high pressure pumping will feed 53 injection wells to raise bottomhole pressure. Two pipeline projects totaling about 36 miles bid April 1. Railroad Commission hearing set April 5 on transfer of 103 wells’ allowables, with 48 objected by W A Moncrief. Brown & Root reports 230 workers on site.
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Snyder
Scurry Area
Canyon Reef Operators Committee
Lake Thomas
Sacroc
Watson
Scurry Area Canyon Reef
Lowee
San Lemons Camp
Snyder Gasoline
Here
Allen
Railroad Commission
W. A. Moncrief
Fort Worth
Bandits Read Sign Then Act In Nashville Robbery
Two unmasked men brandish pistols robbed a Nashville loan company of 2000 dollars after threatening to shoot if interfered. Police said all money was cash left in open boxes on the front counter. A sign above read Need more cash just ask.
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Nashville
Tenn
Frank P. Provost Jr
First Industrial Corp
Wiretapping May Get Break In Spy Case Powers
A compromise bill granting broad powers to the attorney general to tap wires in suspected spy cases was prepared for House action next week. It also allows interception in kidnap cases with court approval and seeks to legalize wiretap evidence in treason sabotage espionage or conspiracy cases involving national security. Democratic opposition is anticipated, with Rep. Rogers predicting strong pushback on granting such powers to the attorney general.
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Washington
House
Attorney General
Lindberghaw
House Judiciary Committee
Rep
Rogers
D-Cole
Atty. Gen
Brownell
Stassen Seeks British Reconsideration of Red Trade Move
U S aid chief Harold Stassen arrived in London to reconcile differences with Britain over Churchill’s call to relax trade restrictions with the Soviet bloc. He plans a two day talks with British and French officials on easing the embargo while cautioning about strategic goods. Results will go to the Paris NATO group for final approval.
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London
U.S
Harold Stassen
United States
Britain
Churchill
Russia
Stassen
Europe
France
Red China
Korea
Indochina
Paris
NATO
Japan
West Germany
GOP Leaders Advocate Sellable Farm Program Strategy
Republican leaders from 14 states urged Congress to craft a farm program “we all can go out and sell” as they met in Omaha. The Midwest and Rocky Mountain chairmen aimed to boost farm votes for this year’s elections, avoiding debate on McCarthy while noting his mixed impact on party dynamics.
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Omaha
McCarthy
Congress
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
Assn
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Republican
Leonard W. Hall
Senate
Hall
National Committee
Wisconsin
Robert L. Pierce
Pierce
Eisenhower
Morton H. Hollingsworth
Illinois
21-State Group
William L. Lloyd
Colorado
Ray C. Bliss
Ohio
David T. Martin
Neraska
Mundt says no high crime in McCarthy Army dispute
Sen. Mundt states that as of now no high crime against the government is involved in the exchange of charges between Sen. McCarthy and top Army officials. He also notes the probe will not have televised hearings next week due to lack of a special counsel.
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Washington
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Mundt
McCarthy
Senate
Alger Hiss
Army
Senate Committee
Roy M. Cohn
John G. Adams
Subcommittee
Cohn
G. David Schine
Wrong body identified in Oklahoma fatality mystery
In Florida the Smiths of Miami Beach discovered the body sent for burial after a Chickasha Oklahoma crash was not their son Herman Smith a Korean War veteran. The deceased wore Smiths clothes and carried a Smith wallet. fingerprints were inconclusive. Police traced a Dallas tenant who said Grady rented a Dallas garage apartment with Smiths car and possessions. The case remains unresolved as authorities seek clues and FBI fingerprint verification.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Oklahoma
Dallas
Tex
H. M. Smith
Chickasha
Okla
Herman
Smith
Matthew Francis Grady
Grady
Peter Stewart
FBI
Washington
Las Vegas
Nev
el Paso
New Orleans
Smiths
Herman Smith
Silence breaks as Acheson criticizes mass retaliation policy
Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson ends a year of silence to attack the Dulles doctrine of massive retaliation. He argues it risks allies and could fail against small aggressions. He plans a New York Times article tomorrow challenging fear of communism and Britain’s trade with Red China.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Dulles
Acheson
Tomorrow Morning
New York Times
Britain
China
Barkley to Seek Senate Seat Again from Kentucky
Former Vice President Alben W. Barkley, 76, announced in Paducah he will run for the U S Senate. He said he is entering the race this year not for personal ambition but due to urgent requests from Kentuckians. Barkley left the Senate in 1948 when elected vice president with Harry S. Truman.
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Paducah
Alben W. Barkley
United States Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Truman
French Attack Rebels Near Dien Bien Phu Amid Siege
French tanks attack Vietminh positions within 600 feet of the Dien Bien Phu fortress as casualties rise for the Vietminh and French planes raid supply lines. General Navarre appeals to Giap to stop firing on medical planes and offers Red Cross supervision for evacuations.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina Plains
Haiphong
Henri Navarre
Vo Nguyen Giap
Navarre
Giap
Red Cross
Ban On Cars In Atom Bomb Attacks Seen
Washington reports that a mass evacuation plan may ban private cars in most populated areas to avoid traffic jams. Senators cite Robert Sprague's proposals for foot movement to collection points, then trains and buses to safe locations under martial law after an air attack warning.
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Washington
Armed Services Committee
Robert C. Sprague
North Adams
Mass
Four Buried In Snow Slide All Rescued
Four people were buried by a snow slide at Stevens Pass in the Cascade Mountains but were all rescued alive. The State Highway Department at Wenatchee reported they are suffering from shock and that further details of the mishap were not available.
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Snow Slide
Olympia
Wash
Stevens Pass
Cascade Mountains
State Highway Department
Wenatchee
Clyde Godwin Named Young Man Of Year
Clyde Godwin a 31 year old Snyder grocer was named Snyder's outstanding young man of 1953 by the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Jaycee installation banquet. He has been a civic leader since moving to Snyder in 1949 and has served on the Snyder school board and as a Quarterback Club president. He is a First Methodist Church steward and former Army Air Corps master sergeant. He lives at 3790 Avenue W with his wife and four children.
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Clyde Godwin
Snyder
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Godwin
Jaycee
Marven Stevenson
Runnels County
D&h — Market
Snyder School Board of Trustees
Quarterback Club
First Methodist Church
Chamber of Commerce
Levelland
Precautions For Royalty In Perth Amid Polio Threat
Queen Elizabeth II and the royal party dined in a fumigated room at the Western Australia governor's mansion as polio epidemics spread in the region. Food arrived aboard the Gothic and was delivered in refrigerated vans. The queen, at her request, handled fewer contact items and wore gloves for a Cenotaph ceremony, where the gloves were later burned.
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Perth
Australia
Duke of Edinburgh
Charles Gairdner
Western Australia
Government House
Royal Household
Elizabeth
Cmdr
Steel Perkins
Joseph Dodge resigns as director of the budget
Joseph M. Dodge, Eisenhower's first fiscal appointee and head of the budget, resigns effective April 15 to return to banking in Detroit. The White House accepts with reluctance citing his invaluable competence. Rowland Hughes acts as deputy. Dodge to chair Detroit National City Bank board.
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Washington
Joseph M. Dodge
Eisenhower
Detroit
Dodge
Joe
Sen
Ferguson
R-Mich
White House
Rowland R. Hughes
National City Bank of New York
James C. Hagerty
The
Detroit Bank
Gen. Eisenhower
Europe
Gen. MacArthur
Japan
Searce
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Toronto
No Dust Forecast For Sunday Weekend Weather
Partly cloudy, warm weather was forecast through Sunday. Morning fog and drizzle disappeared along the Texas coast. Early Saturday light showers fell in Galveston, Houston, Lufkin, Corpus Christi and Brownsville as traffic delays and flight hold ups occurred before clearing by noon.
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Associated Press
Texas
Corpus Christi
Beaumont
Waco
Lufkin
Houston Ship Channel
Galveston
Houston
Brownsville
Unemployment in Snyder Seen Stable Despite Drought
Survey of large employers finds Snyder's unemployment not serious while nearby Lamesa faces hardship with bread lines and welfare food distributions. Projects by Scurry Area Canyon Reef push 230 jobs, plus road building, housing, and a new filtration plant boost local employment.
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Snyder
West Texas
Drouth
Lamesa
Public Welfare Office
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Ike
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Plainview
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