Fisher County Wildcats drill sites and deepening oil tests
Two wildcat locations are set in Fisher County for immediate drilling. Mid-Continent Petroleum will drill No. 1 Elmer Gilbert at 6700 feet in South Fisher County, near Longworth and Pink Canyon field. Ted Weiner plans No. 1 Tommie Stuart at 6450 feet in Southeast Fisher County, near Sylvester and the Ballen-Flippen lime field. Fort Bend Oil No. 1 Wade Davis in Central Scurry advances below 7894 feet to 7902 feet with swab tests yielding oil, acidizing, and multiple swab recoveries. Texas Pacific Coal & Oil No. 1-A Johnson posts a 226 barrel flow near Luck Canyon field in Southwest Borden County. Details note acidizing and swab results as operations continue.
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Fisher County
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp
Midland
Elmer Gilbert
Longworth
Pink Canyon
Ted Weiner
Fort Worth
Tommie Stuart
H&tb
Thomas B. Crosby
Sylvester
Ballen-Flippen
Wildcat
Fort Bend Oil No
Wade Davis
Central Scurry Exploration
Borden Tester
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil No
Johnson
Luck Pot Canyon
Borden County
Catapult Room May Be Source Of Fatal Explosion On Ship
Eyewitness accounts point to the catapult room as a possible source of the Bennington disaster off New England. The 32,000 ton carrier suffered a major explosion after launching jets and propeller planes, with 91 dead and 201 injured. A Navy Board of Inquiry to study the fire and blast locations begins at Quonset Point.
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Quonset Point
Bennington
Navy Board of Inquiry
Leyte
Boston
Naval Board of
William F. Raborn Jr
Oklahoma City
General Service
J.G
John Wallam
Pittsburgh
Waliam
Raborn
Edgar Cruise
New England
U.S
John M. Hoskins
Quonset Naval Air Station
Newport
Narragansett Bay
Air Task Group 181
Oceana Naval Air Station
Norfolk
U S May Seek Direct Talks to Free Americans Held in China
Geneva reports suggest the United States could pursue direct negotiations with Chinese authorities for the release of about 71 Americans held in Red China. Revised figures show 35 civilians imprisoned, 18 seeking exit denied, plus 18 fliers from the Korean War and 11 Navy Coast Guard personnel missing since 1952 after an ocean crash.
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Geneva
United States
China
Panmunjom
State Department
Red China
Harold Fischer Jr
Swea City
Iowa
Navy
Coast Guard
Arms search on French freighter Wyoming stalls canal transit
U S customs at the Panama Canal ransacked the 8693 ton Wyoming in connection with arms concerns for Guatemala. Officials said no arms were found and the ship would be delayed. State Department noted the manifest shows machinery and five boxes of sporting arms, with possible additional arms concerns.
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Panama
Central America
U.S
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Cristobal
Wyoming
Guatemala
el Salvador
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Vancouver
B.C
U.S. State Department
Washington
State Department
B 36 Bombers Launch From Carswell for Central America
Four intercontinental B 36 bombers, three bound for Central America, took off from Carswell AFB in Fort Worth. Brig Gen John D. Ryan led the first flight at 1 12 am with Maj W L Pendergraft aboard. A spare aircraft followed as weather prompted adjustments, with flight time revised to 17 hours 20 minutes for the Nicaragua round trip.
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Fort Worth
Carswell Air Force Base
John D. Ryan
W. L. Pendergraft
Carswell
R. A. Bennett
L. W. Brockwell
Glenn Loveaul
Central America
Air Force
Yucatan Peninsula
Nicaragua
Texans identified among Bennington blast victims
Four Texans and relatives of Texas residents died in the Bennington explosion and fires. Names include Loyd McNatt of Eastland and Lt. Joseph Arrigoni of Binghamton, with survivors such as Capt. William Raborn Jr. and Lt. James Irvine Jr. detailing the chaotic scene and timing of the attack.
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Bennington
Texas
L. C. MecNatt
Eastland
Navy
Ens. Loyd McNatt
Brooklyn
N.Y
Joseph F. Arrigoni
Binghamton
Mary Jane Arrigoni
Corpus Christi
Lloyd Coleman
Annie
Decatur
Raborn
Oklahoma City
Ens. L. D. Clapsaddle
Texar
Kana
Clapsaddle
James F. Irvine Jr
Houston
Tornado And High Winds In Parts Of State
A tornado touched down briefly north of DeLeon Texas with no damage reported. Bronte Winters and Ballinger experienced damage from a storm with hail rain and uprooted trees while crews reported cars flooded and a freight train like noise in the wind. Weather officials warned of possible isolated tornadoes and continued unsettled conditions across the state with mild dawn temperatures and forecasts of more storms.
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Texas
DeLeon
Desdemona
Weather Bureau
Mineral Wells
Terrell
Kaufman
Abilene
Fort Worth
Carswell Air Force Base
Central America
Bronte
Winters
B. B. Bedford
Ballinger
Brownwood
Dalhart
Laredo
Alice
Houston
Galveston
Tyler
Holder Of Record Killed Aboard Carrier Bennington
Lt. Wallace Rich 28 died in the explosion aboard the carrier Bennington. He was among three Navy pilots who last month set an unofficial cross country speed record, flying an F9F7 jet from San Diego to New York, 2438 miles in 3 hours 47 minutes 9 seconds.
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Washington
Wallace Rich
Bennington
Navy
San Diego
Calif
New York
McClellan and McCarthy Fight Over Army Probe
Roy M. Cohn testified that Secretary Stevens and Army counselor John G. Adams tried to block the McCarthy subcommittee’s investigation into subversion at Ft Monmouth and urged hearings be avoided. He cited Adams’s remark that it would be a feather in his cap if hearings did not occur. The exchange followed earlier clashes between McCarthy and McClellan over handling of classified information.
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Washington
Roy M. Cohn
Stevens
Army
John G. Adams
McCarthy Subcommittee
Adams
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Subcommittee
Cohn
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Monmouth
FBI
New York
Ray H. Jenkins
Kai
Pvt. G. David Wealthy Newee
Senn An
D-Ark
McClellan
Court clearance sought for Texas state park hotels
The Texas State Parks Board seeks approval from the State Supreme Court and a national engineering firm’s survey to finance plush hotels in Eisenhower Park at Texoma Lake and Inks Park at Inks Lake. If approved, bonds may start in July with potential expansion to Whitney Lake and Atlanta State Park.
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Austin
State Parks Board
State Supreme Court
Frank Quinn
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Park
Texoma Lake
Denison
Texas
Inks Park
Inks Lake
Burnet
Chicago
Supreme Court
George J. Gruner
John Nuveen and Co
Quinn
Whitney Lake
Atlanta State Park
Texarkana Reservoir
Jury Pickers Called Before Duval Judge
ALICE Dist. Judge A. S. Broadfoot ordered four Duval County residents to appear for qualification for the new county grand jury commission after the State Court of Criminal Appeals upheld his discharge of the prior jury. The men tested were Monroe Wiederkehr Benavides rancher N Brooks Frazier Freer oilfield worker Rafael Garcia and A A Griffin San Diego garage operator. Broadfoot dissolved the old commission for lax selection of fair impartial jurors. Donata Serna appeared as Duval County auditor and a loyalty affidavit was filed with the county clerk amid political tensions with George Parr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
A. S. Broadfoot
Duval County
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Monroe Wiederkehr
Benavides
N. Brooks Frazier
Freer
Rafael Garcia
A. A. Griffin
San Diego
Broadfoot
Donata Serna
George Parr
Ordinance Would Open Houston Golf Courses To Negroes
Houston proposes a city ordinance to open three municipal golf courses to all people regardless of race. The City Council deferred action as two members attend a convention in San Francisco. Mayor Roy Hofheinz introduced the plan after the Supreme Court declined to hear the city's appeal of a Fifth Court ruling enforcing segregated use.
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Houston
San Francisco
Roy Hofheinz
U.S. Supreme Court
Fifth Court of Civil Appeals
Hofheinz
Warmer Weather Returns With 90-Degree Day
Temperatures topped 90 degrees yesterday with an overnight low around 59 degrees. Weather observers recorded the heat spike across the region as portions of the town once again sweltered in the summer heat.
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Snyder
With Strayhorn
Graves
Grees
Weather Watch North Central and East Texas
North Central Texas mainly cloudy with showers and possible thundershowers this afternoon into tonight. East Texas and South Central Texas show similar cloudy skies with scattered or widely scattered showers and some local thunderstorms. Friday looks largely unchanged with mild temperatures and modest southeast winds along the coast.
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Texas
East i West
East Texas
U S Stands Against Partition in Indochina Talks
Geneva reports say the United States opposes any Indochina settlement that would partition Associated States. The nine power talks pursue assembly areas for post cease fire regrouping, with Vietminh proposals seen as risking division of Viet Nam. United States awaits clear position, while Eden urges immediate military discussions on two commands. French and British officials push for decisive progress within days.
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Geneva
United States
Indochina
Viet Nam
U.S
Anthony Eden
Mili
Georges Bidault
Paris
Bidault
Eden
Vietminh
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Stettin
Caribbean
U. S. Air Force
Latin America
Coln
The
Associated Press
Duval
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