Oil and gas activity in Scurry County field reports
Multiple wildcat and offset wells across Scurry County and Garza, noting cored intervals, oil and gas shows, and completions. Snyder area activity includes No. 12 Johnson in Keily-Snyder field, No. 9B Stinson in Sharon Ridge, and No. 1 Scott in Mitchell County, with Shell completing a Kirkpatrick offset and Robinson Drilling reporting production in Diamond M Clear Fork.
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Cities Service Petroleum Company
Johnson
Scurry County Wildcat
Keily-Snyder
Snyder
HATC
Petroleum Producers, Inc
Scurry County
Wichita-Albany
Stinson
Ira
Sharon Ridge
H&tc Survey
Paul C. Teas of
Dallas
J. B. Slaughter
Garza County
Post
T&no
Shel! Oi! Company
W. M. Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Gh&h Survey
Shell i! Company
Fusselman
Scott
Mitchell County
Fussleman
Westbrook
SPAR
R. S. Anderson
Neville G. Penrose
Midland Wilddfill
Co. T. McLaughlin
F McLaughlin
Diamond M
Clear Fork
Robinson Drilling Company
Colorado City
L. C. Doak
H&t
Texas National Petroleum Company of Midland
Hednerson-Sterling
Red Strength Faces Iceland City and Town Vote Test
Icelanders vote on Sunday for city and town councils in a nationwide poll seen as a test of Communist appeal. The 175000 nation hosts a U S Naval base at Keflavik defended by 4900 personnel and faces ongoing propaganda from the Communist Party which previously drew about a fifth of last October's vote.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
NATO
U.S
Washington
Moscow
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S. Naval Base
Keflavik
Voters urged to bring poll tax receipts for runoff polls
Frank A. Wilson Scurry County Democratic Party chairman urges voters to carry poll taxes to the runoff primary next Saturday. He notes no changes are valid unless receipts reflect current precinct changes, requiring updates at the county tax collector’s office at least three days before the election.
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Frank A. Wilson
Scurry County
Democratic Party
Wilson
Berlin Wall Blasts Sharpen East West Tension
Four blasts ripped the Red wall in Berlin within 15 minutes as East German and Western authorities cited unknown attackers behind the wall. The chaos followed the fatal shooting of border guard Peter Goering, with East Germans lauding him as a martyr and Western police reporting a 21 year old wounded boy rescued from a canal.
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Berlin
Red Wall
West Berlin
ADN
Otto Winter
East Germany
Peter Goering
Bernauerstrasse
Oklahoma Ballots Up For Recount In Governor Race
Oklahoma's gubernatorial recount pits Sen. W. P. Bill Atkinson and Raymond Gary against the backdrop of a historic 77-county ballot review. Atkinson seeks protection of 231,000 ballots while Gary broadens his petition alleging irregularities though denying fraud.
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Oklahoma City
W. P
Bill Atkinson
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
State Election Board
Atkinson
Gary
Madill
Rain Tapers Overnight Across Snyder Area
Light drizzle moved through Snyder Friday night into early Saturday with about 0.03 inch in town. Lake J. B. Thomas reported half an inch, heavier to the south and southwest, and 0.25 inch northwest of Snyder. Temperature cooled from a torrid high to 68 degrees as showers formed after midnight.
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Snyder
Lake J. B Thomas
Lake Thomas
Mystery blast blamed in Continental jetliner crash
An explosion of unknown origin is blamed for the Continental Airlines Boeing 707 disintegrating in flight near Unionville Missouri. All 45 aboard died in the Tuesday crash. FBI involvement requested. investigators study rear fuselage blast and cabin debris while a flight recorder is analyzed in Washington.
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Continental Airlines
Civil Aeoonautics Board
Denver
Robert F. Six
Continental
FBI
Edward FE. Slattery
CAB
Airgrounds
Slattery
Washington
Unionville
Chicago
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Kansas City Star
Williams urges cross agency effort in Estes case
Senator John J. Williams urges federal and Texas authorities to cooperate fully in the Billie Sol Estes investigation. The Justice Department says confidential reports on Estes cotton allotments will be shared with a Texas grand jury. The House subcommittee plans hearings on Estes large warehouse system for government surplus grain.
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Washington
John J. Williams
R-Del
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
Justice Department
Estes
Senate
House
Williams
Atty
Will Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Robert Kennedy
Absentee Votes Cast In Democratic Runoff Near 100
Absentee voting is underway at the County Clerk's office in the courthouse. By noon Saturday a total of 98 absentee votes had been cast for the June 2 Democratic runoff election. Voting continues through 5 p.m. Tuesday May 29.
Baccalaureate Service Tonight At Snyder High
Snyder High School hosts baccalaureate services this evening in the high school auditorium for graduating seniors. The Rev. Harry Vanderpool of First Methodist Church will preach. Music by the A Capella Choir led by Roger Gee, Rita Hanback on organ, Mary Bowlin on piano. invocation by Durwoard Boggs. benediction by Rev. C D Carpenter. many churches canceled or rescheduled Sunday activities to attend.
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Harry Vanderpool
First Methodist Church
Snyder
A Capella
Roger Gee
Rita Hanback
Mary Bowlin
Durwoard Boggs
Thirty-seventh Street
Marine battalion relief shift deployed near Thailand
Pentagon officials said 1800 Marines were loaded onto 7th Fleet ships to replace the unit in Thailand, enabling rapid reinforcement if needed. The 1st Battalion Landing Team from the 3rd Regiment, 1,400 men, boarded ships now sailing toward Okinawa while Valley Forge serves as a helicopter base. President Kennedy had been asked about Thai deployment timing.
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Washington
7Th Fleet
Thailand
Pentagon
U.S
Navy
Marine Corps
Southeast Asia
Valley Forge
Okinawa
Accasa
South China Sea
Gulf of Siam
South Viet Nam
Pred F. Harbin
Statesville
N.C
Pacific
Udon
Laos
Sinda
25Th Infantry
Khorat
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Hawaii
Kennedy
West Texas Storms Ravage Plains Area with Tornadoes
Severe storms swept across West Texas and neighboring areas Saturday night with multiple tornado reports from Anson to Stamford. One tornado killed a woman near Anson, with injuries and extensive property damage elsewhere including Del Rio and Dill City. Temperature highs ranged to 104 at Presidio as storms limited rainfall to .25 inch in Wichita Falls.
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Lagerton
Anson
Stamford
Abilene
Enid
Oklo
Tex
Breckenridge
Vernon
Wichita Falls
Childress
Snyder
Texas
Weather Bureau
Swenson
Guthrie
South Plains
Texas Department of Public Safety
Presidio
Galveston
Roy Smith
Del
del Rio
Big Spring
Dill City
Wili City
Ardmore
Paki City
Home
Nike Zeus Missile Test Reaches Sky in Mugu Launch
A Nike Zeus antimissile rocket launched from Point Mugu California fired all three stages in a test described as 100 percent successful by U S Army officials. The solid fuel rocket aimed to intercept warheads at extreme altitudes with a 160 mile plus range and was out of sight after 30 seconds from launch on the Pag missile range at 11 04 a m.
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Belfort
Casbah
Streicher
National Liberation Front
Point Mugu
Calif
U. S. Army
Lein Island
Ee Sules - Fe
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Maison Charee
By George Boultwood
East Berlin
Centerville
Iowa
Fred R. Gray
Here
G. R. Coffey
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