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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1950

Page

14

Explosion Destroys Wan Ray Oil Refinery

An explosion and fire at the Wan Ray Oil Co. refinery near Santa Maria California wrecked two distilling towers burned two storage reservoirs and killed two workers. The cause of the blast remains undetermined.

Wan Ray Oil Co

Mail Rates Raised Across Europe Postage Change

Special subsidies on U S gift parcels to much of Europe expired today and the six cent a pound rate gave way to the regular fourteen cent rate. The Economic Cooperation administration had paid the difference. ed plant superintendent Kenneth Ford said.

Washington U. S Europe Post Office Department Economic Cooperation Administration

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