Oil Industry Has Package Problems Too
Tulsa traffic chief for Seismograph Service Corp describes international shipment headaches faced by oil industry crews. Customs delays and misrouted equipment slow returns to the United States after demonstrations abroad. He recalls a German windup clock hidden in a shipboard box and notes the need to outfit crews quickly for Egypt, packing thousands of items across multiple trucks and large equipment.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
Roger Sprecker
Seismograph Service Corp
Sprecker
France
Kansas City
Navy
Egypt
SSC
SSC, Ltd
Kent
England
Mexico
Monaco
Assam
Borneo
States
Four-Bagger for Ethel Hammett in Oklahoma City
Ethel Hammett an employee in the state supreme court clerk office has four reasons to celebrate tomorrow. It is Christmas and also her birthday along with her mother's birthday and her parents wedding anniversary.
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Oklahoma City
Ethel Hammett
State Supreme Court Clerk
Japanese Buffalo Bones Unearthed in Northern Flenshu
Japanese scientists report finding buffalo bones at Hanai-Zum in northern Flenshu. They estimate the bones date from 10 000 to 50 000 years ago marking a rare prehistoric discovery in Japan.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hanai- Zum
Flenshu
Wine Turns Up In Water In Swonderful Bussac
In Bussac France, Sgt. George McElroy of Herrin Illinois reports a strange incident after turning on a tap and finding white wine instead of water. His wife in the kitchen also encounters wine from the faucet. Local wells and water supply sometimes mix with regional wine, and a tank truck driver was unaware of his cargo.
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Bussac
France
George McElroy
Herrin
Ill
Harriman Plans Tax Cuts Details For Legislature
Harriman will unveil his tax recommendations next week in a message to the Legislature with final form in the February 1 budget, outlining proposed cuts via humanizing amendments and a percentage reduction. A Democratic source argues benefits favor larger families and lower incomes, while Republicans claim significant savings for those earning under 6000 a year. Both sides cite income gains this year boosting tax receipts.
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Harriman
Republicans
Stork Charges Battery After Near Car Fire
Leonard Hubbard found his car battery dead and couldn't start. He ran a half mile to call for help as the Tuckahoe Volunteer Rescue Squad arrived with an ambulance for Hubbard's wife Betty. Mother and baby reported fine, as was Hubbard's car with a new battery.
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Richmond
Leonard Hubbard
Tuckahoe
Hubbard
Betty
Cape Hatteras wrecks draw many ships through perilous Gulf
Within 400 years about 2,200 vessels have wrecked off Cape Hatteras where strong winds churn the Gulf Stream across shallow reefs, creating a hazardous maritime corridor for travelers and traders.
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Cape Hatteras
Eisenhower travels for Christmas vacation on Columbine
President and Mrs. Eisenhower board the Columbine for a holiday trip from Washington. Ike wears a charcoal overcoat and gray suit as he waits about 25 minutes for his brother Milton to arrive. Doctors advise a warm climate and light exercise for two weeks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Milton
Hagerly
Hagerty
Atomic X rays May Stop Blight
Atomic energy may save the American chestnut tree from extinction caused by blight. Seeds will be sprayed with atomic X rays to induce genetic changes that could resist the disease. Dr. W Ralph Singleton of the University of Virginia spoke to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Atlanta
Atomic Energy
W. Ralph Singleton
University of Virginia
The
American Assn. For the Advancement of Science
Horned screamer lays two eggs at San Diego Zoo
A horned screamer at the San Diego Zoo laid two eggs in three days, a first in captivity per curator KK C. Lint. The bird features a short stout bill, elongated scarcely webbed toes, and wings with two spurs. The zoo houses a male and female horned screamer.
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San Diego
Calif
San Diego Zoo
KK. C. Lint
Bald eagle spotted on Hudson ice floe by bird watchers
A group of bird watchers in New York sighted a bald eagle riding an ice floe in the Hudson River, a rare daytime sighting for the area. The lazy perch drew attention as the eagle rested on the moving ice.
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New York
Hudson River
Public Housing Benefits Expand Beyond Shelter
Local public housing programs bring added advantages beyond housing. Orlando saw a new subdivision near two initial projects. Chino land values near two projects rose by 250 to 300 percent. Puerto Rico projects provided water and sewage facilities to neighboring areas. Louisville added five community buildings and 43 acres of playground space through its housing agency.
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Chicago
The
Journal of Housing
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
Orlando
Fla
Chino
Calif
Puerto Rico
Louisville
Public Housing Agency
George C. Lamson Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for George C. Lamson 79 of 5 W River St Waterloo will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Genunt Funeral Home with Rev John W Faust of the Methodist church officiating burial will be in Southwick Cemetery Junius Twp He survived by his widow Beulah six grandchildren two great grandchildren and daughter in law Emma Lamson his only son Harold died last spring.
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Waterloo
George C. Lamson
W. River St
Genunt Funeral
John W. Faust
Southwick Cemetery
Twen
Junius
Beulah Lamson
Emma Lamson
Harold
Macaroni Plant Hosts Christmas Party in Auburn
Procino Rossi Macaroni Manufacturing Corp hosts its annual Christmas party at the Auburn plant for 190 workers and guests at 48 Washington St E. Alfred Rossi president treasurer and Jack Procino vice president secretary served as hosts. A buffet supper followed with Christmas bonus checks presented to employees.
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Auburn
Procino-Rossi Macaroni Manufacturing Corp
Washington St. E
Alfred Rossi
Jack Procino
Flood relief mobilized as California rivers recede
Clean-up from San Francisco area floodwaters continues as two delta islands Empire Tract and Quimby Island flooded after levee breaks. U S civil defense director Val Peterson says federal rehabilitation teams will enter flood zones within two days. Gov. Knight orders 300 National Guard to Yuba City and Marysville to curb looting and sanitation risks. Southern Pacific resumes direct transcontinental rail service from Northern California with normal Portland and valley routes restored.
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San Francisco
Empire Tract
Quimby Island
Eureka
Val Peterson
U.S. Civil Defense
Goodwin Knight
Yuba City
Marysville
Southern Pacific Railroad
California
Sierra
Portland
Do it yourself bandit nets $330 in Fulton
In Fulton Kentucky a self styled bandit robbed a Western Union office taking about 330 dollars after a money order cashing request was refused. The clerk, Mrs Nettie Hicks, said the man grabbed cash from the till and declared he would cash it himself.
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Fulton, Ky
Western Union
Nettie Hicks
Crash reunion in Superior leaves brothers injured
Fred Monaghan 21 drove Tuesday and hit a car driven by his brother Patrick 24. Patrick sustained head cuts and required an ambulance. The responding ambulance was driven by a third Monaghan brother Wilbur.
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Superior
Wis
Fred Monaghan
Patrick
Monaghan
Wilbur
Million Acres Flooded in Northern California
Army engineers estimated about one million acres in northern California were underwater at the flood’s peak last week. Coastline areas accounted for 600,000 acres and valleys for 400,000 acres.
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San Francisco
Army Engineers
California
At 104 She Keeps Dignity in Birthday Quip
Mrs. Sarah Oothout marked her 104th birthday in Troy refusing a newspaper photo. The Water View native, sole surviving pupil of Madame Emma Willard, quipped I am old enough to keep my dignity.
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Troy
Sarah Oothout
Capital Mixup At Cab Dispatch Leads To Curious Question
Capital Report Houston reports Mrs. Betty Buckner a Silsbee telephone operator gave a customer the taxi number CA 17-6329. The customer asks in puzzlement how she makes a capital 7. The brief item notes a humorous misunderstanding at the cab dispatch.
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Houston
Tex
Betty Buckner
Silsbee
Soil erosion forces U S farmers to abandon cropland
Soil erosion has forced farmers to abandon over 25 million acres of crop land. The average loss is about 500,000 acres per year, signaling widespread land depletion and ongoing agricultural disruption.
TIME Man of the Year Harlow Curtice of General Motors
TIME editors select Harlow Curtice president of General Motors as Man of the Year for the year just ending. See the new TIME issue on sale today for the editors notes on Curtice and his impact on the year and the American economy.
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TIME
Charles A. Lindbergh
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Adolf Hitler
Fdr
Winston Churchill
Harlow Curtice
General Motors Corporation
Red” Curtice
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