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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...stacks-and with miles of great oil refineries, tank farms and factories. The combined Gulf ports handle more export tonnage than New York. Texas produces 80% of U.S. sulphur, almost half of its natural gas, and a lion's share of that Texas delicacy, chili powder. Texans make B-36 bombers in the Consolidated Vultee
Roving Tackle. Despite illness and poverty, the boy developed into a big, cold-eyed, hard-fisted youngster who burned with a desire to make the world notice Glenn McCarthy. In Houston's San Jacinto High School he began to succeed-he often came to school with a patch on his pants but he was a football hero and a successful fighter at Saturday-night dances. Girls were enthralled...
...encourage oil discoveries, the Government, since 1926, has allowed oilmen to write off up to 27½% of their gross income for "depletion," a kindly gesture which permits them not only to make huge fortunes but keep them. Now that there is plenty of oil, President Truman has asked Congress to plug the income-tax loophole -but powerful Texans like Speaker Sam Rayburn oppose any change...
...Documents. In an open hearing before the committee he denied that he had known that Crosley was a Communist, or that he, Hiss, had any Communist connections, and challenged Chambers to make his charges outside of the hearing room where he could be sued. Chambers said flatly: "Mr. Hiss is lying." Chambers had no personal grudge, he said. "Mr. Hiss represents the concealed enemy against which we are all fighting. I have testified against him with remorse and pity." Two nights later Chambers repeated his charges over the radio. A month later Hiss brought a $50,000 (later increased...
Tough Slice. Purpose behind the open Soviet support of Ho was to make it harder for the French to restore order in Indo-China. The more military effort they are forced to spend on Ho, the less they would have to defend France...