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...West Field, Glasco has been tramping through Washington offices for years asking for permission to build the line. Last March he took his problem to Arizona's Senator Ernest W. McFarland, who persuaded the Petroleum Administration for Defense to okay the line. To benefit Arizona, Glasco agreed to tap his line with a $17 million refinery in Florence, Ariz, capable of processing 15,000 bbls. of crude a day. Glasco hopes to slash petroleum costs in Arizona drastically; they are now among the highest in the U.S., since every drop must be brought in by truck or railroad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OIL: Pipeline to the West | 9/29/1952 | See Source »

...general, player-coach Calhoun will spend the fall organizing the team for the coming spring. Matches in either California or Bermuda are tentatively on tap for that season along with the bulk of the varsity schedule...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rugby Squad Starts Workouts; Meets British Sailors Thursday | 9/27/1952 | See Source »

...network will offer quick communications in case of emergency and lecturers will also be able to tap WGBH, WHRB, and Lamont Library record sources. No broadcasts of regular lectures will be given, however...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communications Center Set for Operation Soon | 9/26/1952 | See Source »

...only reference to Harvard came when Tap Goodenough of the American called the renewing of Jordan's contract--thought to be for three years--"the smartest thing Harvard over...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: The Sporting Scene | 9/15/1952 | See Source »

...engineers were amazed to discover that there were no meters in Tokyo. The system was for householders to pay a standard sum for a stipulated amount of current. Many householders, as everybody knew, let neighbors tap in, for a profitable though illegal fee. At first, the Americans insisted on meters to stop the malpractice. Japanese officials patiently explained that they could not afford the outlay for meters and meter inspectors. Anyway, they said, inspectors would only make deals with householders and falsify reports, while householders would install meter jumpers and keep on subselling current. "Why go through with all this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Anchor for the Pacific | 7/21/1952 | See Source »

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