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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...canyon. The results were spectacular. Amid angry litigation set off by the rush, the California" superior court reversed a law which allowed but one well to the acre, and oil derricks began to rise on Yant's old subdivision like quills on a porcupine's back. In less than a week, 44 drilling rigs were trucked up the single road to the field; 10,000 men labored feverishly at the task of tapping the common oil pool below...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: All's Well that Ends Well | 12/19/1949 | See Source »

Little boasts, however, that his car has other less dubious advantages. "I travel about 100 miles a week in it, and make about 25 miles on a gallon. New tires only cost $9 and, except for a few blowouts, I haven't had any trouble to speak...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Jalopies' or 'Antiques,' Some Student Cars Go On Forever | 12/17/1949 | See Source »

...lower picture) and his bother Rodman '51. Their sleek black 1930 convertible with red trimmings boasts chromium-plated cylinder walls, a silver-nicked radiator, an aluminum body, overhead values, an automatic lubrication system, two ignition systems, two carburetors, and a spare gas tank. A wheel can be changed in less than a minute. Its only failures, according to the Sharps, are "the lack of a built-in machine-gun turret and the inordinate amount of gas it consumes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Jalopies' or 'Antiques,' Some Student Cars Go On Forever | 12/17/1949 | See Source »

...this summer's transportation fees approximate those of last year, the cost of all European trips would range between $675 and $750. Excursions to Mexico, Colombia, and French Canada would be approximately $300 less expensive...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Israel Picked For Tour By Study Group | 12/16/1949 | See Source »

...Yardlings are still suffering from early season shakiness in shooting, particularly on fouls, but have yet to score less than 50 points...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yard Cagers Eye Third Victory at MIT Gym Tonight | 12/16/1949 | See Source »

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