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Word: oilman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Forgive and Forget. In the Liberals' defense, Minister Howe claimed that the Trans-Canada firm, which was organized by Texas Oilman Clint Murchison, was the only one with the necessary pipe and equipment to begin building the long-delayed pipeline this year. Said Howe: "Nothing that can be said in this house can change those facts." The Tories demanded that the loan be made to a Canadian company and they ridiculed the government for lending tax money to a foreign firm. Said Tory Leader Drew: "Any such proposal before the Congress of the United States would be greeted with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Confidence Shaken | 5/28/1956 | See Source »

Through the marshes of southern Louisiana 14 months ago, an oil-drilling rig was towed into position and a 20-in. drill casing firmly planted in the muck. Fort Worth Oil Drillers Sid Richardson and Perry Bass, in a joint project with Freeport Sulphur Co. and Houston Oilman John W. Mecom, started drilling with high hopes of tapping a new field near Louisiana's rich Lake Washington field. But as the drill bit downward-to 5,000 feet, 10,000 feet, 15,000 feet-their hopes sank as fast as their costs rose. Drillers had to battle hole temperatures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OIL & GAS: Profits Down the Well | 5/7/1956 | See Source »

Married. Ruth Chandler Roosevelt, 21, granddaughter of F.D.R., daughter of Elliott, now a Colorado rancher; and Henry D. Lindsley III, 27, Midland, Texas oilman; in Fort Worth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Apr. 30, 1956 | 4/30/1956 | See Source »

Barlu is owned by Oilman Phillis N. ("Pete") Wiggins Jr. and his two sons. Cooper and the Bronsons chose Barlu from a long line-up of clamoring customers. Under the deal, Barlu will make a down payment of $10 million, plus payments spread over ten years based on the value of Happy Jack production, up to a maximum total of $30 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: URANIUM: The Happy Jack Deal | 12/5/1955 | See Source »

...supposedly practiced in the use of firearms could unknow ingly shoot her husband at 10 ft. But former hunting companions were not surprised. One said that Ann, who seemed to take joy in hunting, always seemed to be looking one way and shooting another. Russell Havenstrite, a Los Angeles oilman, who, with his wife, had hunted tigers in India with Ann Woodward, said that he had made up his mind that he "wouldn't go into a forest again with her . . . She nearly shot me a couple of times. She's a dangerous person to have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW YORK: The Girl from Kansas | 11/14/1955 | See Source »

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