Word: petroleum
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hour from Republic Aviation ; in Marietta, Ga. the machinists settled for 7.2? for 12,000 workers at Lockheed, while in St. Louis, another 13,600 machinists were satisfied with only 6? more an hour from McDonnell Aircraft. Some of the biggest boosts went to fortunate workers in the booming petroleum, building trades and cannery industries, where 230,000 employees got up to 10? more an hour in flat pay raises. New York's 3,500 A.F.L. tugboatmen got a 17? wage-welfare package, with 8? for straight hourly wage increases; and some 20,500 truck drivers in Philadelphia...
Hoover contrasted the agricultural and petroleum situations in the free world and the Communist bloc to illustrate the "inherent soundness of the free enterprise, incentive system...
Communist petroleum production suffers through the repeated attempts to nationalize the industry, according to Hoover...
...Rayhead Heater burns gas through tiny holes in ceramic plates, quickly developing surface temperatures of 1,400° to 1,600° F., which in turn emit infra-red rays that warm nearby objects without heating the intervening air. Its operation is inexpensive; a 100-lb. tank of liquefied petroleum gas provides 150 hours of heating. Possible uses: protecting crops from frost, heating large factories. Price: $90 for small size...
...when they arrived at the village, they first noticed what had survived. A reinforced cinder-block house and another made of precast concrete slabs still stood, less than a mile from the blast. One iso-ft. guyed radio tower was erect. A 15,4000-gal. tank of liquefied petroleum gas was intact; only its handrail was bent. Shelves of groceries seemed unharmed. A power substation was 95% operable. The telephone system showed little damage. The blast had blown out fires that had been started by the searing heat of the explosion. Underground gas lines to houses less than a mile...