Re: [Paddlewise] gulf oil spill

From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 18:46:32 -0700
Bob corrected me on Connallay and Clements.... it's been a long time and I
didn't live in TX (but worked for Sedco) and I guess it doesn't matter much
anyway... only whether that huge blowout left as big a mess as they are
predicting from this huge blowout.

And thanks, Bob. :)

Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
www.nwkayaking.net

On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Bob Myers <qajaqbob_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> John Connally was the guy who was shot in front of JFK, and later
> became governor of TX, but he did not run Sedco and left the
> governorship in 1969.
>
> Bill Clements was the guy who ran Sedco and became TX governor in
> 1979, about the time of the Ixtoc blowout.
>
>
> Connally, Clements  Two different guys.
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