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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1957
Page
6
Ice coats pilings along Chicago’s North Side beach as Lake Michigan spray freezes. Steam rises from the chilly surface with air temperatures near zero, captured in an AP Wirephoto.
Four ligers born at Victoria Gardens zoo to Mary the royal Bengal tigress and Shankar the circus lion. Officials note ligers are rarer than tigons. The first Austrian built seagoing vessel Perseus was launched near Vienna and Port Moresby reports an English League for natives seeking true English.
Montgomery report notes white segregationists fear that black voters could dominate Macon County. They back a constitutional amendment to erase the county and redistribute its land and people to neighboring counties. The measure, set for statewide vote Tuesday, targets the county's majority black population and aims to dilute influence.
Supreme Court litigation over Gulf tidelands seeks to fix state boundaries under the Submerged Lands Act of 1953. The act recognizes traditional boundaries when states joined the Union, with Texas and Louisiana claiming three miles or three leagues, while Alabama Florida and Mississippi face similar questions about landward limits. The Justice Department asks the Court to define the traditional seaward lines for five Gulf states.
King Mohammed V of Morocco concluded a 19 day visit to the United States and flew home aboard the Columbine I. The king thanked President Eisenhower and the American people for their kindness and said Texas should have rights to explore tidelands for three marine leagues.
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