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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1955
Page
3
Washington reports FBI Director J Edgar Hoover says anonymous tipsters drove more than 1250 arrests in the past year. He cites 350 federal criminals nabbed by the FBI and over 400 other arrests by other agencies based on confidential informants.
Local notices report television star George Gobel plans a September visit to San Antonio tied to the opening of a new and swank motel in which he holds an interest. The item reflects a blend of entertainment and regional business chatter from Bexar County.
A city hall meeting Tuesday at 2 p.m. will reorder San Antonio's 98 voting precincts to reflect population growth. City Clerk J Frank Gallagher says adjustments are needed to equalize voting strength. Attending the meeting are Bexar County Democratic Chairman Jimmy Knight, Assistant County Engineer Walter Schulze, and Gallagher.
CAPE MAY COURTHOUSE N J July 18 Police termed this motorist the luckiest man alive Edward Bryk 36 Philadelphia fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a utility pole on Rt 9 near Swainton yesterday The crash knocked down power lines He was treated at a hospital for minor cuts
LAS VEGAS July 18. Nevada state Assemblyman Sam Irwin has replaced Wally Cox, TV’s Mr Peepers, as the headliner on the Dunes hotel floor show. Cox was fired after three of an intended four week run, costing $11,000 weekly. hotel vice president Al Gottesman said Cox laid an egg.
TOKYO July 18 UP Red China said it will prosecute two prominent Communist party members as counter revolutionaries. A broadcast reported the arrests and trial of Pan Hang Nien vice mayor of Shanghai and Hu Feng writer, reaffirmed by the standing committee of the national people's congress.
About 18,000 attendees gathered in the Cotton Bowl as the Watchtower convention closed. Nathan Knorr proclaimed that since 1914 earthly events point toward a future centralized rule but that this victory comes not from human powers but from God’s kingdom in heaven.
Singapore hosts a three day parley with top military intelligencers and officers from eight Asian allies to review defense against seasonal communist aggression. The talks focus on strengthening joint posture and countermeasures amid rising tensions in the region.
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