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Newspaper
Waco Tribune Herald
Location
Waco, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1955
Page
9
A Circleville Chamber of Commerce proposal urges a national speed governor on cars to cap speeds at the maximum limit. The letter argues electronic and road-placed controls could bypass human error, replacing speed enforcement with automotive design.
The Alabama and Coushatta tribes of Polk County Texas will gain full independence from federal supervision on July 1, the first such action since 1909. A proclamation by Interior Secretary McKay transfers 3100 acres of tribal land to Texas with governor Shivers and the Texas Legislature approving.
Texas oil activity rose with 328 new oil wells brought in this week. The Railroad Commission report shows 6,893 new wells for the year, up from 5,577 last year, and 18 gas well completions this week. Dry holes number 185 with 11 wildcats among oil wells and 98 among dry holes. Daily oil allowance averaged 3,047,891 barrels, up 8,374 from last week.
Saigon reports Premier Ngo Dinh Diem’s nationalist drive against Hoa Hao troops nears success. Hoa Hao commander Tran Van Soai and two generals have fled to Cambodia. remaining forces encircled in rice paddies between Radigia and That Not. Diem has mobilized 20 000 troops since June 5 to break private sect armies and unify South Viet Nam.
Lima Ohio police say a 25 year old Everett Washington man confessed to five drive-in theatre burglaries since May including Temple. He claimed thefts in Texas Missouri and Tennessee netting cash cigarets and a shotgun. He faces concealed weapon charges and Jackson police will question him.
Los Angeles reports Norman Thomas, six time Socialist nominee, doubts the party will nominate a candidate for president in 1956. He said the Socialist strength is low and warned that if an election were held now, Eisenhower would win.
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