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Tideland oil deal now backfiring in Congress
The dispute over tidelands oil los en into a national fight as the Supreme Court orders a five state response to government claims beyond three miles. Texas defends a historic boundary of 10 1/2 miles while Eisenhower previously backed the three-mile limit. The issue ties into party shifts, congressional realignments, and a push to fund education with offshore revenues as Cold War pressures mount.
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Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
Tidelands
Herbert Brownell
Gulf of Mexico
Supreme Court
Gulf
Texas
Justice Department
Congress
Little Rock
Guy Cordon
Oregon
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Cordon
Russell Long
Long
Lister Hill
Ala