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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1964
Page
3
The text fragment references a Greek film showing scenes of the Roman Empire with battles between Roman legions and barbarian hordes. It mentions oriental armies and a focus on power struggles, framed as a major setting.
The Lake Houston fishing wave sparks reports of white perch and black bass, with families and locals recounting sizeable hauls. Tales include a 65 fish supper, a 26 perch bucket, and a big catfish at Jacob's Hole, plus divers and boaters swapping nearshore exploits at Galveston jetties and Bunckick’s Lake in Louisiana.
Houston firm submits the low base bid for a Wooster Baptist Church educational building. Aetna Construction Co. bid 152743 dollars for a two story 13500 square foot facility with wood framing masonry exterior built up roof plywood deck and air conditioning. Other bids include Evans 152590 Epco 158,7 Moore and Moore 161,105 Span Glass 167,000 and Howard 1429 dollars.
A two year old girl was found in Hathaway's Grocery after her family of eleven left without counting noses. Deputy Constable Blair Mann reports the child was located at Lillian Lane and returned to her parents that night. The incident ends with a reminder to count children before leaving the store.
The California Supreme Court ordered a new penalty trial for Iva Kroeger 45 sentenced to death for strangling a couple in a motel she covet ed burying them in her San Francisco basement The court also ordered retrials for Ronald Polk and George Gregg both of Los Angeles convicted of killing a hitchhiking sailor in Tulare County The rulings rest on juries not being told life sentences could lead to early parole The note about Isle of Sark and Shenley prison capacities appears as unrelated filler.
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