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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1952
Page
3
A draft proposal before the insular House of Representatives calls for a new national holiday on March 3 1952 to mark Puerto Rico living under a written constitution. The measure lists Christmas and New Year as existing U.S. holidays and notes Puerto Rico’s holiday calendar may expand.
Soviet moves fuel Western cynicism as Moscow pursues a new peace front in Germany and Korea. Izvestia vows peaceful solutions while Stalin courts top leaders. The West suspects a tactical lull in a broader strategy to gain time and potentially influence U.S. elections.
The Council of State Governments reports at least 18 states Puerto Rico and Hawaii boosted teacher pay last year. Increases ranged from 75 to 540 dollars annually with varied methods. Alabama up about 300 on average, Indiana 75 to 515, Kentucky about 310, New York 500, Oklahoma 200 per bracket, South Carolina beginning teachers 1800, Tennessee about 1 million for raises, Washington around 300 plus increments, West Virginia 180 to 540, and a 12 percent raise for all government workers including teachers in Puerto Rico.
Washington scientists report a Palomar Observatory sky survey may reveal stars forming nebulae, nebulae grouping into clusters, and clusters joining into larger gatherings. The National Geographic Society says nearly 1,000 star clusters are seen, far more than previously known, suggesting nestings of galaxies and a possible universal pattern.
Local notice reports Beers and Portwine joining the armed forces. Recruiter Sgt. Charles H. Bond at the force recruiting station signed up Eugene Dd. of Deerfield and Kenneth Port wine of Sun Prairie, sending them to Lackland Air Base.
Hollywood reports Robert Walker's final film My Son Joan was completed with double and trick photography after his Aug. death. Director Leo McCarey replaced Walker with John Keating for dark night scenes while others used footage shot posthumously. The story shows a government worker turning Communist, with Walker’s final performance preserved via sound tests and inserted shots.
Oakville Connecticut residents praise Ezzo for constructing an eight room house entirely by himself after becoming blind six years ago. He undertook the project two years ago despite neighbors questioning his ability. He did nearly all the work with friends assisting only on the basement and attic floor.
Dalton of Sidney, 1925 era, asked Piqua police for a peace warrant to be arrested and placed in jail, claiming the beds there are too hard. He swore the warrant was issued by his wife Stella and attempted to call police, then offered to pay for the lodging himself.
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