Local clubs plan meetings and enlistments this week
Kappa Kappa chapter Beta Sigma Phi gathers at 7 30 p m Tuesday in Citizens National Bank for initiation and ceremonies including Ritual of Jewels Exemplar. Helping Hands meets 7 30 p m Tuesday at Redeemer Lutheran Church with executive board at 6 20 p m. Butler enlists in U S Army stationed at Fort Chaffee for basic training with two week leave after. Tri Fi Girl Scouts meets 9 30 a m Thursday at Community House for neighborhood meeting. Highlands Home Demonstra tion Club 9 30 a m Wednesday at Mrs N D Ausley 114 Fourth Aj features a film on Communism and luncheon. Demolay Mothers meet 7 30 p m Wednesday in Masonic Hall. Lynchburg PTA program 7 p m Tuesday at Lynchburg School second graders give devotional. Psi Alpha meets 7 30 p m Tuesday at Mrs Jerry Tatum 606 Murrill. School taxes reported 1353 percent collected, up slightly from last year 97 93 George H Gentry notes. Baytown Optimist Club baseball field use approved for June at Robert E Lee High School. Former residents invited to annual picnic Sunday at Anime State Park chaired by Ola Mae Porfey Laminack.
Mostly cloudy with showers in Galveston forecast
Weather note indicates mostly cloudy skies through Wednesday with scattered showers. Tides show a Wednesday high of 31 inches and low around 11:50 a.m. in Galveston.
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Rain Forecast For All Texas
Thunderstorms spread from the Panhandle into Texas as a warm air mass moved in. Blowing dust may return to West Texas while Houston experiences a drizzling rain and Galveston reports fog. Monday highs ranged from 3 degrees at Amarillo to 97 at Presidio.
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Panhandle
Texas
Cook
West Texas
Houston
Galveston
Amarillo
Presidio
United States and Britain warn Russia on test ban
The United States and Britain issued a final warning to the Soviet Union about an enforceable nuclear test ban. Kennedy and Macmillan urged Russia to accept international verification, saying without it a treaty would be unreliable and tests may resume in the atmosphere if changes are not made before late April.
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Highway 146 Work Won't Halt Traffic
Highway 146 construction will not close the road between La Porte and Baytown, with a 4 mile detour built to east of the railroad underpass. Detour ready in a month to six weeks, allowing 12 trains weekly on the line. Crews to tear out the underpass for a larger six-lane bridge as project expands toward a freeway-like highway to Texas City. Brown and Root, Inc. of Houston holds the $769,482 contract. groundbreaking was March 26 at Spencer Highway in La Porte.
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Pasadena
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Spencer Highway
50 000 Prisoners Believed In Cuba Jails
Washington reports a rough count of 50 000 Cuban prisoners believed held in jails after the failed invasion. U S officials say Castro's regime swept up thousands in the wake of the assault, with discussions continuing but no hard policy set at this time. The episode followed an attempt to topple Castro and involved U S and Cuban refugee perspectives.
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Baytown Council to swear in two new members at 7 pm
Two Baytown council members, Jack Huron and Seaborn Cravey, will be sworn in at 7 pm Wednesday for a two year term. Harris County Judge Bill Eliott to officiate after the council canvasses April 3 election returns where Huron defeated Roy Hughes by over 60 votes and Cravey ran unopposed.
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Seaborn Cravey
Baytown
Harris County
Bill Eliott
Huron
Roy Hughes
Cravey
Velma Anshy
Herbert V. Herbert
Loren Schell Take Leading Role Honors at Oscars
HOLLYWOOD AP Sexy Sophia Loren and Maxi milian Schell led the 34th Academy Awards while a gatecrasher stole the spotlight. Loren won best actress for Two Women in absentia, Schell best actor for Judgment at Nuremberg, with supporting wins for Chakiris and Moreno.
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Cuba committee pledges 26 million for prisoner release talks
The Cuban committee states it has 26 million dollars in cash and pledges to start negotiations aiming at the freedom of prisoners held in the dispute. The move signals financial backing intended to secure diplomatic talks and prisoner releases.
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GOP backs stand on ballot certifying county candidates
In Austin Republican leaders press a court fight after Harris County Clerk R K Turrentine said he would block Republican names on the general election ballot without primaries in all precincts. Democrats rally, arguing clerks act ministerially. Wilson and Danial firm on legal grounds that irregularities can be addressed in elections.
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API
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Price Daniel
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Naies
GOP
Democratic Executive Committee
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Daminaytion
Nariel
Crlerks
Dalhart
William Huneter
Colt .45s Open Houston Stadium Debut Attend Dress
Opening day for the Houston Colt .45s featured Mayor Lewis Cutrer and County Judge Bil Elliott as expected battery, with the team aiming to impress 22416 fans. Weather forecast called for showers, but the mood remained buoyant as plans highlighted a new era for Houston baseball and the potential stand with Chicago Cubs.
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Bob Casey
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Colt Stadium
School Board OKs Football Ticket Prices
The School Board approved football ticket price changes discussed at a board meeting. Adult tickets rise to $1.00 and student prices adjust, with pre game sales remaining 35 cents for students. Athletic Director Dan Stallworth stated recommendations align with district policy and gate revenue goals.
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Rites set for Lee Roy Bakers Wednesday service
Lee Roy Bakers rites are planned for Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. for the 45 year old Baytown resident who died after a heart attack. He lived at 2906 Barkaloo Road and worked as a toiletmaker at Humble Oil Baytown refinery. He was a Richards Texas native and a member of multiple local fraternal orders and churches. Burial will be in Cedarcrest Cemetery with Rev Lonnie Bowlen officiating. He is survived by his wife Bertha Baker, and three brothers E R Baker Baytown Hugh Baker and others.
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Goose Creek Council
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Hugh Baker
Paeaton
State Seeks Evidence For Estes Prosecution
Amarillo Texas dispatch reports the State plans an inquiry into the Estes case, with Attorney General Wil Wilson and district attorney plans to seek evidence. The probe aims to preempt any undivided group involvement, while ten local TV stations broadcast live coverage of prior developments.
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Mercy
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Aert
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Dr Horeczy Heads Local School Board In Acclamation
Veterans: school trustee Dr J T Joe Horeczy was elected president of the School Board of Trustees by acclamation during Monday night’s reorganiz ation. Dr W H Bridges was re elected vice president and A R Vor Stark sworn in as trustee and secretary Clifton Adams re elected as assistant secretary Victory defeated outgoing chair Roy L Fuller for the board seat Stark out polled Roy Elms. Horeczy unopposed.
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World events mix in 1961 era items across nations
A set of brief world notes covers Vietnam’s war progress, Astronaut Glenn’s paint fleck explanation, Sukarno’s stance on West New Guinea, New York teachers strike postponement, Huntsville inmates’ resistance, Atlas missile program delays, Orleans Parish school desegregation appeal, a USAF court martial in Germany, and a claim by Communist China News Agency about American aircraft destroyed in Laos.
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English Teacher Chosen for UT Summer Institute
Mrs. Jina Mae Moston, a Baytown area English teacher with six years in the district, has been selected as one of 45 educators to attend a University of Texas sponsored summer institute. The program, backed by the Commission on English of the College Board, aims to develop classroom materials and upgrade English programs nationwide.
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