Community notices and youth safety arson alert in Baytown
Trinity River Association plans a Saturday Huntsville meeting on river development while Chamber of Commerce teams hold a Friday 2 p.m. session. Aims include finalizing prospect cards. Also a family supper at Faith Temple Church 704 Bolster with adult 1 and 50 cents per child. Baytown police seek a 13 or 14 year old seen near Spick and Span cleaners with a gasoline can. No Communion at T. Josephs Altar Society due to conflict with children’s communion. Billy Miles offers free rifle safety instruction at Bayshore Rod, Reef and Gun Club 3223 Minnesota tonight at 7:30.
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Faith Temple Church
Bolster
Childred
Baytown
Billy Miles
National Rifle Association
Bayshore Rod, Reef and Gun Club
Minnesota
Red Pruett Day honors ex mayor with Mayor Emeritus title
Ex mayor R H Red Pruett, who did not seek re election, was honored by the city council with the title Mayor Emeritus and a May 11 observance. The resolution commended his 12 years of service as councilman and mayor, noting major city projects completed during his terms including water mains, fire stations, storage tanks, wells, and a new city building.
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R. H
Pruett
Pavinwm Chamban
Paenan
JFK Seeks FPC Expansion to Cut Backlog and Grow Jobs
President Kennedy asked Congress to raise the Federal Power Commission from five to seven members to speed decision making on natural gas pipeline projects and rate cases. He cited 193 applications for 5,761 miles of pipelines costing 80 million dollars and 4,000 pending rate increases, arguing faster action would create jobs nationwide and unlock materials orders while warning many filings may not be granted.
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San Jacinto
Prerutas Me
TTA Rey
FPC
Kennedy
Power Commission
Gagarin Describes Weightless Space Flight Experiences
Tass reports Maj Yuri Gagarin described life in weightlessness while orbiting Earth. He said objects floated, he wrote notes, ate and drank, and he kept working, with handwriting unaffected and the sun and stars appearing vividly in the space sky.
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Moscow
Yuri A. Gagarin
Tass
Earth
Khrushchev
Black Sea
Sochi
Gagarin
Weather outlook shows scattered showers and warmer temps
The forecast calls for scattered showers on Friday with rising temperatures. Tides at Galveston are high at 3 40 a.m. and 3 33 p.m. and low at 9 51 a.m. and 9 43 p.m.
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Galveston
Baytown People and Places News Snippets
Baytown scene features J Redmond at Ashbel and Texas watching growth as Bob Feinberg cites rumors for verification. J E Hoffpain recalls electrical work and talks of a son with Foster Wheeler in Baton Rouge soon to have a Paris address. Clifford Howell returns from Corrigan after 40 years at Humble Oil Baytown Refinery. Truman Cox leads a community drive. Holly McLemore reports election vote breakdown. Elmer Gray foresees no immediate changes.
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J. Redmond
Ashbel
Texas
Baytown
Bob Feinberg
J. E. Hoffpain
Foster Wheeler
Baton Rouge
Paris
France
B. B. Williams
George Mallory
Bosque County
Maevance Millican
Buddy Duke
Joe McLemore
Darrell Tuck
Harry Blum
Jake Guberman
Elmer Gray
Clifford Howell
Corrigan
Tex
Howell
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Adenauer Pleased With Talks On Policy With Kennedy
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer expressed satisfaction with his policy discussions with President Kennedy in Washington. The leaders planned two more brief meetings focused on Berlin as a principal topic, with a 15 minute session in the morning and a final 3 minute White House meeting in the late afternoon, signaling strong U.S. resolve toward the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Konrad Adenauer
Kennedy
U.S
Soviet Union
Adenauer
White House
Berlin
Charles Stephenson
Sumiay
Austin
Tex
Lyndon B. John P.m
Son
Texas Legislature
Istry
Germany
LC Awards Highlight Open House at Lee College
Five Lee College Community Service Awards will be presented at the first open house hosted by LC. Dean Waller Rundell will announce the winners after a 7 pm registration in the main building where color coded name tags identify graduates parents and officials. The 7:30 pm program includes welcome remarks, entertainment by Mrs. Sue Torrellas and Thomas Stone, a short play by Curtain Club members, and a college choir performance.
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Lee College
Colone
Waller Rundell
Baytown
Robert E. Lee High School
Pauline Kopecky
Gamma Phi Kappa
Ranglerettes
Dean Rundell
Kay Clark
LC Strident Council
Sue Torrellas
Thomas Stone
Michael Day
Demes Harris
Chuck Saunders
Charles Moore
Curtain Club
Legislature approves perjury bill amid reorganization debate
In Austin the House passed by 718 to 3 a measure making it perjury to lie under oath to a legislative committee. The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1981 faced no debate as it moved to the Senate. A tentative approval earlier trimmed a section permitting committee organization by seniority. The bill grants authority for regular committees to operate when the legislature is not in session.
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Austin
House
Senate
Muscle Men Burglars Hit Food Store in Baytown
Baytown police trace a Wednesday night burglary at Lyong Food Service 1500 N Pruett to a group of at least four men who forced the back door and dragged a 500 pound safe to the rear. They reportedly took only cash, leaving checks and documents behind as officers compare it to two January and February supermarket breakins.
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Lyong Food Service
N. Pruett
Baytown
Fower
Milton Lyons
Lyons
R. H
Bo) Turner
Heves
Forms To Be Changed- Bidder Is Winner In Dispute With Council
Baytown council discussed bids for water department supplies. A bidder from Mabry Foundry Beaumont faced questions over a missing bond, defended by claiming the bid invitation did not require it. City officials split on whether the bid met specifications, leading to a vote to reject some bids and retain unit prices, while the contract for concrete pipe was won by another bidder.
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Baytown
J. B. le Fevre
Lacy Lusk
Robert E. Campbell
Mabry Foundry
Beaumont
le Fevre
Campbell
George Chandler
W. L
Dub) Ward
Lusk
Ward
Velma Ansley
Kenneth Badgett
Roy Hughes
White Supply Co
Houston
Leland Shaffer Brothers
Fevre
Iman Lusk
Pilots End 30 Day Simulated Space Mission
SAN ANTONIO AP Two Air Force jet pilots completed a 30 day simulated space stay emerging pale a few pounds lighter and praising Soviet space achievements. Capt Thither Horlick Atwood Kansas and Lt Eugenes Carlson Fargo ND described readiness yet fear for real space. They will undergo tests before rejoining service after a five day clinic stay.
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San Antonio
U.S
Brooks Air
Force Base
Thither Horiick
Ilovik
Ater
Mary
Helen Carlson
Wiliam Hahlaetzel
Inglesite
Tes
John Hargreaves
Castle Air Force Base
Cah
Willam Henterson
Vice
Tex
Eichmann Trial Rests For Holiday Observance
In Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann remains in his barred cell as Israel marks Martyrs and Heroes Memorial Day honoring Jewish victims of the Nazi regime. The trial proceeds with prosecutors arguing Israel’s jurisdiction and the legality of trying Eichmann for orchestrating the Final Solution.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Israel
Eichmann
ProMem
Europe
Tres Lay
Robert Servatius
West Germany
Isrart
Fichmann
Hichmann
Rocket power race and Cold War notes from 1960s era
A fragmented report cites U S aims to surpass Russia in rocket tech with solid-fuel clusters, comments by Thiokol VP Dr Harold Ritchey, plus Laos ceasefire hopes. It mentions a GM diesel policy indictment, Kennedy's remarks disappointing Barbara Powers, Powers’ status, and other brief items including Elia Fitzgerald and Bob Newhart awards, John Birch Society remarks, Churchill’s New York departure, and the death of Rev Thomas Brabham aged 60 in San Antonio.
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U. 8
Russia
Harold Ritchey
Thiokol Chemical Corp
Kennedy Rejects U.S. Cuba Military Intervention
President Kennedy declared there will be no direct intervention by U.S. forces in Cuba and pledged to prevent American involvement in any action inside Cuba. He framed the Cuban issue as a matter for Cubans, with U.S. support for nonintervention and a shared stance with anti-C Castro Cuban exiles in the United States. The State Department reported Cuban recruits being trained in the southern United States and in Guatemala for fighting Castro.
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Washing Lon
Kennedy
Cuba
Wennedy
U.S
United States
Shite Department
Imain
Gusty Winds Rise as Cool Front Approaches Texas
The Associated Press reports gusty winds increasing Friday as a Pacific cool front nears Texas. Forecasters expect dust to lower visibility across western areas with winds reaching up to 40 miles per hour. Senate action on a dust-related measure was delayed amid political maneuvering as southerly winds shift eastward and thunderstorms were forecast for night.
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Associated Press
Texas
Ispevaid
Baker
Tage
Senate
Kennedy warns of tougher space race ahead
President Kennedy says the Soviet Union will stay ahead in space for some time and notes worse news may come, but hopes for American gains in other sciences. He cautions against complacency about the Free World in the Cold War while predicting continued danger from Communist bloc mobilization. He reaffirms U S opposition to admitting Red China to the United Nations and rules out any move to overthrow Fidel Castro.
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Washington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
United States
Earth
U.S
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
China
United Nations
House Committee Okays UH Bill
A Texas House State Affairs Committee approved a measure to bring the University of Houston into the state system in 1963 instead of 1961. Sponsor Rep Criss Cole said Harris County would help raise needed tax money for the school, with the next biennium costing an estimated 11 million. The bill moves to the House for further action.
Shingles Of Wood May Be Permitted By BLUE
Baytown City Council considers repealing an ordinance barring wooden shingles as home roofs amid rising adoption. A committee will meet Friday at city hall to weigh fire-insurance rate impacts and homeowner choice against safety costs.
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BLUE
Reathard
Baytown
City Hall
R. H
Red
Seaborn Cravey
A. L
Art) Lintelmaan
Jim Bong
Leo Frost
Pruett
Bond
Bord
Jerry Smith
Donald L. Brunson
Seaborney
West Main Civic Club
KE. Holpaui
Stripling
Kenneth Badgett
Hoffoault
Emergency Corps
Civic Club
Council
Badgett
Gordon Lannon
Hoffpaulr
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TRA
Trinity River Association
Huntsville
Chamber of Commerce
T. Joseph's Altar Society
Children’s Commusnion
Jet Invitation
Roselane Park
Baytown-La Porte
Fire and Police Department
JFK
Outer
Space
Seaborm Cravey
Moon
Chicago
Laos
General Motors Corp
Barbara Powers
Gary Francis Powers
Dow
Powers
Elia Fitzgerald
Bd Newhart
Santa Barbara
Calif
Robert Welch
John Birch Society
Welch
Sir Winston Churchill
New York
Britain
Thomas Brabham
Sam Antonio
House Committee
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