Baytown Events Include Political, Military Notices
Baytown reads multiple notices on local events and services including a transportation meeting at Pythian Hall, a Baytown Kiwanis luncheon program by John Christy, and a campaign committee announcement by Gov. Price Daniel. Private details list emblems sale warnings from VFW and a Korea tour for PVT David Clepper of Baytown. Presbyterian Men plan a 6:30 pm meeting with ASA Schwartz as principal speaker on interdenominational cooperation.
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Kiwanis
John Christy
Africa
Baytown Kiwanis. Club
Presbyterian
Asa
Babe) Schwartz
Texas Gulf Coast
Texas Senate
First Presbyterian Church
Jim Bond
Church Fellowship Wall
Schwartz
Galveston Tides Thursday Schedule
Thursday tides in Galveston show lows at 12:25 a.m. and 1:43 p.m. with highs at 7:11 a.m. and 8:16 p.m. Readers should plan for standard coastal water level changes and note the two daily high and low times.
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Galveston
Missing White Flowers Shock Baytown Gardener
Stella Herring reports her garden’s white flowers vanished overnight with all calla lilies and candy tufts cut down and removed. The Sun notes local residents like Cecil Sutphin, Odena Childress, Donnie Harrington, and Paul Anderson stopping by or chatting, while mayor Red Pruett awaits guidance from headquarters. Mrs Gow Tomek wins $500 in Verdanta Easter drawing and thanks participating stores.
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Stella Herring
Cecil Sutphin
Donnie Harrington
Odena Childress
Chester Rogers
Robert
Nelson
Anahuac
Paul Anderson
Sun
R. H
Pruett
Cents
Gow Tomek
Prise
Baytown
Rhee Promises Redress as Rioting Ends in Seoul
Rioting in Seoul left 92 dead and over 500 wounded as Lt. Gen. Song Yo Chan halted major demonstrations under martial law. Rhee pledged to redress grievances and vowed punishment for the guilty while U.S. Secretary of State Herter urged protection of democratic rights. New protests appeared in Taegu, Kwangju, and Inchon.
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Seoul
Souim Korea
Syngman Rhee
United States
Song Yo Chan
Rhee
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Korea
Republic
Drug Makers Defend Industry Before Senate
The president of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Assn, Loray, accused Senate investigators of unfairly attacking the industry. Dr. Austin Smith said the Antitrust and Monopoly subcommittee aired misleading evidence and biased testimony to frame pharma as monopolistic. He urged hearings to include more industry voices and defended prescription medicine pricing amid 1,300 manufacturers and growing competition.
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Washington
Assn
Loray
Senate
Austin Smith
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Smith
Keer
OCAW members seek national fringe benefits pool
OCAW leaders in Houston and Baytown push a plan to pool 150 million annual fringe benefits into one national fund. Knight says a master plan could improve health and retirement options for 200,000 members, with delegates weighing it at summer meetings. The plan faces local votes and a 36 hour week response to automation.
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Chemical and Atomic Work Administration
Ers
Baytown
Knight
National Policy Committee
Jocaw
Rockefeller
Richard M
Shaglel Pial
QU. A. Knight
OCAW
Washington
J. Eric Brown
Houston
Gulf Coast Conference
W. L. Simpson
Ray West
el Paso
Adlai Stevenson
Steverson
Afl-Cio
Beaumont youths stage first lunch counter sit in
A group of about 22 young Negroes staged the first lunch counter sit in in Beaumont Texas. They took seats at the Walgreen store lunch counter in downtown Beaumont around 10:30 A.M. today, marking a notable civil rights action amid ongoing desegregation efforts.
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Beaumont
Tex
Roip
Walgreen Dewy
Commu Papers Drag U S Into Korean Revolt
London AP reports foreign Communist press describe South Korea protests as an uprising against President Syngman Rhee and US influence. Tavestia warns of regime collapse under three barriers: Korean and American bayonets. New China News Agency calls the struggle against Rhee's rule escalating.
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London
Today
South Korea
Syngman Pee
United States
Tavestia
China
New China
Syngman Rhee
Enreadine Ani
Fightin' 36 Set All Out For LBJ Here
A chaotic clipping notes Johnsons supporters rallying under a local head, with reference to Lyndon Johnson’s career and a central committee. It mentions North Korea dissidents and Tass coverage, tying a Texas Harris County delegation to a national political scene.
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Fred Hartman
Puke Geert Healan
Johnsons
Pyongyang
Lyndon Johnson
North Korea
East
South Korea
Harris County
U.S. Senate
Baytown runoff sets clash for city council seats
Incumbent Al Clayton faces Roy H. Hughes in a closely watched two year council runoff. Clayton seeks a fourth term to maintain a five vote bloc, while Hughes, a refinery worker, makes his second bid. Voter turnout is expected high with about 2,923 votes cast in the first election and similar numbers anticipated for the runoff.
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Baytown
al Clayton
Roy H. Hughes
Clayton
Hughes
Ton
Paul H. Mears
W. D
Willie
Reeves
Lusk
Ward
Ber
Raymond J.J
Ray) Tickner
Velme
Jordan Ansley
OY Raien
Ansley
Tickner
Amble Oil» and Refining Co
Houston
Spot
Seahorn Cravey
Horace
Thnoff
Jack Huron
Muinoff
Carver
Huron
Qeares
Lee
Rebels seize regiment HQ as Venezuela braces for unrest
Venezuelan rebels seized the Simon Bolivar army regiment headquarters at San Cristobal near the Colombian border in a bid to trigger a revolt against President Romulo Betancourt. Betancourt ordered troops to quell the uprising and vowed to use constitutional powers to crush it while keeping basic guarantees. The Caracas garrison backed the government, and leaders of the major parties urged citizens to oppose the rebellion. Jose Gonzalez Navarro of the Central Workers Organization called for a 1.2 million member bloc to streets in show of opposition to the rebels. The government had earlier said it had uncovered a plot for an armed invasion from Colombia by officers aligned with former dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez.
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Caracas
Venezuela
San Cristobal
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
Simon Bolivar
Pedro Jose Quevado
Central Workers Organization
Jose Gonzalez Navarro
Dominican Republic
Colombia
Marcos Perez Juimenez
Herter Warns Latin America on Freedom Cuts in Speech
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter cautioned Latin American nations against measures that curb rights while speaking ahead of a Pan American Day event. He implied criticism of Fidel Castro’s Cuba and Rafael Trujillo’s Dominican regime, urging reforms within liberty and international peace guided by the Organization of American States.
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Washington (Ap
Christian A. Herter
Fidel Castro
sushing!Trmation Organization
Amarilene
Herter
Castro
Cuba
Rafael Tru‘jillo
Organization of American States
Texas slashes May oil quota to 2,574,894 barrels daily
Texas Railroad Commission cut May allowable oil production by 229,198 barrels per day to 2,574,894. April uses a nine day schedule while eight days chosen for May amid calls for seven day output from independents. Major firms split on nine or eight day plans as demand growth remains modest and inventories stay high.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Oil Regulatory Agency
L. Wilson
Dallas
Wilson
Indiana Oil Purchasing Co
Texas
Indiana
Ernest O. Thomason
Senate faces Wadsworth role in Geneva talks debate
The Senate Energy and Foreign Relations panel weighs asking Ambassador James J. Wadsworth to explain his part in Geneva nuclear test ban discussions after Senator Albert Gore Jr. cited joining a joint statement with the Soviet delegation. Eisenhower may rethink, amid plans for a Korea visit on the 22nd.
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Senate
Mouse Atomic Energy Committee
Ambasador
James J. Wadsworth
Geneva
Albert Gore
D-Teun
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Korea
Governor to Review Texas Navy on San Jacinto Day Program
Gov. Price Daniel will review the Texas Navy at 10 a.m. Thursday in Houston, marking the first major event on the San Jacinto Day program. Several hundred Texas admirals will be aboard the Sam Houston U and port commission boat, with a parade at 2:30 p.m. and a San Jacinto Day queen crowning at 3 p.m. A time capsule to be opened April 21, 2036, will be buried, containing a telecram from President Eisenhower and letters from state officials. A shrine to the cruiser Houston will be dedicated at 4 p.m. and a reception will follow. Many city offices closed. post office operates normally. some local employers grant a day off.
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Price Daniel
Texas Navy
San Jacinto
Wil Samie
Texas
Sam Houston U
Houston’ Ship Channel
Daniel
San Jacinto Inn
Summerfield
Roberts Ana
San Jacinto Monument
W. N. Blanton
San Jacinto Battlefield and State Park Commission
James Richdale
Keou-Tv
Eisen ‘Hower
Jesse H. Jones
W. P. Hobby
Baytown
Fred Hartman
Sun
Houston
Gov
Lukewook
Chub
Avtown
the Sun
Humble OH and Refining Co
Texas Eastern
United Rubber and Chemical
Consolidated
Chemical and Huber Corp
Brasilia Opens Its Glow Amid Planned Capital Ceremony
Brasilia prepares for a grand inauguration as the capital becomes Brazil’s 21st state Guanabara reimagined as samba capital. About 100000 residents will double during three and a half days of festivities with international dignitaries including Cardinal Cerejeira and Ambassador Cabot in attendance and a large food airlift organized to cope with crowds.
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Brasilia
Brazil
Guanaba
Samba
Manel Cardinal Goncalves Cerejeira
Portugal
Pope John Nas
U.S. Am Intasador
John Moors Cabot
Eisenhower
Iar
Israel Pincheira
Juscelino Rubinschek
Group to study city water sands geology meeting
A Baytown sponsored meeting on water sands geology with a focus on the city water study will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Ilk Chamber of Commerce. Guests include San Jacinto Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers. James Allen Winslow and Leonard Harrop are Bay Wood committee chairs.
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Deti Survey
Pantoneoul Pine Tee
Austin
Baytown
Ins
Wood
Ilk
Chamber of Commerce
San Jacinto
James Allen Winslow
Leonard Harrop
Bay Wood
U.S. Geotown Committee
Anahuac Officials Take Office Today
A new mayor and two new city councilmen took office in Anahuac in swearingly ceremonies at Anahuac City Hall Wednesday. The new mayor is H. Be Allie Moor, a local businessman, elected April 4 by a write in vote defeating incumbent Z Nelson. Limerick, Turner, and Andy Frank are the councilmen. sworn in by retiring Mayor Nelson after votes were canvassed. They will serve two years.
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Anahuac
Anahuac City Hall
H. BE
Allie Moor
Anahus
Z. ©. Nelson
Tas
D. B. Limerick
Amahuac Abstract Company
Andy Frank Turner
Nelson
Missing McAllen teacher Trene Garza vanished after church
An intensive search for Miss Trene Garza a 2 year old school teacher who disappeared Saturday after taking the family car en route to church. The car was found near the church the next morning and an orchard search recovered the teacher’s purse and anchor identified by her parents.
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Late News
Mcallen
Trene Garza
Nehru Chou Open Talks on Himalayan Border Clash
Indian Prime Minister Nehru and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai began six days of border talks in New Delhi amid skepticism over progress. Chou appeared tense while Nehru warned that relations with Communist China are imperiled, as both sides dispute the undefined frontier and seek negotiation.
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New Delht
India
IAP
Nehru
Redhina
Chou En-lai
Chow
New Delhi
Neh
Mehanras KO Gandhi
Rattende Prasad
Chou
Sehru
Cina
Refinery Worker Burned In Home Gas Explosion
William L. Oldham a 21 year old Humble Oil Baytown Refinery employee was critically injured in a gasoline explosion at his Houston home Tuesday night. Doctors said burns covered 100 percent of his body and he remained in critical condition at Hermann Hospital on Wednesday after being rescued by neighbors and treated for the blast near his water heater.
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William L. Odham
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Houston
Hermann Hospital
Oldham
US Brochhead Drive
Fae
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