Baytown Kiwanis to View Safety Film on CPR
Sun Spots Kiwanis speaker H H Howie safety engineer for Houston Lighting and Power Co will show a film That They May Live at the Baytown Kiwanis Club noon meeting. An Industrial Contact Committee of the Baytown Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday at the Chamber Building to discuss future industrial contacts.
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Kiwanis
H. H. Howie
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Houston
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
W. J
Bil) Strickler
Depot dispute looms as La Porte rail service may end
La Porte faces loss of its freight depot if the Texas and New Orleans Railroad project to operate without an agent is approved. A five hour hearing in La Porte City heard Southern Pacific officials defend current service while opponents urged against removing the agent. Local patrons would need to call Pasadena for out bound shipments and pay tolls, with La Porte now served by a single local train.
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Jim Male
Texas
New Orleans
Robert E. Lee
Baytown
Est
Texas Railroad
Sion
T&no
The
Woost
la Porte
Railroad Commission
Todd J.geaslin
C. L. Bouldin
la Porte City
Hall
Southern Pacific Railroad
C. L. Pitman Amdral Newman
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
J. H. Hammett
Ingleside
la Porte Beteen
Patterson
Larte
Pitman
Grohosky
Boudreaux
Ager
Southern Pacific Transport
Truck Inc
A. M. Collins
Audi
Boudreau
SPT
Patronsimony
Hearing At Council Meetings To Be Improved
Baytown city council plans improved sound in meeting room with new microphones and an antercom. Work by city crews aims to reduce noise and move equipment for better audience clarity. The project, costed at about 900 dollars, includes wiring and installation on the second floor of city hall.
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Baytown City
Charles Cowan
Washington State
Maryland
Charlie
Cowell Lammers
Austin
City Hall
O. Simon
Vaca
Betton
Pfr
J. Markley
Streeper
Bristol
Charles Melin
Hermaiane
Moerenc
City study on streets maintenance and panel formation
Baytown council forms a civilian panel of five men from local business and industry to study city maintenance. The group will review planning, lighting, water, street repair, parks, and facilities in five operation phases, reporting monthly to the committee for cost reduction and efficiency improvements.
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Ethyl Corp
Emna
Baytown
Councilroen
W. L
Dub
Pasadena
W. F
Bill
Mil
James M
Jim) Bryan
Gulf Coast Electric
Crawley
Chris
Ogra Sa
Fevre Ia
Humbleville Economics Committee
Panel and and Refining Co
Baytown Reby
al Clayton
Allfare
J. J. Bridges
ML. Watts
J. Robert Barnes
Roseland Park
Ward
Velma Ansley
Bryan
David Funderburk
LeFevre
Baytown Fire Defense Recommendations Spark Dispute
A Baytown independent fire defense survey urged higher spending and staffing, upgrading lines and hydrants, closing a station against state board advice, moving a ladder truck, buying a new pumper, and adopting modern codes. City leaders plan replies while noting major disagreement with state recommendations.
Area Phones Changing To Digit System
Raytown will switch to a digit system Sunday removing the old exchanges Justice and Logan. Most numbers will add a 5 or 54 in place of the JD or TO, with little change to last five digits. About 2 percent of numbers will be completely changed. The change covers Highlands Crosby Muffran Mont Belview and Baytown district areas. Delivery will begin Friday for new telephone books.
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Raytown
Geom
Sonic booms rattle Baytown residents overnight
Police logged calls from frightened residents after several sonic booms over Baytown. A man claimed burglars knocked down a wall. a woman said burglars were tearing up a garage. Stores reported shattered windows but no further disturbance.
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Baytown
Teliaim
Supersonic
Heombers
San Antonio
Pre
28 000 Air Force alert to mobilize guards in Berlin crisis
The Air Force alerted 28 000 men in 71 Air National Guard and Reserve units for possible active duty as part of the Berlin crisis buildup. President Kennedy authorized calling up to 250 000 reservists and extending tours by one year. About 760 aircraft, including 100 transports, are involved across 28 states and the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Air Force
Air National Guard
Air Reserve
Berlin
Kennedy
District of Columbia
National Guard
District
Air Force Ready Reserve
Continental Air Command
U.S. Air Force
Western ministers plan Paris talks to set stage for Berlin summit
Western foreign ministers meet in Paris to lay groundwork for a fall Berlin crisis summit while U S opposition blocks a United Nations Tunisian crisis debate. Asian-African leaders seek enough support to call an emergency UN session amid global tensions. Special grand jury to probe Texas liquor prices starts Aug 14. Group of industrialists draft new strategy as Hank Brown seeks to control Texas RELY. Kennedy backs Nationalist China UN membership and opposes Communist China entry. Vick Lindley, 58, Bryan Eagle editor, dies after heart attack suffered Sunday. A weak cool front brings more showers to the Texas Panhandle.
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U. S
General Assembly
U. N
July Rainfall Highlights in Baytown
Baytown logged 4.95 inches of rain in July across eight rainy days per Humble Oil and Refining Co. Rain totals remain 0.21 inches below normals but push the year’s Baytown total beyond the 31 year average. The rainiest 24 hours reached 2.55 inches on July 10 with a 1.0 inch peak in the morning.
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Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Resea
Raytown
Mary Pero Aims For Millionth RCA Plant Visitor
Mary Pero holds the milestone visitor at RCA’s Harrison plant where officials say the high performance midget tube used in TV tuners could be resized to hold 3 208 instead of 1 600 in this hat.
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Mary Pero
RCA
Harrison
Ned
Gulf Oil to Begin Ethylene Plant at Mont Belvieu
Gulf Oil plans a multi million dollar ethylene plant near Mont Belvieu in West Chambers County with initial construction set for fall and completion expected by mid 1963. The project aims for over 400 million pounds of ethylene yearly with 1 000 acres acquired and sites prepared for future expansion and additional plants.
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Gulf Oil Corp
West Chambers County
Mont Belvieu
Gulf
Barbers Hill
Mont Belview
Houston
Port Arthur
Pittsburgh
Princi
Mone
Sy Gul
Renae Reenery
Reboery
Port Iy
Coote
West Texas
Gulf Petrochemical
Baytown Finances Seen Bright With Near Year End Surplus
City Manager J B LeFevre reports a balanced budget outlook for Baytown as the current fiscal year nears its close with a possible small surplus in most funds. Tax receipts exceed expectations, water department revenue is strong, and general fund receipts approach budgeted totals. Expenditures through June show notable drainage and street expenditures, with some overrun on street work against the year’s allotment.
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Baytown
J. B. LeFevre
LeFevre
Water Department
Pasadena Dams Downstream Clash Over Flood Waters
Tempers flared as a five foot high dam built by Pasadena to divide floodwaters from Houston was torn out after county officials delayed orders. A 200-person crowd blocked equipment at Allen-Geona Road intersection, throwing debris while the scoop removed the dam. Mayor Whitaker cited city drainage limits in the Middlesex incident.
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Pasadena
Houston
Bil Elliott
W. Kyle Chapman
Pasaitena
iMayor Whitaker
Dao
Heston Alea
Sen
Senate debate expands Texas tax package to sixty million
In Austin AP says Texas senators push a revised 1962 63 tax plan to 60 million. Debating began at 10 21 a m with prospects to run all day. Sponsor Wardlow Lane of Center said the session is a countdown to the purpose for which it was called and may decide if they go home or convene another session.
Baytown Educators Highlighted In National Magazine
Baytown teachers Miss Jessie Lee Pumphrey and Mrs. Burton Burrus are featured in the August issue of The Saturday Evening Post. The article, by Louis Alexander, praises Texas for aiding Latin American students by teaching English first and notes Burrus's 400 word vocabulary list.
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Baytown Newsstonts
Saturday Evening Post
Houston
Felix Tijerina
Isabel Verver Gonzales
League of United Latin American Citizens
LULAC
Burrus
Laredo
Lyndon JB. Johnson
Texas
Knox County
Unemployment Falls as Labor Force Rate Edges Up
Washington reports a statish drop of 440,000 in unemployment while the jobless rate holds near 68 percent of the workforce. Tunisian authorities report air space violations near the Algerian frontier as anti aircraft fire erupts against French planes. Seven American astronauts prepare for a space routine ahead of a 22 day series. Berlin officials note a tough communist conference as talks over access to the city continue amid Russian concerns.
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Washington
Tunis
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