Central Aim Is Efficiency Plan for city operations department drafted
A sweeping reorganization would abolish the public works department and create an operations department to run and maintain all city owned facilities. Councilmen HuRon Hansen Bryan Cravey Ward and City Manager LeFevre led weeks of study with consultants Hays Bridges Watts Miler Seamans. The plan aims to consolidate functions, reduce direct reports to the city manager, and divide the new department into operating planning and execution units. The report urges shifting city engineer duties toward daily operations and establishes a check and balance system for work selection costing and execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works
Jack Huron
C. A
Chris) Hansen
James M
Jim) Bryan
Seaborn Cravey
W. L
Dub) Ward
J. B. LeFevre
G. A. Hays
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
J. J. Bridges Jr
Ethyl Corp
M. L. Watts
W. F. Miler
Gulf Coast Electric Co
D. C. Seamans
City Hall
Corporation Court
Home Press Blasts Soblen Deal Stirring UK Criticism
London headlines condemn Britain's plan to fly Dr. Robert Soblen to the United States as the government faces pressure over the spy case. The Home Office extends El Al deadline to deliver Soblen to New York, amid growing calls to rethink the transfer and debate over the Soviet spy fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Soviet Union
Robert A. Soblen
Home Office
el al
Soblen
New York
Henry Brooke
Ete Pette Pan American
E al
Britain
Israel
Dr. Soblen
Foreign Ministry
Jerusalem
U.S
Independent Times of Lonenroll
University of Houston
el Alton
Home Secretary
Crosby School district hearing on 1962 63 budget
Crosby School District holds a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Monday August 20 in the school administration office at 1201 Wright to discuss the 1962 63 budget. Funeral services for Melvin McIlwain were set for 10:30 a.m. Friday at Angwin Funeral Home Ensley. Mary Hargis a Baytown teacher is among 36 educating teachers in graduate work at University of Houston under All State Foundation scholarship. Row of local notices include dredging permit planned near Highway 146 San Jacinto Bay by Harris County navigation district and other community briefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby
P. C. McIlwain
Wright
Birmingham
Ala
Melvin McIlwain
Angwin
Ensley
Mary Hargis
Baytown
University of Houston
Harris County
Houston Ship Channel Navigation District
U. S. Army District Engineer
Galveston
San Jacinto Bay
Baytown - la Porte
First Baptist Church
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Huntsville
Second Baptist Church
Conroe
Humble
Joe Stanford
Ida Cantor Dies at 70 Wife of Eddie Cantor
Ida Cantor, 70, widow of comedian Eddie Cantor, died at home after a heart ailment. Born Ida Tobias, she shared 48 years of marriage, five daughters, and supported Cantor through vaudeville and stardom. The couple remained devoted as Cantor wrote and performed in later years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Cantor
Eddie
Steve Schwartzkopf
Hollywood
Ida Cana
Eddie Cana
Ciréles
Strake
Ida
Charles Priest
Steve Wie
Cantor
Andy Rose
Mike Massey
Cobra Patrol
Bob Boyd
Bill McElhannon
Gary Curtis
Glenn Hickerson
Chris Hammel
Gary Greenwood
Larry Ferguson
Rusty Reber
Teer Lake
Ray Heinrichs
Trene Lancaster
Paulard
Charlotte Holladay
Esther
Robbie Enioy
Texas
New York
Canitor
Marjorie
Canter
Ida Tobias
Watermelon trailer crash and other regional items
James Shockney 37 of Bevan is killed when a trailer loaded with watermelons detaches from an Eastex Freeway overpass and crashes on Dansen Drive. A hurricane hunter plane probes an easterly wave generating squalls as it slows along a westward Caribbean course. Two Dallas women and their children win 340000 in litigation over a 1959 Braniff Electra airliner crash that killed 34 aboard near Buffalo. Parks Board proposes more than triple 1964-65 budget for Wheatley State Park development in Blanco County. Senators Kefauver and Morse seek to block communications satellite bill with threats of a filibuster. Oil fields in East Texas extend plug-in tests for slanted wells. Agriculture auditor says Billie Sol Estes cotton acreage reports delayed to build a stronger case. Three-nation conference opens with U.S. nuclear test ban proposals and Gen Maxwell Taylor signals a major defense policy revision.
Building Permits Rise 53 Percent in Bay Town July
Bay town issued 735 876 dollars in construction permits in July, up about 55 percent from a year ago. Residential permits reached 414 720 dollars, down from 420 785 last July, while commercial permits climbed to 154 140 dollars from 38 475. Other permits for repairs, additions, and new garages totaled 29 001 and 2 731 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Graynwood Arms
Celebrezze Pushes Drug Regulation Proposals
Secretary Celebrezze proposes new FDA driven rules to govern clinical trials of new drugs. Key points include requiring preclinical safety data, proper investigator qualifications, ongoing FDA notification, and immediate action if safety concerns arise. Public comment period open for 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Commissioner of Food
FDA
George FP
Lara
Fk Fuuue
Eiu Ululie
Luu UyEe
Food and Drug Administration
Celebrezze
Europe
Intra Army Feud Erupts in Argentina Power Struggle
Rival army leaders clashed over leadership of Argentina s ground forces in the Guido regime. Dissidents denounced War Minister General Juan Bautista Lora, prompting General Loza to resign and signaling a crisis avoidable only if tensions ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Jose Maria Guido
Juan Bautista Lora
Loza
Argentine Army Split Over War Ministry Takeover
The airliner loss of wing headline masks a Buenos Aires power struggle as Cantilo, a civilian, temporarily heads the war ministry while rival army factions press for a chief from their ranks. Troops seize key sites as factions threaten further clashes and the peso collapses amid political turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tile
War Ministry
Cantilo
Jin Chief
Navy
Air Force
Buenos Aires
Alvaro Carlos Alsogaray
Argentina
Arturo Frondizi
Congress
Juan D. Peron
Heat Wave Stays Hot With No Rain In Baytown
Baytown endures more extreme heat Thursday through Saturday with no rain in sight. Thermometers hit 101 in Houston at 5 p.m. Wednesday, hottest since July 26, 1954, while Baytown reached 102 at 2:30 p.m. Official reports show 104 to 105 claimed by residents, but humidity remains high around 28 percent. City water pumps exceed five million gallons daily during the heat wave, with systems in top condition and no water shortage expected. Public pools and hoses provide relief as temperatures stay well above normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Houston
Weather Bureau
Xopie
Pond
Ex Baytown Resident Angie Laird Dies in Port Arthur
Funeral services for Mrs. Angie Laird of Port Arthur, formerly of Baytown, were held at 3:20 pm Thursday. She died at 5 pm Wednesday, aged 101, after living in Baytown over 20 years before moving to Port Arthur. Survivors include four grandchildren. Burial followed in Brookhaven Mist at 2 pm Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angie Laird
Port Arthur
Baytown
Laird
Paul Murphy
E. S. Cathriner de
Wircie Nell Laird
Alton Laird
Brookhaven
Mist
Narent ring smuggled heroin worth billions seized
New York AP dispatch reports agents rounded up several men believed to be members of a heroin smuggling ring, with estimates placing the illicit haul at over a billion dollars. Washington AP notes the Senate Armed Services Committee backed Gen Maxwell D Taylor for Joint Chiefs chair. The White House indicated Kennedy may decide on an immediate tax cut this weekend, though a decision before next week is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Iimean
Hergin
Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Kennedy
Congress
Baytown Council to consider telephone rate increase
A special Baytown city council meeting will discuss a rate increase and adjustment for General Telephone Co. of the Southwest serving about 14,000 Baytown subscribers. Other items include a proposed fire-fighting agreement with Harris County, a water line corrosion study, and preliminary 1962-63 budget copies. Hearings on the budget begin Monday, Aug. 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
City Hall
K. M. Dismang
Joe Resweber
J. B. LeFevre
REL Season Grid Tickets Due Pickup
Tickets for the five home games of the Robert E. Lee Ganders gridiron team must be paid for and collected by Sept. 1. Athletic Director Dan Stallworth warns unclaimed tickets will be reassigned. Office hours include Saturdays through Sept 1 from 9 am to 12 noon. Prices cover all five games and may be purchased by mail or in person at the athletic office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert BE
Lee Ganders
Dan Stallworth
Athletic
From & Am
Ole
Republicans Attack JFK Nuclear Test Ban Proposals
Washington AP reports Republicans close ranks against President Kennedy’s modified test ban proposals. Senate GOP Leader Dirksen and House GOP Leader Halleck, joined by Gov. Rockefeller, accuse Kennedy of retreating toward Soviet positions and say U.S. negotiations were sent to Geneva with weak concessions rejected by the Soviets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Dirksen
Halleck
U.S
Geneva
Melion
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Pirates
The
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Colt .22’S
Brilon
Jessey
van) Ferrel
James F. Ferrel
Bil Holly
Wentworth Miltary Academy
Lexington
National Rifle Association
Camp Archery Association
American Red Cross
Cathaline Kribbe
Cedar Bayou
Lee College
University OF Texas
Virginia Venable Kidd
Therron Waddell Jr
L. J. Weiler Jr
Don Fregia
Highlands
Nazro
Perry Mates
Jollicer
James Shockney
Bevan
Dansen Drive
Nurricane Hunter Plane
Caribbean
Antilles Islands
Dallas
Braniff
Shile Parks Board
New Wheatley State Park
Blanco Country
Estes Kefauver
Tenn
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
East Texas
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U. S
Maxwell Taylor
Senatory
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American Airlines
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McGhee-Tyren
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