Sun Spots Benefit Dance for Eagle Hall Event in La Porte
A benefit dance to aid the Eagle Home in Anaheim will be held at La Porte Eagle Hall from 1 p.m. Saturday with donations at $1 per person. Proceeds support Roy Hoskins’s family after a three car collision near Anaheim. Also noted are a Jubilee square dance and a Baytown crowd planning a band concert and a school board report on local industry efforts.
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la Porte Eagle Hall
Roy Hoskins
Annabiem
Calif
Anha
Annahiem
Pet Club of
Baytown
Jubilee
George Rozell
Lance
Gulf Coast
Claytown
Robert E. Lee High School
Roseland
Senate UK's Runoff In Special Election
The second special session moved quickly toward adjournment as Senate passed a bill requiring runoffs in special congressional elections. The House debated a similar measure as a companion bill.
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Senate UK
Austin AP
Senate
House
Baytown Weekend Temperature Rise With Thunderstorms
Baytown expects temperatures to reach 92 degrees this weekend with scattered thunderstorms hindering outdoor plans. Galveston tides will be high at 6:03 a.m. and 5:38 p.m., low at 11:36 a.m. and 11:10 p.m. Sunday, with Monday highs near 92 and tides at 6:31 a.m. and 5:38 p.m.
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Baytown
Galveston
Baytown notes and state pay raise talks mix with local chatter
Town snippets include a councilman teased about selling gars for two dollars, Baytown school coaches returning from a seminar, and local youths in sports. State debates center on a teacher pay raise, retirement fund funding, and runoff election plans, with mentions of Lt. Gov. Ramsey, Sen. Gonzalez, and Gov. Daniel.
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Ben Ramsey
House
Henry Gonzalez
San Antonio
Congress
Serrate
Airlines crews reject arming and cockpit door plans
Representatives of pilots and cabin attendants on U S airlines have rejected proposals to arm crew members and lock cockpit doors to deter hijackers. A spokesman for the Airlines Pilots Association and the Airlines Stewardesses Association said a strong door could also hinder rescue attempts in an accident.
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Chicago
Til
Airlines Pilots Association
Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses ‘Association
Ste Hill-birthdeP satellite seen by naked eye
An Armenian astronomer reports that Ste Hill-birthdeP, observed Saturday, remains in Earth orbit months after predictions of its destruction. The Soviet Union is developing an orbiting telescope equipped satellite, while diplomatic immunity stamps are halted for two Soviet reporters who dodged Washington parking fines. Nationwide disruption hits West Virginia as fl oors crack and roads flood. Dag Hammarskjold warns a $90 million UN cash shortfall without member payments for Congo and Middle East forces. Former California Governor Knight proposes MacArthur as ambassador to the Soviet Union and Eisenhower to head NATO. A destroyer ships 10,000 lollipops to African ports. Dallas schools move toward integration under a federal order, with desegregation set to begin next month.
Subdivisions Near LP Get Utility OK
Texas House and Senate approved a bill creating the Bay shore Municipal Utility District for four subdivisions near La Porte. If signed by Gov Price Daniel the district may issue bonds and fund a sewage treatment plant and sewer systems, while reshaping the existing water system for Pine Bluff Bayside Terrace Bay Dake and Shady Oaks, home to about 1200 residents relying on septic tanks.
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Bayshore
la Porte
Texas
House of Representatives
Senate
Price
Daniel
Pine Bluff
Bayside Terrace
Bay
Dake
Shady Oaks
FWA Jou
East Berlin Refugee Crisis Warned To Fast Rise
U.S. officials fear a rapid escalation in East Germany if the regime clamps down on refugees. Khrushchev warned of a separate peace treaty before year end as 150,000 refugees flee to West Berlin this year. Deputy Premier Willy Stoph signaled possible travel restrictions, while U.S. experts warn of unrest and potential Soviet troop use to regain control. Rusk reported allied unity and NATO planning amid expected negotiations with the Soviet Union. In West Berlin, 1,332 refugees registered in 21 hours, pushing totals higher as authorities prepare for harsher measures.
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U.S
East Germany
West Berlin
Berlin
Khrushchev
Willy Stoph
East Berlin
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Europe
Kennedy
NATO
Soviet Union
Westerlin
Kennedy foreign aid bill survives Senate vote
Washington AP reports the Senate rejected an amendment by Sen. Byrd that would require yearly appropriation for Kennedy's development loan program. The 56 to 39 vote supports borrowing authority central to a 4.3265 billion foreign aid plan with 1.187 billion in loans this year, as debates continue on an eight to five year funding path and congressional oversight measures.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Everett M.dirksen
Ilinois
Treasury
Byrd
House
J. William
Fulbright
Clark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Leverett Saltonstall
R- Mass
Kenneth B. Keating
N.Y
House Foreign Relations and Appropriations Committees
City Jail Remodeling Talks Move Forward in County Plan
County Commissioner Ramsey and City Mayor Clayton push a joint plan to remodel the jail interior, add juvenile detention space and restrooms for Negro inmates, and improve drainage and light. County Judge Elliott and the county engineer would review an appropriation for next year, with city funding possible for part of the costs. The jail, owned by the county, currently houses ten prisoners and is used by the city at no charge for occupancy and feeding.
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V. V
al Clayton
Ramsey
Bill Elliott
Com
Tomissioners Court
Clayton
Ram
Corporation
Justice Court
Registration Dates Set At REL High School
Robert E. Lee High School announces a shift to a new 55 minute six period day starting Tuesday September 5 with classes at 8 12 a m and a 3 33 p m dismissal. Students must be inside by 8 05 a m. Senior registration runs Aug 31 12 45 p m 4 p m. and junior registration Sept 1 12 45 p m 4 p m. Freshman and transfer student registration is Aug 14 to Aug 18 between 8 a m noon and 1 p m 4 p m.
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Robert E. Lee High School
Holly McLemore
REL
Goose Creek
Outstanding REL Student Hill To Attend National Achievement Meet
Robert Hill Jr of Baytown will leave Houston August 19 to attend the 18th annual National Junior Achievement conference at Ohio State University in Columbus. Hill, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Hill Jr, will be a senior at Robert E Lee High School this fall and has served three years on the student council and held leadership roles. The Baytown program is new, with four local industries helping start the effort including Humble Oil and Refining Co United Carbide and Chemical Corp Houston Lighting and Power Co and Texas Gulf Sulphur.
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Robert Hill
Baytown
Houston
Columbus
Ohio
State University
Rob
Presi J
Young Hill
O8 and Refining Co
United Carton Co
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Texas Bahutiene and Chemical Corp
School Budget Faces Protests Over Revaluations
By JIM BOONE protests are planned by community members including N B Culver retired from recent Humble revaluations. The School Board meeting at 7 30 p m Monday will discuss tax problems tied to the 1961 62 budget and possible tax rate changes. George H Gentry notes patrons may oppose only small tax increases as valuations were altered by the revaluation. The budget context and equalization changes will be reviewed by the School Tax Board, with about 200 patrons expected to attend the July equalization session.
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Jim Boone
N. B. Culver
Humble
Jimmy Foster
Sers
George H. Gentry
Gentry
Anti-Red Nationalists Try Coup in Argentina
In Buenos Aires a small group calling themselves anti-Communist nationalists briefly seized the government radio station and telephones before surrendering. President Frondizi condemned the action as a dud, calling the rebels hotheads, with officials signaling no lasting political impact.
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Buenos,aires
Arture Frondizi
Frondizi
Argentina
Adolfo Mugica
Navy
Adm
Gaston Clement
Punta del Este
Uru-guay
Kennedy
Baytown Draft Call Largest Since 1953 With 125 Inductees
Baytown and nearby areas face a major draft. 125 men are slated for induction and physical exams, the largest call since 1953. Affected residents will gather at 6 a.m. Monday at the Baytown Main Post Office to board buses for Houston and begin basic training.
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Houston
Swain
Selective Service Board No. 0
Kennedy
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