Massive mail truck robbery shocks Massachusetts
A well rehearsed gang with submachine guns struck a U S mail truck in Randolph Massachusetts and carried off an estimated 250 000 to 2 million dollars. Eight men took part using a white car and a gold car with a police impersonator. The loot was in sealed pouches and the exact amount could not be determined immediately.
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Randolph
Mass
U.S
Boston
Central
Cape Cod
Abington
Federal Reserve Bank
Leo Loughlin
Nussbaum
FBI
Route 128
Patrick Schena
al Ts
William
White
Bobby Wilcox
Duke
Okla
Albert Nussments
Plymouth
Baom
Buffalo
N.Y
New York
Democrats To Hear Pol policemen Pay Rise In Special Election
Precinct 100 Democrats Club meets at Electricians Hall 12 5 N Pruett 7 30 pm Thursday to hear about the policemen pay raise on the August 25 special election. Al Clayton will discuss the city council viewpoint and Set C W Cowan will speak for the Policemen. Mrs W Q Tidmion is club chairwoman. BAYTOWN CITY Council Municipal Economics Committee meets at city hall 5 pm Wednesday to discuss reorganizing operations. Chris Hansen chairs. Budget sessions begin 6 30 pm Monday Aug 27 at city hall. expected to run about a week. Burglars stole 10 from Massey Electric Co shop at 233 Pruett Tuesday night breaking a door glass. Aileen Hamilton reports. KC meeting Baytown trip to Supreme Convention Aug 21 23. Texas delegation member D C Kane and Mrs Kane will visit Boston New York and Washington before September return. Galveston tides note Thursday high 3 25 am and 3 00 pm and low 10 41 am 10 55 pm.
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Democrats Club
Electricians Hall
N. Pruett
al Clayton
C. W. Cowan
W. Q. Tidmion
Baytown
City Hall
C. A
Chris) Hansen
Massey Electric Co
Pruett
Aileen Hamil
A. R. Liles
D.C
Towny Around and Local Notices From Houston Area
Vacationing in Hawaii Towny Warne reads postcards about The Sun. Mrs Bailey returns from New Orleans after attending her mother Olivia Terrebonne's funeral in Little Rock. Janet and Judy Carney visit grandmother in Jacksboro. Johnny Sharks Jr. recounts first gar on Brownwood pier. Funeral services for Thad Felton Sr.’s wife at Baytown. Felton family noted. Daughters Pam and Abby relocate to Galveston, students at Alamo Elementary. Eastside Baptist Church Bible Schoolers enjoy a picnic and game Friday evening at 6:20. Survivors include Thad Felton Jr. and S T Felton of Beaumont. Shanks and Rev. Robert Rich Baytown. many grandchildren.
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R. B. Warne
Hawaii
QO. FL Bailey
W. Main
New Orleans
Olivia Terrebonne
Mary Garrett
Janet
Judy Carney
Jacksboro
Johnny Sharks
Brownwood Pier
Sue Thomas
W. A. Thomas
205 Bay
Rachel
Littleshore
Rock, Atk
Thad A. Felin Gaveston
Ten
Thad Felton Jr
Baytown
Jannelle
Darrell
Pine Bluff
Ark
Eastside Baptist Church
Vaca
Fetton
First Christian Church
Jack Roach Sr
Hous
Jack
Tor
Shanks
Robert
Rich Baytown
T. N. Felton
Amson
J Felton
Beaumont
Ami
Randobidies
Russians Jubilant as Red Space Twins Land Safely
Moscow reports announce Soviet space twins Maj. Andrian Nikolayev and J Col. Pavel Popovich landed within minutes of each other in Kazakhstan after a nearly three million mile, four day mission. Enthusiastic crowds in Red Square hailed the feat as a milestone toward Moon shots and interplanetary travel. Both cosmonauts reported feeling well and will be observed by doctors to study effects of prolonged space flight.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Kazakhstan
Moon
Earth
Red Square
Maj
Andrian Nikolayev
Col
Pavel Popovich
Sho
Dloft
Virgin Lands
Novosti
Tass
Nikolayev
Vostok UK
Popovich
Vostok IV
Two Men Aboard Baytown Plane Crash Now Confirmed
An FAA investigator in Houston confirmed that two men were aboard the small plane that crashed Saturday at Baytown, not one as previously reported. Pilot W. M. Tomerlin and a passenger were aboard when the crash occurred.
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Baytown
General Aviation District
Federal Aviation Agency
Houstton
W. M
Bill). Tomerlin
North Main Street
Bobby Henry
Channelview
Tomerlin
Henry
FAA
Luscombe
Lone Star Flying Club of
San Antonio
W. G. Hairston
Robert E. Lee
Crosby tax revaluation draws opposition drive
Opponents of Crosby School District Tax Equalization Board's revaluation campaign urge residents to oppose higher land valuations. Local farmers complain valuations on land rose, while board chair James Marek says some assessments reduced to improve equity and hints the district tax rate could drop from 1.97. An opposing paid ad warns taxpayers not to assume lower school taxes, noting past changes and criticising amateur appraisals.
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Crosby
Sun
James
Marek
Berlin clash leaves man killed and guards wounded
In a driving rain near West Berlin, a man lying behind paving stones was shot by East German border guards after exchanging fire with a watchtower. The assailant shouted for help as shots rang out, reports said, and a later volley ended the exchange with one dead and two guards wounded.
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Berlin
Witesses
West Berlin
Fiest
Seven Unions Vote on United Rubber Contract
Seven unions began voting on whether to strike or accept a new contract with United Rubber and Chemical Co. of Baytown. Voting ends Wednesday night as contracts expire at midnight. If voters reject, a company unions meeting is planned to continue negotiations. About 260 employees are covered.
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United Rubber and Chemical Co
Baytown
Paul Teague
Teague
Foe AX Today News Briefs From Embattled Postwar Era
Marshals brandish revolvers to guard an airline pilot en route to New York with fugitive Robert Soblen, while county officials in Hexar County face vacancies after Owen W. Kilday’s death. Senate braces for more debate on a satellite bill as Alaska and Laos themes surface in a patchwork of election and labor news. Moon project strikes idle amid huge labor stoppage at Huntsville Redstone Arsenal.
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London
New York
Robert A. Soblen
United States
Humphrey Firm Probe To Begin
A Senate subcommittee opens an inquiry into the M. A. Hanna Co. mining complex amid allegations of burned records, tax dodges, and large stockpile profits tied to former Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey. A company official denied destroying any records. Humphrey, a Cleveland industrialist, plans to testify in Washington on Thursday.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Humphrey
Cleveland
Carver and Travis School Units Near Ready for Fall
School authorities report Travis Elementary will gain 22 classrooms at a cost of 143000 while Carver adds gym lunch room and classroom improvements totaling 240000. Proposed rewiring of floodlight poles at Memorial Stadium approved for 1700. Insurance plans for poles and equipment discussed as board considers new coverage and costs.
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Architel
Lowell Lam[ihers
Board of Trustees
Travig
Carver
Travis
Lam- Mers
Memorial Stadium
David ¥. Arnett
Freedom Vs. Communism Forum Scheduled Here
Baytown residents are invited to join an eight-session forum on Freedom vs Communism. Led by B E Wilson, the Baytown Chamber of Commerce Education Committee chair, the program offers objective analysis contrasting private enterprise with Communist Russia. Participants must buy eight textbooks. meetings run 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours.
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Wilson
Baytown
B. E
Ben) Wilson
Wilean Cnd
Russia
B. E. Wilson
William Coleman Dies in Baytown at 76
William Oliver Coleman 76 of 705 Mahbama Baytown died 10:30 pm at Baytown hospital. Survived by widow Georgia. two sons Spurrell and Hollis. daughter Clara Coleman. two brothers J R Methoditt and BE T Coleman. Funeral Thursday 2 pm at Earthman Funeral Home Chapel Aransas Pass with Rev. Jonas officiating. burial Forest Park Cemetery Houston.
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William Oliver Coleman
Mahbama
Baylayn Hospital
Baytown
Georgia Coleman
Spurrell H. Cole
Man of Baytown
Hollis O
Earthman Fu- Toleman
Aransas Pass
Rrami
Clara Coleman
Basil Jonas
St. Marks Aransas Pass
J. R.methoditt
Coleman
Alvin
Crosby To Open Annual Festivity
Crosby gears up for its 16th Future Farmers Fair and Rodeo with a Wednesday street dance to kick off the festivities sponsored by the Crosby Sports Association. A stagecoach from the film The Alamo toured Baytown to publicize the event, while Jay's Super Market and Bakers Food Market used it to deliver groceries. The rodeo runs Thursday to Saturday, produced by Lawrence Winree of Orange and sanctioned by the Rodeo Cowboys Association. Performances start at 8 pm each night with a record number of entries expected.
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P.m
Crosby
Lawrence Winiree
Orange
Rodeo, Cowboys Association
Geierad Peterger
Ive Review
City Water Agencies Faced After Unofficial Cuts
Barber, head of the department, reports several complaints from residents about unauthorized water shutoffs. Agencies seek to address concerns and restore service while pursuing necessary actions against improper cuts.
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Barber
Power Out and Phones Off in Baytown Storm
A six week drought broke with 2.6 inches of rain in Baytown at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday. The storm cut power and phone service in many areas, damaged planes in La Porte, and disrupted 700 local telephone lines. City crews worked overnight to restore service, with outages varying by neighborhood.
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Blue Beathard
Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Co
la Porte
Municipa
Spencer Highway
K. M. Dismang
General Telephone
Dismang
Telephone Company
Ann
Ofce
la Forte
Cliff Hyde
Municipal
Army Reserve
Associated Press
Houston
Texas
J. K Wooster
Alvin
Port Neches
Nederland
Port Arthur
Beaumont
Galveston
Weather Bureau
Iton
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Hexar County Commissionary
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Owen Wi Kilday
Prince Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
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Aos
William A. Egan
Demerat
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Humphrey Firm Probe
Perce
Stout Everly
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Carver and Travis
George Gentry
PEA Ailemu
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