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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1966
Page
6
Washington AP reports Red China issued a communique praising economic gains while glossing over setbacks from the Great Leap Forward. It notes a worsening split with the Soviet Union and elevates Mao while criticizing other intellects as lesser, shaping a controlled national narrative.
Corporate art and science exhibits, run by firms and trade groups, draw hundreds of thousands of visitors this year. In New York and Chicago, companies host galleries, design centers, theater showings, and bank museums to boost goodwill, educate audiences, and promote products, with tours and displays spanning continents and reaching the Smithsonian target.
Catholic church music collections cite Pope Gregory the Great as originator of the Gregorian chants used in services. These chants form the core of medieval liturgical singing and have influenced Western sacred music for centuries.
Hollywood talker Cynthia Lowry notes actress Shirley Booth, star of Hazel among other titles, resisting typecasting as a domestic while weighing offers for guest spots and stage roles. Booth, an Emmy and Tony winner, explains her preference for varied parts and a few ongoing projects, including NBC's World Premiere film Package Deal. She maintains multiple homes and a life rich in arts and theater interests.
The Mont Belvieu Methodist Church School ran Monday to Friday last week and enrolled 75 with an average attendance of 70. Principal Mrs. Ben Smith led the program that Friday’s town fire truck ride and refreshments capped by a Sunday closing. A long list of staff aided nursery through elementary groups. Rev. Glenn Ferguson pastors the church. Personal mentions note visits from relatives and area church members with community updates and local requests. PFC Michael P. Deriso, son of M. P. DeRiso of Channelview, was among about 3,000 in the 4th Infantry Division landing in South Vietnam.
Dennis F. Patterson son of Mrs Lois G Patterson of 207 Kerry Highlands has been selected for technical training at Lackland AFB Texas as an Air Force Air policeman. Patterson is a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School. Within the Arctic region live a million people, mostly Eskimos and reindeer herdsmen of Siberia and Europe.
Public notice announces House Joint Resolution No 1 proposing an amendment to Texas Constitution to set the date when newly elected legislators qualify and take office. It details Senate and House terms, election timing, and submission to voters on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1966 with printed ballots for or against the amendment. It also directs the Governor to issue the proclamation and publish the amendment as required.
Agriculture Department reported U.S. food prices rose 7 percent from 1938 to 1966, modestly below some nations and far below others. Britain up 21 percent since 1958, Argentina and Brazil show extreme rises, while Japan and West Germany posted notable gains and a range of countries varied widely.
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