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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1955
Page
2
London transport authorities said 23 year old Douglas Haven fired at a 15 year old girl named Shirley Ann erleon who annoyed him by not boarding at a regular stop. The driver threatened to spank the girl and she dared him to do it.
Constable Peul Anderson jailed Joe Holecek on five hot check charges. Anderson said Holecek cashed checks at Bio Chief North Main Grocery Henke Pillot and Littefield's groceries, with funds traced to local merchants.
A Denver man was ordered by federal bankruptcy referee Benjamin Hilliard Jr. to turn over five shares of uranium stock to creditors. The shares are worth six cents each. The action highlights a bankruptcy proceeding in which creditors seek liquidation of the debtor's assets.
Soviet farm leaders visited Luther Burbank’s widow in Santa Rosa to honor the famed California botanist. Led by Vladimir Matskevich, the delegation placed a wreath at Brutbevich’s grave and delivered a gift, deviating 100 miles from their itinerary.
Four women inmates escaped the Framingham reformatory during a riot late Wednesday night. Three were recaptured as officers moved to regain control after the disturbance started when a trusted inmate reported the escape. Inmates smashed windows and hurled glass as police arrived to restore order.
Muralist Diego Rivera aged 69 wed Emma Hurtado, a fellow Mexican painter, two weeks ago. Rivera also said he plans to undergo surgery in Russia soon, calling it essential and noting only a Russian surgeon can cure him.
Chicago's Gas Light Club hosted a Christmas party on Wednesday despite a 50 degree heat wave. The festive event aimed to lift spirits and bring a seasonal feel to a mild August evening.
The Bist Air Defense division Ied scoring among central U. S. teams Thursday going into the third round of the Air Defense Command rocket shootoff. The division's commander Cal M Moore of Sioux City Iowa scored his second consecutive hit Wednesday to give the alist an additional 1 000 points and boost it into first place in central competition. Teams also compete from the Western and Eastern Air Defense Commands. The 31st unit was the only outfit able to fire in Wednesday's second round before a desert thunderstorm postponed shooting Thursday.
Vice President Richard Nixon departed Los Angeles for Washington after a brief stay. Nixon, a Republican, spent time with his parents in nearby Whitkier. His wife Pat and daughters Tricia and Julie remained in Whittler for a few more days.
A spell of extreme heat in early July correlates with a 9.7 percent rise in deaths from 1954 levels, especially among the elderly. Heat-related increases include vascular lesions and arteriosclerotic heart disease, with cancer deaths up 31.6 percent. Projections warn of growing elderly risk as populations age toward 1960. New drugs for angina and high blood pressure emerge, and cooling technologies advance toward year-round home systems.
In Long Beach California Senator Knowland defended GOP prospects for the 1956 presidential race saying a nation of 160 million cannot rely on one man. He dismissed the idea that party success hinges on President Eisenhower running for re election.
London reports Liverpool police issued a special alert Wednesday after a tip that the Irish Republican Army planned an attack on an army barracks. A guard was mounted at the headquarters of the 287th Medium Royal Artillery Regiment following an anonymous phone warning of a raid.
More than 15 000 bus drivers threaten a citywide stoppage if police ease fines and arrests. Union officials told Mayor Ernesto Urrutia the drivers would strike unless traffic department stops heavy fines and jailing bus drivers.
Hollywood actor Bela Lugosi said he will travel to New York next month to testify before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee. He was discharged August 5 from Metropolitan State Hospital at Norwalk after a 60 day narcotics treatment and aims to help others avoid addiction.
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LIMOGES France UP A 15 foot boa constrictor escaped from farmer Roberto Vincenzotto and carried off a five pound chicken, causing a large commotion in the chicken house.
The League of the Long Wednesday appeals to governments in UTTGART Germany UK to grant tax relief for tall, heavy people. It argues big men over six feet two inches and women over five feet eleven incur 15 percent higher feeding costs and 10 percent more for women, compared with average sized individuals.
John Adams of Concord received a $15 fine for speeding on Wednesday after claiming he was trying to elude a pursuing car driven by a policeman. The incident occurred in Concord, New Hampshire.
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