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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1963
Page
5
Nine teenage girls, deemed mentally defective, live in a white brick Syracuse mansion as part of a work study pilot project at the State School for Mental Defectives. They earn wages to pay room and board, save and buy essentials, and learn employment skills while remaining under supervision.
Providence AP report notes Francis Green, 95, longest serving U.S. congressman, again defies doctors and moves back to his Providence residence. The Rhode Island Democrat, famed for New Deal support, spent weeks in hospital after recent health scares and continues daily routines with secretary Edward J. Higgins detailing his mornings, readings, and television watching.
Washington AP reports the Kennedy administration abandons tight production controls after wheat and other crop pleas. Orville Freeman says the department will strengthen farmers through co-ops, though critics say legislation and trained managers are needed. Cooperatives market about 310 billion annually with 9,000 groups and 7.2 million members.
Fresh produce is well stocked in Texas this week due to heavy shipments from California, Colorado, and northern states. Heat has reduced receipts from southern gardens, with ample supplies of cabbage, celery, lettuce, greens, carrots, corn, peas, onions, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and more at modest wholesale costs. Prices vary by item with some increases for tomatoes and onions, while sweet potatoes trend lower. pears and apples rise, and fruit like grapes, lemons, and peaches show limited movement. Turkeys, broilers, and eggs remain abundant at attractive prices.
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