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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1962

Page

8

Junk Fleet Frustrates Sea Supply Off Da Nang

A dozen junk boats operate along Viet Nam's coast to disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines to the Viet Cong. The fleets use camouflage and armed crews to board suspicious vessels, with training camps enforcing discipline and a goal of acting as sea patrols to monitor fishing craft and deter smuggling.

DA Nang South Viet Nam AP da Nang Bay Gil South Viet Nam Phu Quoc Gulf of Thailand Saigon Rach Gia Gulf Viet Nam South China Sea Ine

Wide Country Debuts with Rodeo Hero Earl Holliman

Hollywood columnist Cynthia Lowry reports NBC’s Wide Country, produced by Ralph Edwards, stars Earl Holliman as a rodeo rider in a drama blending Route 66 style travel with real rodeo life. The series aims for authenticity, showing bronco riding and steer wrestling as Holliman follows national rodeo circuits.

Cynthia Lowry Hollywood Wide Country NBC Ralph Edwards J Edwards Earl Holliman Louisiana Oil City Pasadena Playhouse Hotel de Paves Holliman Solliman Stoney Burke ABC

Thermionic Generators Rise in Importance for Power

Scientists report progress in thermionic conversion of heat to electricity for Earth and space use. They cite fuel sources from nuclear reactors to solar rays, with generators expected to boost plant efficiency by up to a third and later power space vehicles and ships.

Associated Press Earth Space Robert W. Pidd General Atomics General Dynamics Corp San Francisco Stanford Research Institute United States Outer General Electric San Jose Calif

Highway Work Bids Totaled Across Texas Counties

Austin AP reports highway bids totaling 6,484,678 were tabulated by the Highway Department for multiple projects. Hidalgo County on U S 83 includes 0.97 mile near Donna with paving and structures. Hill County covers I 35 area and surrounding interchanges. bids include firms Austin Bridge Co and Southwestern Contracting Co. and others for 1,444,979. Chambers Farm 1405 area south to county road involves Livingston Construction Co. with 285,954.

Austin Highway Department Hidalgo U.S Donna Dobbs and Wedegartner San Benito Hill Texas Austin Bridge Co Dallas

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