Baytown News Briefs Seeks Petitions Band Practice and Court Action
Community updates report Mrs. Ervin Flowers circulating Harris County petition opposing Connally amendment repeal. Baytown Opportunity School registers Sept 42 with classes starting Sept 6 at 2201 Parkway Drive. Band practice schedules outlined for Robert E. Lee high school. Knights of Columbus Hall faces gaming charges with five men bonded at $15. Warnings and events from local officials and organizations noted.
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Ervin Flowers
Harris County
Baytown
Opportunity School
Parkway Drive
Corporation Court
Knights of Columbus
West Main
Lewis H. Heintschel
Harry C. Cook
Gerald F. Landry
Melvin J. Krizak
Sam Landy
Thursday's Tides at Galveston Coast
Galveston tide forecasts note high water at 6 33 a.m. and 6 20 p.m. with low at 12 07 p.m. The times reflect local maritime schedule for Thursday.
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Galveston
Charles Littlepage Recovering From Stroke At San Jacinto Memorial
Charles E. Littlepage of 1806 Kentucky, division supervisor for Brown and Root of Houston, is reported doing well at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital after a slight stroke a week and a half ago. No visitors allowed. Wanda Orion, retired from the newspaper business, stops by The Sun for a chat with friends and former co workers.
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Charles E. Littlepage
Kentucky
Brown and Root
Houston
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Z. L. Evans
Wanda Orion
The
Sun
Herbert Duke
Blair Mann
Laura Ann Estes
Reo Estes
San Antonio
San Marcos
Leslie Hinton
Odis Muennink
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Carolinas
John Holland
Reelfoot Lake
George Chandler
Baytown Officials Scrutinize City Finances in Budget Talks
Baytown council spent two hours Tuesday night weighing deficits in the 1960-61 budget. They face a $276,700 shortfall despite cuts and seek new revenue. Humble refiners and adjacent industries loom in annexation and increased payments as options, with final action possible at Thursday’s meeting.
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Preston Pendergrass
Dlot
Humble Oi and Refining Co
Baytown
Humble
Red
Pruett
Campaign realignment and global tensions headline mixed Asia Europe
The report outlines Bir tash press efforts for U S Air Force General Laurie Nor alad to resign as NATO supreme commander in Europe amid long tenure and upcoming leadership change. It notes Brownsboro school feud and Mesquite junior high supervisor recommendation by Dr J W Edgar. It mentions espionage arrests, Soviet Vienna talks, and a 1960s style sequence of international events including a flood threat in the Philippines and Molotov moving to Vienna for UN peace work. A murder conviction and execution date for Emcilio Rebald o Martines is listed with appeal denial.
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Britash
U. S. Air Force
Laurie Noralad
NATO
Europe
Perman
Provident
United States
Homer Bask
Brownsboro
Mesquite
Tex
J. W. Edgar
5 Percent Pay Rise Debated in City Budget Talks
City council debated a 5 percent pay raise for workers if funds permit as part of a balanced budget. The plan would cost about 346,000 yearly and follow prior years with no raises for some staff. Annexation of Humble Oil Bay town Refinery and other industry was urged to close a deficit of 276,700, with final adoption postponed pending revenue sources.
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Oy Alun Beathard City Council
W. L
Dub) Ward
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
City Hall
J. B. Fevre
Texas, James and
Fayle
Highway
West Texas
Lewall
Wiltee
Little League
Ielty Nuose
Senate Votes Fund Out To Cuban Aides
Washington AP report says the Senate approved an amendment to block foreign aid to any country aiding the Castro regime in Cuba. Senator Bridges led the measure, part of a pending foreign aid bill setback by debate limits. House Senate talks aim to resolve wage disputes as Kennedy weighs conference outcomes.
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Washington
Senate
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Sen
Styles H. Bridges
R-Nh
Eisenhower
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Congress
Mansfield
House
House Rules Committee
Senate House Conference Committee
John F. Kennedy
Senate House
Russian History Course Offered At LC This Fall
Lee College offers a fall course on Russian History since 1917 taught by John Guemple. Registration Sept 1 and 8 at the registrar, classes meet Thursdays 6 30 to 8 30 p m with no required text. Students pick two or three paperbacks to read. topics include Soviet political thought, five year plans, World War II, the cold war and postwar renewal.
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Russia
Baytown
Be Ling
Lee College
John Guemple
Guemple
Ussr
Hig
Baylor University
Baylor
Kansas City
She ‘Guemple
Northwest Missouri ‘State
George Catlin
Dorothy Fosdick
State Department
United Nations
Mary
Baylor School of
Imusic
Pasadena
Harris Democrat Nominees Coming to Baytown Reception
Baytown Chamber of Commerce will host a 6 30 p m reception at Creek Country Club Monday Sept 19 honoring Harris County delegation nominees to Texas Legislature led by Sen Robert W Baker of Houston. Nominees Paul Floyd Robert Eckhardt Henry Grover Don Garrison Wallace Miller Don Shipley Criss Cole and J C Whitfield Jr. Public invited at 5 per person with 200 reservations via Chamber of Commerce. Joe Reid honorary chairman M C Buddy Bray general chairman. M L Wismer arranges with L A Derden and George Chandler assisting.
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Baytown
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Reid
M. C
Buddy) Bray
M. L. Wismer
L. A. Derden
George Chandler
Oil refinery cuts trim Houston crude runs in August
In Houston, Hombie Oil reduced scheduled crude runs to 20 000 barrels a day. Officials said new and earlier cutbacks will place August 1 at 42 000 barrels a day below the same month last year. In San Jose Costa Rica, Secretary of State Christian A Hortor urged American foreign ministers to press Cuba over tolerance and encouragement of Communist intervention in the hemisphere.
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Houston
Humble
San Jose
Costa Rica
Christian A. Hortor
Cuba
Ikeda Vows Japan to Honor Security Treaty
Tokyo Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda pledged that Japan will faithfully discharge its obligations under the new 10 year security treaty with the United States. He said a U.S. president’s visit would strengthen ties and warned he will not tolerate social disorder like the Tokyo riots that canceled Eisenhower’s June visit. He added he has no specific plan yet.
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Tokyo
Hayato Ikeda
Japan
United Staes
United States
Eisenhower
Ikeda
Ike and Ikeda Clash over Security Treaty and Campaign
President Eisenhower defended leadership and warned Democrats about Congress while addressing foreign policy and the Tokyo riots. Ikeda implied that the security treaty and broader issues will shape the campaign as Kennedy and Nixon vie for the presidency. The passage notes U.S. bases in Japan for at least 10 years and U.S. defense commitments, amid domestic political maneuvering and calls for debate on television.
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Tokyo
Eisenhower
Washington
Sen
Johnself
Ikeda
F. Kennedy
Congress
Senate
Kennedy
United Nations
Findg
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenshower
Miss Futch 64 Dies in Mont Belvieu
Sarah Martha Futch, 64, resident of Mont Belvieu for four years, died at 11 35 am Tuesday in a Baytown hospital. Funeral services set for 4 pm Wednesday at Mont Belvieu Methodist Church with Rev. James Carlin officiating. Interment in Cedar Bayou Masonic Cemetery under Earthman Funeral Home direction. She is survived by two brothers FT Futch of Mount Relview and C Futch of Baytown and one sister Mrs Ora L Horm of Voth Tex.
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Sarah Martha Futch
Mont Belview
Baytown
Mont Belvieu
Mont Belvier Methodist Church
James Carlin
Cedar Bayou Masonic Cemetery
Finneral Hore
Futch
FT. Futch
Mount Relview
C. Futch
Ora L. Horm
Voth
Tex
Kennedy Medical Plan Rejected in Senate Vote
The Kennedy backed medical care for the aged plan failed 67-28 in the Senate after lawmakers from both parties weighed veto risks and fiscal impacts. The vote, with 32 Republicans and 19 Democrats opposing, left Kennedy to push the issue to voters in the fall while a limited conference bill on medical payments moved forward 91-2.
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Washington
Kennedy
Sen. John
F. Kennedy
Aine Keaten
Senate
Orly
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
House
Oly
Strom Thurmond
I-Sc
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Satellite's Schedule for Baytonians to View Kebo Satellite
Baytonians may watch the Kebo satellite at listed times. Wednesday's slots include 4 79 and 42 pm from southwest to northeast, 4 51 pm north to northeast, and 10 56 pm north to mintheast. Thursday offers 1 02 am north to northeast, 3 11 am northeast, 4 07 and 4 20 pm south to northeast, 7 9 pm north to northeast, and 1 4 pm north to southeast.
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Smth
Mintheast
Torth
Morth
Firefighters Combat Western Forest Blazes Across Several States
Fire crews reported progress against major Sierra Nevada fires in California and Nevada with reduced winds and higher humidity helping contain two large blazes. In South Dakota Black Hills 500 men employed borate bombers and dozers to corral three fires, while Nebraska crews held a 2.0 acre blaze near the state line. The fires scorched tens of thousands of acres, destroying lumber and homes, as wildlife perished and conservationists planned rapid reforestation efforts.
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California
Nevada
Rangera
Sierra Nevada
Black Hills
South Daiks
Nebraska
Sierra
Truckes
Calif
Pever Tinea
Reno
Nevarla
Routine Work Turns Water Brown in Britton Craven Addition
Public Works Director Red Grant said routine pipe work on the Britton Craven addition caused brown water, but it is not serious and will clear in a couple of days. Workmen installed a fire hydrant on Kentucky Street, briefly shutting off water early Wednesday. when restored, increased flow stirred brown water in the distribution system.
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Britton
C. W
Red Grant
Sham
City Public Works
Kentucky
Grantham
Family greets son’s safe return and city council debate
The Powers family, seen with U S consul Richard Snyders in Moscow, farewells, then describes their son’s six year prison term and hope for early release. Baytown Council member Velma Ansley defends city manager Le Fevre’s performance while reiterating prior salary stance.
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Cary
Carl MaCaler
U.S
Moscow
Richard Snyders
North Plainfield
Velma Ansviews
Soviet Supremeney
Intermelcy
Tosha Hae Chan
Powers
Gexl
Barbara
Manteen Brown
Milledgeville
Brown
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Harris County Federal Savings and Loan Aim
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Carpenters’ Ball
Decker Drive
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J. B. le Fevre
Ible
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Humblesett
Roy Hughes
Clman Seaborn Cravey
Wooster
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Dub
Velma Ansley
Lakewood
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Prustt
East Sermad Cotntoniat
Anya More Artesta
Michel Castro
Boviet Ln
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American Ataten
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Lunon
V. M. Molotov
Vienna
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Francis
Sary Powers
Oliver W. Powers
Pound
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Khrushchev
Yalta
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Black Sea
New York
Gjon
Nikita Khrushchev
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