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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1960
Page
11
Criminologist Haledjian investigates a murder aboard a train where Percy Dewald the football coach lies slain. Tom Boyd claims wet sleeve from a water cup incident and a hurried escape, but his account contains falsehoods as the crime unfolds.
Reports describe a flood of Soviet and allied activists into Leopoldville as Congo tensions rise. Khrushchev speeches circulate among locals. Soviet diplomats and embassy staff arrive. Lumumba’s circle allegedly leans toward communism with Western observers noting pro Soviet influence.
Johnson Kennedy campaign pushes a female voter outreach tour across Texas starting August 29 from Houston to Dallas and El Paso with tea and coffee gatherings. The itinerary includes stops in Amarillo Midland Odessa and Wichita Falls with Mrs Lyndon Johnson and Mrs Sargent Shriver joining in. Also noted are John Tower campaign stops in Austin and San Antonio and an official opinion on ballot position by the Texas attorney general.
The Navy expanded its antisubmarine arsenal with a nuclear depth charge named Lula. It is light enough for some helicopters and all aircraft used in antisubmarine warfare. Also noted is the historical mention of Hernando Cortez beginning his conquest of Mexico in 1519.
Dallas AP report details H Keith Williams 23 in bankruptcy with debts surpassing 1 million dollars. He arrived from Louisville with 2000 and built Williams Petroleum Co inc incurring 209 creditor claims averaging across oil firms. Largest debt listed is Dowell Inc Tulsa.
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