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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1961

Page

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SUN Spots Vacations And Local Events In Baytown Area

School superintendent H C Schochler takes a week long vacation in Pennsylvania to visit his daughter and will return Monday. Goose Creek East ern Star chapter hosts a benefit ice cream supper at Roseland 6 30 to 9 pm tonight. Baytown Little Theater to present Biography Thursday featuring Mary Elen Cooke an anesthetist at San Jacinto Hospital. Relay junior league to hold ice cream party 11 pm to 9 pm Saturday at E C Buster home Bayridge La Porte. Baytown Sun correction clarifies Crosby ISD back tax valuation is 9.1 million not 36 million per superintendent Allison L Koonce.

Oes Goose Creek Eastern Star Roseland Mary Credin REL E. C. Buster Bayridge la Porte Baytown Sun Crosby Independent Allison L. Koonce Teave Koorice

Britain and Soviet air corridor clash dominates regional news

National Outboard Association World Championships telecast on KHOU-TV in Houston covers P. G. Stepleton Jr. et al. in St Paul Aug 18-21. Baytown fire alarms report two incidents. theater tickets sold out. vandalism investigation. London cites Soviet claim as serious threat to Allied air access, cites 1945 and 1949 accords, Macmillan and Home Office briefings. Galveston tides noted for Friday morning and evening.

P. G. Stepleton Jr Carson Howell Dixie Howell Clayton Elmer St. Paul Minn Khou-Tv Houston

Local Good Samaritans Help Car Crash Victim

BUD AND BELLE Davis assist a recent car wreck victim while Elsie Moore visits The Sun Office as a新闻 reporter for the La Porte Liberal. Youth activity week at St Pauls Methodist Church features games and personality recognitions, with Rev LeRoy Stanton noting attendees by humorous talent notes.

Bud Belle Davis E. Fayle Good Samaritans Elsie Moore Sun la Porte King Loach van Ferrel Texas Teresa Flanagan Michael Davis Beth Mills Kathy Leach Debby Copes Mark Kirkland Ruth Ganson Ronnie Middleton Robbie Young Becky Hastings W. W. Worthington Channelview

OCAW Delegates At Chicago Convention Reject Dues Rise

Three Local 4333 members Ford Geyer J B Coulter and L T Dickerson attend the OCAW national convention in Chicago Delegates vote against raising minimum dies and against electing national officers by referendum They call for union wide welfare and insurance study and urge locals to boost political action by members and wives The convention runs through Friday

Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Baytown Chicago Ford Geyer J. B. Coulter L. T. Dickerson

U S Rejects Air Corridor Access In Berlin Crisis

Washington reports the United States will respond to a Soviet note demanding an end to allegedly provocative Western air corridor activities over West Berlin. White House press secretary Pierre Salinger said a formal reply would follow after consultations with Western Allies.

White House United States Pierre Salinger Salinger Moscow West Berlin Berlin State Department Wednesse U.S

Court martial finds Banks not guilty in Texas Tower collapse

In Newburgh AP reports Col William M Banks 46 was found nocent of neglect in the Texas Tower collapse over the New Jersey coast on Jan 1. The ruling awaits board approval after the prosecution quit at 9:30 am and the defense moved to dismiss. The tower disaster killed 23 people.

Newburgh N.Y William M. Banks Texas Atlantic Ocean Jean Kydstrom New Jersey

Reds Pose New Threat For West Berlin Note

In Moscow a note charged West Germany under Chancellor Adenauer with illegal interference in West Berlin. It condemned West German officials visiting via air corridors and warned the West to halt such “subversive and revanchist” activities. The move signals possible future Soviet demands to bar West German transport to West Berlin and to monitor passengers.

Moscow Berlin Konrad Adenauer West Berlin Italy U.S Soviet Union West Ger Trany Mosscow East Germany United States Federal Republic of Germany Adenauer Bundestag

Parson Jordan Leery Of Bugs Wind At Goose Creek

Reverend Arthur L. Jordan arrived at Goose Creek First Baptist in August 1941, bringing a new pastorate amid a hot humid climate and looming hurricane warnings. He recalled the rough post Pearl Harbor period and the settling-in challenges with his wife and two sons, William and Robert, as the congregation adjusted to life in Baytown.

Jim Hale Uhel Arthur L. Jordan A. O. Hinkle First Baptist Church Jordan Goose Creek Memorial Gainesville Ser Jordan William Robert North Texas Tropics Rev. Jordan Panhandle West Texas Baytour Pearl Harbor Jortians

FCC OK Asked On Sale Of Radio Station Here

The FCC in Washington has an application for transfer and sale of KWBA Baytown. Bayshore Broadcasting Co. plans to sell stock to join UH Hickson of Port Arthur and Edward J. Francis of Dallas who own KOU in Port Arthur and WTAW in Bryan College Station. The buyer group values KWBA at about 200000 and anticipates FCC approval in roughly 90 days.

Federal Communications Commission Washington KWBA Baytown Bayshore Broadcasting Co KWA Hickson Port Arthur Edward J. Francis Dallas Attarney KOU Port Vthup Rady Staton Wtaw Bryan College Station Rayton KREL C. C. Keoriiris DeWitt Landis Dave Worley Fort Worth Ali SLO Kenduich George Breeding KOL Hicks Bayshore Broadcasting Corp Breeding Manever Francis Amtressnror FCC

Exit Permits Frozen Triggers Berlin Crisis

East Berlin and East Germany barred exit permits for foreigners, affecting hundreds including Americans. U S Army and Allied troops pressed past Red guards at the sector border while debates with East German authorities drew in Soviet officers. Western allies coordinate protests and monitor citizens in the East as border tensions rise and claims of air corridor abuses spark further friction.

East Berlin East Germany Berlin Soviet Union U.S Friedrichstrasse West Berlin

Fidel Castro Eyes Kennedy Truce Talks Advice

Indications Washington sources say Castro’s regime sent word to President Kennedy for truce talks while the United States considers a partial mobilization as 37 percent of National Guard units await callup by October. Four bodies were found in wreckage near Pottersdale, Pennsylvania, amid a search marked by two helicopter crashes and one additional fatality. The big three automakers face union pressure over contract offers to the United Auto Workers as the pace intensifies. Cape Canaveral is chosen as base for major space missions including giant boosters and sonar flights. The Peace Corps faces Senate tests on funding with a potential $45 million cut in doubt. Linda Lou Rose, seven, survivor of a Texas wreck, is placed in temporary custody in Georgia. Two couples seek to adopt a child.

Linda Lou Rose Texas Freeport Charles Rose Savannah

Baytown Sets One-Week Away School Registration

Baytown schools prepare for a one week away registration period with fixed times for each class. Robert E Lee High School students must attend the auditorium at scheduled times, seniors 12 45 to 4 pm August 31, sophomores 8 30 am September 1, juniors 12 45 pm September 1, and elementary through ninth grade enrollments set for specific morning slots. Labor Day Sept 4 is an official holiday. classes resume Sept 5 at 8 30 am.

Baytown Holly McLemore Robert E. Lee High School McLemore Wat Aura

Texas Comptroller's Ready to Start Tax Collection

Texas legislature passes sales tax and Comptroller Robert S Calvert prepares to collect it. The comptroller's office is chaotic while Nabors hides from questions about the rules. Calvert Nabors and Kenn, the chief clerk, work to issue a brief explanation before September 1.

Austin Tapo Robert S. Calvert Calvert Roland Nabors Nabors Kenn Inv Ore

Harris County as site for NASA space lab proposal

A Washington conference between Rice University president Dr. Kenneth Pitzer and NASA head James Webb fuels speculation that Harris County may host a major NASA manned space flight laboratory. Rep. Olin Teague says the odds favor Harris County, with about 3,900 jobs expected. Also discussed were using Bevan Air Force Base and Rice University's ongoing NASA contracts.

Kenneth Pitzer Rice University James E. Webb National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington Harris County NASA Manned Spice Flight Laboratory Hone Space Committee Olin Teague College Station Pitzer Webb Rice NASA Bevan Air Force Base Webble James Ray Hall of Rest Jas Sterling Earthman Movida Lannie Bowlen Euisting Bavink Lataner Humble Oil and i Redning Co. Prouction Department Eaima Sterling Baytown David Sterling Texas City Charles W. Sterling Cleveland Tex Cone Mies Paticia Sterling Stenson Jack Lai@er Costa Mesa Calif Betty Low Dean Ida Petites Hull, Tex

Day Cites U N Rights To Speak In Berlin Crisis

A weary city council voted to abolish the assistant police chief's post to cut costs by 5 640 a year. The move, opposed by City Manager J. B. LeFevre, leaves the 24 hour shift covered by other officers. Police Chief Roy Montgomery will reassign duties while the council preserves school patrolwomen at a cost of 2 700 for nine months. The budget cuts total 26 105 so far, with further reductions and additions planned as the budget process continues.

J.B. LeFevre Cleve Dickens le Fevre Hecause George Chandler Roy Montgomery R. H Bo) Turner Quack Shack Falanba Nations N.Y Dag Hau Giage Marskjold Department United Nations Berlin T Council W. L Dub) Ward Roy Hughes Sinnoo Montgomery C. A Chris) Hansen Att Dai Fional Keopy

Hammarskjold urges direct negotiations via UN for big power issues

In his annual report to the UN General Assembly, Secretary-General Hammarskjold argued the world organization cannot yet be a focal point for solving major problems. He endorsed direct negotiations among big powers on disarmament and the Berlin issue, noting such talks through the UN do not diminish the UN’s responsibilities or rights. He suggested charter revision may yield a satisfactory solution when time comes.

Hammarskjold World Organization U.N. General Assembly Berlin United Nations U.N

Texas Temperatures Dip to 53 Amid Warmer Trend

The Associated Press reports nippy morning temperatures across Texas with readings as low as 53 at Junction in Southwest Texas. Skies were mostly fair though some East Texas cloudiness was noted, and a warming trend was forecast for the day.

Associated Press Texas Junction

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