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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1960

Page

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Congo Lumumba Faces UN Cooperation Pledge

Leopoldville Congo Lumumba challenged by a 13 nation African conference resolution urging frank loyal cooperation with the United Nations. The move follows Lumumba’s anti UN stance as Katanga tensions rise with Kasai troops. UN has withdrawn Belgian troops leaving Kamina and Kitona bases under dispute.

Leopoldville The Congo Conference of Independent African States Patrice Lumumba United Nations Lumumba Dag Hammarskiold U. N Kasai Katanga

Sun Spots and Tours and Local Notices in Baytown

Sun Spots covers Carlsbad Caverns tours by the Hallman and Garrett families while on vacation. Local notes report Ohio conference attendance by Marvin Singleton at Oberlin, a Baytown Touchdown Club meeting, a Baytown auto theft arrest, a Cedar Bayou rescue, and football ticket sales. Community notices include YMCA registration, a Bible college speaker in Baytown, horseback riding plans, upcoming yacht club races, a civic barbecue, and a Ladies Pisntoppers League meeting.

Ohio Marvin A. Singleton Baytown University of the South Episcopal College Oberlin College

Thursday Tides Gauge Galveston Harbors

The Galveston tide report lists high tides at 2 08 and 10 49 a m with low tides at 8 14 a m and 6 33 p m. Local waters rise and fall on standard schedule with two daily high and low tides.

Galveston

Local Notes Highlight Busy Week Of Town Residents

NADA HARRIS shares plans with a neighbor while Nancy Millard stays busy this week and Alice Daniel is stranded at a corner. Becky Bingham visits relatives around Baytown and Pasadena. John Schatz continues his helpful deeds. Esther Woods plans a hospital visit. Polly Wright calls for a friend. J. B. Wooldridge attends a county clerks meeting in El Paso. Nelson McElroy struggles to quit smoking but remains day-to-day. Harry Blum speaks of a tip. George Mich er is on vacation. George Hanson hopes for more. Jo hike Barry Goldwater. W. M. Douglas comments on Mrs Emotins Costa, and Frank Kalmus contemplates weight after failed daily bicycling. Por nie Arcenaux and Lymm Caskey find it hard to concentrate with two attractive girls stopping by. Alecia McKinney and Maltie Singleton study for a final lab examination in Bany. Mra. 7. T., Lovett makes a phone call. Steve King recovers from illness and warms a friend with a hello.

Nada Harris Nancy Millard Alice Daniel Becky Bingham Tyler Baytown Pasadena John Schatz Esther Woods Polly Wright J. B Jimbo) Wooldridge Anahuac Chambers County Ell Paso Nelson McElroy Harry Blum George Micher George Hanson Wold Barry Goldwater W. M. Douglas Emotins Frank Kalmus Wotners Pornie Arcenaux Lymm Caskey Alecia McKinney Maltie Singleton bAany Mra Lovett Steve King

Plane And Four Bodies Found

Two lumbermen found a crashed Cessna 180 Skylane in western Pennsylvania with four bodies inside the burned cabin. The Oklahoma City family consisted of Henry Griffing 53 his wife Josephine about 54 their daughter Linda 20 and son Philip 24. The plane departed from Teterboro New Jersey August 16 headed to Oklahoma City around 11 am.

Johnstown Pennsylvania Teterboro Oklahoma City Henry Griffing Josephine Linda Philip Civil Air Patrol Virginia Maryland Grifting Video Independent Theatres, Inc

New Orleans Integration Postponed in School Plan

New Orleans School Board plans to open public schools Sept 7 on a segregated basis after a federal judge granted a six week delay in the integration order. Judge Shelly Wright set Nov 14 as the integration deadline. officials cite pupil placement and salt and pepper plans as alternatives amid ongoing appeals and stay requests.

New Orleans U.S. Supreme Court Redmond Pat Ded Wright National Association For the Advancement of Dolores NAACP iWright Taansiana Atty Jacek Gremillion Baton Reorge Istate Jimmie Davis Louisiana Supreme Court

Mrs. Maughmer Resigns Houston School Post

Houston school board votes to accept the resignation of Mrs. Bertie Maughmer after a fatal shooting incident involving her husband Earl Maughmer. The resignation, effective October 10, follows a July 3 event in which a pistol discharged during a dispute, prompting an investigation and the district to seek a vacancy before the general election.

Houston Bertie Manugt- Ter Harris County Pai ‘i + Tre Chung UN Mon Manghmer Chumgap Mra Avid

Houston Negro children barred from white school entry

In Houston three first grade Negro children were ruled ineligible to register at the first all white school due to a new policy from the school board. The family has other children at the all Negro school and the district requires siblings to attend the same school. The article also notes Nixon and Kennedy planning joint TV and radio appearances on September 2 and October 13 and 1 under network arrangements.

Houston New York Richard M. Nixon Doin F. Kennedy

Traffic Deaths Seen During Labor Day Weekend

CHICAGO AP The National Safety Council estimates traffic accidents over the 78 hour Labor Day weekend could kill about 440 persons, just short of the 195 record. The holiday runs from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday as nearly all motor vehicles hit the highways.

Chicago National Safety Council

Afternoon and Ferenc Nerseth win second Olympic gold

Afternoons and Ferenc Nerseth of Rinagary wing hin country'a secomd gold medal of 1th Olympic Games, finishes first in modern pen fashion credit. Navy Lt. Bob Beck of 0.8. In third after bead: infant event, Many Wreet Germany can vel trips to Berlin becaue of threatening gestures by Many German Communist regime, Which maddenly ramps five-day teen at travel tate ennt sector to Bern by citizen of Wi Germany who have no special permit. 2 . UN. representative Pier Sipleclli arrives in Amman, dot: dan, to confer with King Mua pein, who charges that " White people'? in United 'Arab Republic were inked with bomb newascination of Premier Mazen Mak 2 Cart to accuen agente of U.S. of plotting to shoot down Foreign Minister Raul Ron on his way home from San Jose conference wheel OAR adopted resolution rondemning Commu nist intervention in Western Heming here. A Superior Court jury finds traniim promoter John Mill Addison Innocent of false im prisonment charges, cleare 22 of Addison's acciaten accused In name cane. U.S. officials any American aid personne! In Doroinican Re public is in a process of being vneithdrawn from that country after break in diplomatic rela tions with strongman Rafael Trujith. Negotiators make that ef fort at preventing strike that would shut down entire Penn sylvania Railroad. Strike pet for minute past midnight Wednes day.

Ferenc Nerseth Rinagary Wing Secomd Navy Bob Beck Germany Berlin Bern Pier Sipleclli Amman Dan Muapein United ‘Arab Republic Mazen Mak U.S Raul Ron San Jose Western Heming

Man Attacked by Shark Off Ocean City Jersey Shore

A medical student Richard Chung was attacked by a shark while swimming a quarter mile offshore, his leg bitten to the bone. Lifeguards pulled him onto a rescue boat and doctors at Shore Memorial Hospital said his condition was satisfactory and his limb would not be closed. Nearby, another shark attack near Sea Girt left John Brodeur with a amputated leg.

Ocean City Richard Chung Shore Memorial Hospital Somers Point Chung John Brodeur Jersey City Brodeur Seoul South Korea Taylor [Hospital Ridley Park Richard Clune C Lawrence Stedem

Obituary of LS Perdue Retired Minister Dies at 89

Luke Sylvester Perdue 89 of 206 East James and Baytown resident, retired minister, died 8:35 a.m. Tuesday. Services were held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Camp Ruby Church near Livingston with Rev. Roy Frankston officiating. Interment was in Camp Ruby Cemetery. Survived by five sons Johnny H H Perdue Ralph K Perdue Cordie Perdue Houston D R Perdue J V Perdue Silver Hour daughters Mrs A C Worley Cleveland Tex Mrs J A Daniele Conroe Mrs O J A Marcom and Mrs Jack Byrant Baytown and 19 grandchildren.

Luke Sylvester Perdue East James Baytown Iwine Powers Camp Ruby Church Livingston Roy Frankston Camp Ruby Peraieia Johnny HH. Perdue Ralph K. Perdue Raytown Cordie Perdue Houston D. R. Per

Houston School Board seeks governor aid in integration case

Austin AP Gov. Price Daniel said he has no authority to intervene between the Houston School Board and the federal government in their integration dispute. The board, voting 4 to 2, asked Daniel for help as federal orders mandate first grade integration when classes begin Sept. 7. Daniel noted Texas cannot interpose in such a lawsuit under current Supreme Court rulings.

Daniel Houston United States Supreme Court Price Daniel Joe Reynolds U.S. Supreme Court Hugo L.black Ben €. Connally John McFarland Liberty Texas Veta Stites School ‘Board Ralate Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals New Orleans Charles White W. W Petersen Frank Dyer

Storm floods New York area paralyzes rush hours

A sudden summer storm drenched the New York metropolitan area turning the evening rush hours into a nightmare. Thunder and lightning drenched towns from Connecticut to New Jersey with flash floods flooding subways and expressways and leaving 100,000 commuters stranded. More than a dozen trains halted in tunnels and about 150 people on a stalled East River train suffered heat exhaustion. Fires erupted in Nassau County as power failures left about 190,000 homes without electricity and a Queens blackout affected 23,000 customers for up to three hours with two deaths reported. A boy, Michael Sheehan, 4, drowned after being swept into a drain hole. a man died in a flooded cellar.

New York New York Metropolitan Area Connecticut New Jersey East River Long Tsland Westchester Rockland New York City Manhattan Brooklyn Queens Long Island Nassau County Nashau North Shore Michael Sheehan

Goose Creek 11000 Students Start Registration Week

Eleven thousand Goose Creek District pupils begin registration for the 1960 term on Thursday morning. They will spend two days registering before taking their last vacation weekend. The long Labor Day weekend follows.

Goose Creek

Ex-Baytown Man Dies and School Desegregation Clash

An obituary notes the death of Henry Massey Massey of Caldwell born 1890 at 1 a.m. He worked at a Humble refinery after moving to Baytown in 1921 and left a widow, two sons, ten grandchildren, two brothers and other relatives. Separately Houston school officials urged Gov. Price Daniel to intervene in desegregation orders, seeking delays and state sovereignty to resist federal integration orders ahead of the September 7 start.

Massey Caldwell and Refining Co Baytown Hinery Fridiay Foreman Wedness High School Tiden East Ern Uncle Bud Woodmen of the Word

Sugar Aid Standoff Delays Congress Adjournment

Congress adjournment stalled amid clashes over foreign aid and sugar legislation. Senate leaders warned the session could push late as Johnson Kennedy and Dirksen weighed House objections and the fate of a 190 million dollar foreign aid package and a broad development program for the Americas.

Washington Latin America Elready Cac Pb Mandie Congress Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Texas House

Three Arrested In New York Jewelry Theft

NEW YORK AP three men were arrested today in connection with a 330 000 theft of gems from Cartier on 5th Avenue. Police recovered precious stones stripped of settings and a bundle of securities in a brown bag. De Normand and Coffey were stopped in Manhattan to Brooklyn pursuit. A third suspect, Juan Pasquale Fuca, was arrested at his Manhattan home. Bonds found on De Normand valued at about 20 000 are believed stolen in prior burglaries.

NEW York Cartier Sth Ave FBI Manhattan Brooklyn Kingdon de Normeand de Norimand Polier DeNormand Frank

NixonHospitalized As Veep Recovers From Knee Infection

AP reports Vice President Richard Nixon responds to knee infection treatment from Waller Reed Army Hospital. Localized infection in left knee joints. swelling subsided. Nixon, weighed with sandbags to immobilize, dictated drafts from bed while Eisenhower visited.

Richard M. Nixon Nixon Waller Reed Army Hospital Herbert G. Klein Press Scrvetary Eisenhower Rowe Mary Woors

Showers In Forecast For State Wednesday

Rain fell across Texas Tuesday with scattered showers expected statewide on Wednesday. Houston reported 0.06 inch, the 3rd day with rain in 21 days, while Fort Worth saw 1.62 inches with 42 mph winds. Heavy rain struck towns in the northwest and College Station, threatening cotton harvests in South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Valley before September 10.

Associated Press Texas Houston Fort Worth Tilia College Station Tower Rio Grande Valley

Kennedy to make nine city Texas campaign tour

Presidential candidate Senator John F Kennedy plans a rapid Texas swing with a major Houston television address. He will overnight in El Paso on September 11 and appear in El Paso Lubock San Antonio Houston Austin Fort Worth Grand Prairie Dallas Texarkana before heading to St Louis. Lyndon B Johnson may join part of the trip.

Austin John F. Kennedy Texas Kennedy Johnson el Paso Lub ‘Hack San Antonio Houston Fort Worth Grand Prairie Dallas Texarkana National Press Gerald Mann Lyndon B. Johnson Mann H St .Louis Jotmewn Here

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