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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1961
Page
5
Du Quoin AP report notes a troubling entry titled Nothing Won’t Win at the state fair art exhibit. A picture frame titled nothing in it created fever among the Brighton Til artist group, winning a blue ribbon while judges considered another entry.
A champagne party for Dodie Houghton and William Curtis ends with the Finger Sapphire missing after a ten second blackout. Butler Briggs and guest Curtis give conflicting accounts of who fled to the pantry as the lights failed and the jewel vanished from the dining room near the locked living room. The sapphire was intended as Dodie’s wedding present and was hidden in the liquor closet by the thief. Police search all guests but find no trace of the gem.
AP reports NC State poultry scientists showcased cube shaped eggs to promote the state as a center for poultry science. Gov Sanf ord was to designate North Carolina as the good egg move state while researchers described a cube shaped egg as produced by a specialized calcium template and shell manipulation.
Wealthy rancher Joao Goulart led the Labor Party as a tough leftist figure in 1954. He ran for vice president the next year amid army fears of leftist influence and accusations of ties to Argentina's former dictator Juan Peron. The Associated Press reports his rise and the political climate surrounding his candidacy.
A curious pairing of tech and politics hits the headlines as Brazil’s president and vice president navigate post-coup tensions while a Tokyo company markets an “automatic shaver” device claimed to hum for five minutes. The piece traces Goulart’s rise, Quadros’s stance, and ties to foreign powers amid a mood shift in the Far East.
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