Day named postmaster general in Kennedy cabinet
Palm Beach Florida reports the appointment of J Ed Day as postmaster general in John F Kennedy's young cabinet. Day a 46 year old Democrat and former Stevenson partner is executive vice president at Prudential Insurance and served as Illinois insurance commissioner. Kennedy also picks W H Brawley deputy postmaster general and notes other early selections including Ribicoff Hodges Udall Rusk McNamara Goldberg Freeman and Dillon to key positions.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
J. Edbans
Women's Department
Los Angeles Insurance of the Sun
Day
Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
United Nations
Prudential Insurance Co
Western
Stevenson
Ilinois
Washington
W. 4H. Brawley
Senate
Fice and
Cir Service Committee
Brawley
Chester
D. C
Office of Price Administration
Olin D. Johnston
D-S.c
Senate Post Office Committee
William L. Dawson
Chicago
Dawson
Education
Connecticut
Abraham Ribicoff
North Carolina
Luther H. Hodges
Pioneer Party Promotes Goodfellows Fund Drive
Baytown events wrap up with the Pioneer Club game party at the Community House to raise funds for the Goodfellows. The Pee Wee Charity Bowl at Memorial Stadium drew 400 to 800 fans, ending in a 14-14 tie between Red Reindeer and Green Elves, while ongoing gifts push the drive toward the $2,500 goal to fund 1,000 toy bags.
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Goodfellow
Humble Pioneer Club
Cabinet F
Goodfellow Fund
Memorial Stadium
Goodfellows
Baytown
Pioneers
Val Lizette
Clyde Biggers
D. W. Lucas
Louie van Meldert
Houston
Green Elves
B. M. Knowles
Elves
Ahhead
Knowles
del Court Catholic Daughters
Cedar Bayou
WAH Chih
Wayland Spear
Cancer Is Fatal To Sun Staffer Dick Hurst
The Baytown Sun staffer R M Dick Hurst 44 died in Houston Friday after a long battle with cancer. He had worked for The Sun since 1956 after earlier stints at The Daily Times and Texco Printers. Funeral services will be in New Philadelphia Ohio with final rites in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He is survived by his widow and one son, plus three brothers and three sisters.
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Richard M
Dick) Hurst
Baytown Sun
Houston
New Philadelphia
Hurst
The
Sun
Daily Times
Kent Hotel
Norton
Kaw
Baytown
Pasadena Mirror
Clevej
Texco
Dickens
Richmond
the Sun
Dick Hurst
Fred Hartman
John F. Kennedy
Len
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Galveston
Earthman
Denis Kennedy
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Linn-Hert Funeral Home
Frank B. Hurst
Mathilda Seibold Hurst
Sacred iHeart
Maurine Hurst
Ricky
Eugene
Carl
Dale Hurst
Ervin Bernard
Richard Foutz
Burglary Attempt at Burchfield Liquor Store
Baytown police investigated an attempted burglary at Burchfield Liquor Store 3431 Market Friday night just before midnight. The intruder was frightened away without stealing anything.
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Baytown
Burchfield
Market
Weekend Weather Outlook
Weekend forecast calls for fair skies with little temperature change. Moderate variable winds are expected, with daytime highs near 54 and lows around 32 degrees.
Denver City champions praised by visiting coach
I M Jones praises Denver City state foothill champions during a visit to his brother who is superintendent of schools in Denver City. The team defeated Bellville to win the championship and fielded pointers for the coaches.
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I. M
Deacon) Jones
Denver City
Bellville
Bonnie Bond
Finder
Borie
Alma Epperson
Alice Sager
Baytown
Miss Epperson
Miss Sager
Larry Phillips
Earl Harvey
University of Houston
al Melinger
Pat Dunn
Don McLeod
de Chow
Foreign and Domestic Briefs Spanning Kennedy Vetoes and Cold War Tensions
Fidel Castro denounces Cardinal Arteaga while NATO defense policy debates unfold in Paris. Temperatures rise across the region with 20s readings east of the Rockies. Louisiana contemplates a one cent sales tax hike as ant mingled sessions continue. Kennedy appointees face Senate scrutiny amid Republican organizing. Emperor Haile Selassie readies Addis Ababa return as unrest simmers. Jefferson County faces new public hearings amid charges of widespread vice.
Appointment Seen for Elizabeth Smith as Nationwide Currency Signatory
The appointment is expected to place Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, Democratic National Committeewoman for California, as a signer on U S paper currency alongside Douglas Dillon.
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Elizabeth Smith
California
Baytown Grocers Plan Monday Meeting on Price Cuts
Baytown food store owners and managers will meet at 2 p.m. Monday at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss the impact of out of town price cutting. Charles Tillery chairs the Retail Merchants Committee and urges attendance by all Baytown independents to exchange views and plan responses to discount house competition. Local grocers fear a dark outlook as Houston discount houses drive down milk and other prices.
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Baytown
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Tillery
Chamber
T. D. O'Brien
Soctions
Texas
Hore
Houston
Tillery
Galveston County Chambers of Commerce
Galveston
Dickinson
Texas City
League City
LaMarque
Alta Loma
Galveston County
Tiillery
Toll Rises To 137 Probers Lift Crash Rubble
New York aviation investigators tightly geared up at Idlewild as the CAB marshaled its largest team ever to study the world’s worst air disaster. A United DC 8 and a TWA Constellation collided over Brooklyn and Staten Island, killing at least 137. Teams probe operations, power plants, weather, and control tower tapes to determine altitudes, separations, and instrument status amid a snowy overcast.
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New York
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal
Idlewild
G. Joseph Minetti
United Air Lines
Trans World Airlines
Brooklyn
TWA
Staten
Lone Plane Survivor Dies in New York Crash
Stephen Baltz the sole survivor of a double plane crash over New York died at Methodist Hospital at 1 p.m. from extensive flame damage to his lungs. The 1-year-old boy had survived the Friday incident.
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New York
Stephen Baltz
Font
Stephen
Methodist Hospital
Tragic Flight Crash Follows Triple Christmas Trade
Los Angeles report details how tin tragedies surround a doomed United Airlines jet to New York City. Julie Farrar, 25, made three trades to secure a seat for Christmas at home in Columbus, Ohio. Flight engineer Richard Prewitt, 30, and his wife Mille Ann, 28, faced the loss of their husband and father, leaving three young children grieving after the collision. The family had hoped for a birthday party for Rich amid plans to celebrate Ricky’s second birthday. Prewitt had spoken of a dream of a plane crash the night before departure.
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Los Angeles
Augustine Louise Farrar
New York City
Columbus
Ohio
United Air Lines
Manhattan Beach
Richard E. Prewitt
Mille Ann
Ricky
J Cindy
Judy
Susan
Prewitt
Mrs. Seefeldt
Munich Crash Kills Planes Passengers and Shoppers
A U S Air Force transport crashed in central Munich injuring at least 30 Christmas shoppers and killing many aboard and on the street. The plane, carrying University of Maryland students and crew of three, plummeted four minutes after takeoff from Munich-Reim Airport, striking a streetcar and a church. Police fear 20 aboard plus 10 to 15 on the ground perished. No survivors confirmed at scene near St Pauls church.
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Munich
Germany
Munich-Reim
Air Force
London
U.S. University of Maryland At Munich
Washington
3Rd Air Force
Nordholy
England
New York City
Ethad
Multitude Of Laws Apply To Baytonians
Baytonians face numerous Sunday and wage laws as explained by Baytown City Attorney George Chandler. The article cites Article 286 of Vernon's Penal Code and numerous exemptions in Article 287, noting blue laws restrict Sunday business while allowing necessary services and specific exceptions.
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Jim Hale
Vernon
State of
Texas
Harris County
Ness
George Chandler
Baytown
Election Dissenters Push Kennedy Boycott From Distant Letters
Hundreds of letters from Montpelier Alabama Missoula Montana and other places urge Texas electors to withhold votes from Senator Kennedy. The writer endorses Johnson or Byrd for president and notes Kennedy’s shift to liberal views to win the election. He praises Kennedy’s cabinet picks and his turn toward America first policy.
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Texas
Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
House of Representatives
Sen
Bary Byrd
Virginia
Allan Shivers
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Johnson
Keeneily
Sen. Johnson
South
Sen. Kennedy
Obie
Michigan
California
Amarthoya
Seth
Congress
America
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D-Ariz
Dean Rusk
Rockefeller Foundation
Robert 5. McNamara
Ford Motor Co
Arthur J. Goldberg
Afl-Cio
Rdam Mill
Orville L. Freeman
Treasry
Douglas Dillon
Eisenhower
Pioneer Party
G. C. Blalock
Baytown Cedar Bayou
Christians
Missy Cause
Maier del Court Catholic
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Plantsee
KC Yule Party
Children of
Knights of Columbus
St. Joseph's Parish
Jacinto Council
Is of Columbus
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Saturdey
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R.M
IRS
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Santa Claus
Grroll
Franklin D. R. Carroll
Veterans Hospital
Autshell
Fidel Cantro
Cuba
Manuel Cardinal Arteaga
Ludes
Faris
NATO
Rockies
Gulf States
Louisiana
King
Jimmie Davis
Halle Selassie
Addis Ababa
House General Investigations Committee
Jefferson County
Kicharn M, Horst
Tinsel Square
Department of Sanitation
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Probers
Gates
Jfk
Montporery
Ala
Missoula
Mont
Austin
Massachusetts
Los Areles
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Joha WH. Crocker
Leter
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Lumtor B. Jonmeon
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