Munich Crash Witnesses Describe Inferno and Fire
Eyewitnesses recount a plane crash in Munich tearing into a streetcar jam and shaving a church steeple as fire fighters and Red Cross ambulances arrived. Parish priest Father Karl Froeligh and others describe a low flying burning craft disintegrating on impact with dramatic scenes of smoke, flames, and emergency crews. Nearby Spatenbrau beer hall and U S Army storage area caught fire amid the disaster.
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Red Cross
St. Paul's
Karl Froeligh
Hurst Rites Held For Dean Bussinger And John Edwards
Pallbearers named for funeral services of Dean Bussinger of New Philadelphia and John W. Edwards of Dover include John S. Blackburn John Wadley Jr. and others. Contributions are invited to the M. D. Anderson Foundation Cancer Fund in Houston.
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Dean Bussinger
New Philadelphia
John W. Edwards
Dover
John 5
Bud) Blackburn
John A. Wadley Jr
Paul Pitnan
Jim Boone
John Marsh
Preston Pendergrass
Fred Hartman
Robert
Bob) Matherne
M.D. Anderson
Houston
Harris News Roundup District Judge Rules City Bond Use
District Judge Bert H. Tunks in Houston orders the city to spend all 4 286 944 in Water District 21 Sharps town bond funds within that district and allows developers to cover half the cost of water and sewer facilities. Marvin K. Collie resigns to return to practice after FTC ruling on nine purchases in 1952 1953. FCT says Clayton Act violations. Lead found in Cerama Stone pottery dye after warning health dept says California dishes dangerous. William P. Burke 31 sentenced to six months for delaying mail during February snowstorm. Congressman Jim Wright says he cannot be labeled conservative or liberal in Houston bid for Johnson seat.
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Bert H. Tunks
Houston
City of Houston
Sharpstown
Foremost Dairies, Inc
Federal Trade Commission Examiner
William P. Burke
Burke
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
San Jacinto to Acquire Spurland for New College Near La Porte
San Jacinto Junior College Board agreed to accept a 41-acre parcel valued at about 130000 from the federal Health, Education and Welfare Agency for a new college site off Spencer Highway near La Porte. The deed requires 20 years of use for education with annual reports, and the land must revert to the district thereafter.
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Jown Marsihl
San Jacinto
San Jacinto Junior College
Pasadena
Channelview
Pioneer Continues Fund Drive Contributions Rise
Baytown Sun readers and local workers donate to a community fund drive. Storehouse Employees at Baytown Refinery gave 48.40 while Composing Room Employes at The Sun contributed. Gifts also came from G. Blalock and others plus Baytown Garden Club. Send your gift to The Baytown Sun or visit the offices.
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Baytown
The
Sun
Baytown Sun
Pearce and
Ashbell
Electors Look to Austin for Kennedy Vote Promise
The writer says they will travel to Austin to cast a vote for what they hope will bring a new era for America and the world. He notes receiving more mail than ever urging him to betray conscience and upbringing but remains resolute that Kennedy will try. If the administration fails, it won’t be Kennedy’s fault.
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Austin
America
Kennedy
Norris Funeral Held In Houston
Funeral services for Douglas Earl Norris 40 of Pasadena were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Doverside Baptist Church in Houston. He died Wednesday at his home and was in charge of concessions at Robert E. Lee games at Memorial Stadium. Survived by wife Geneval Norris of Pasadena and three sons, two daughters, a sister in Houston, and parents in Highlands. burial at Brookshire Memorial Cemetery.
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Douglas
Earl Norris
Westfalls
Pasadena
Doverside Baptist Church
Houston
O. E. Norris
Clear Lake
Highlands
Norris
Robert E. Lee
Memorial Stadium
W. E. Jones
W. A. Hornberger
Joe Bruns
Brookshire Memorial Cemetery
Geneval Norris
Douglas Norris
Navy
Durett Norris
Ronnie Norris
Robbie Norris
Laura Norris
W. R. Hayes
Seth Parker
Day Vestal
Sam White
Tommy Daw
Bill Whitlow
Vernon St. John
Marionette Show Snares Baytonians With Sabbath Law Talk
The text describes Sunday business limits and old Baytown ordinances from the Pelly Goose Creek merger era. Laws include a 15 mph speed limit, fines for littering, tax for “flying Jenny” operators, gambling fines up to 50 dollars, and vagrancy penalties. A Marionette performance is noted for 7:30 pm with puppets and smoking restrictions during the event.
Vessels collide in Ship Channel near Morgan Point
Two vessels sideswiped at 9 15 p m Friday in the Houston Ship Channel four miles south of Morgan Point near Beacon two ships were temporarily aground and blocked the channel. The Genevieve Lykes sustained negligible damage while the Tug Betty H towed two 50 by 250 foot barges in tow and was later freed and underway. The collision stopped channel traffic briefly and damage totals were not yet known.
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Houston
Channel
Morgan's Point
Beacon
Chatnel
Genevieve Lykes
Carges
Coast Guard
Betty H
Towlam
Smukes
Ship Channel
IKWBA Ownership Change Is Asked
Washington AP report states radio station KWBA in Baytown Texas has filed with the Communications Commission for transfer of ownership from Bob H Walker NLT and Bayshore Broadcasting Co to Hugh Lewitt Landis Cloyd Kendrick and H David BR The filing indicates control change and new ownership group backing the Baytown station with potential operational implications.
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Washington
KWBA
Baytown
Tex
The
Communications Commission
Bob H. Walker
NLT
Walker
Windred W. Hamilton
Bayshore Broadcasting Co
Hugh Lewitt Landis
Cloyd O. Kendrick
H David BR. We
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