Sun Spots and Suppers in Baytown News Briefs
Sun Spots B nai B rith supper meeting at 6 30 p m Wednesday at the Jewish Community House. Rotary speaker Pauline Benoit will address the Bay town Rotary Club at noon at the Tower. Hospital visitations, a new senior chemist at Humble Oil, and local thefts and car burglaries fill the Baytown brief. Three candidates seek two Harris County Water District board seats. Pair arrested for carrying prohibited weapons in Baytown over the holiday weekend. Mostly light rain, fog, cooling expected Wednesday. Galveston tides listed for Wednesday. Last rites held in Brady for Mrs. Ratlin, sister of Baytown resident.
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Enai B’rith
R. S
Dick Manne
Jeremiah
Rotary
Pauline Benoit
France
Baytown
Rotary Club
Tower
Miss B
Bennie Ovant O'Brien
Walker Henry Hester
Texas City
Cleve Dickens
Tuesay
France conducts third nuclear test in Sahara at Reggane
France says its third nuclear test, a small kiloton device, was successful atop a tower in the Sahara near Reggane. Fallout appeared limited to a 60 by 15 mile area, with no danger to nearby nomads. Researchers study animals exposed to radiation and test protective measures for future tactical and thermonuclear devices.
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United States
Defense Ministry
Fdls
Sir Liney
Paris
Missourian Is Named Chief of Highways
Palm Beach Florida AP President elect John F Kennedy chose Rex Whitton chief engineer of the Missouri Highway Department as federal highway administrator Whitton 62 will oversee the Federal Highway Act in a post paying 20000 a year He has worked with the Missouri department since 1920 and been chief engineer since 1951 Kennedy said Whitton's background covers every highway phase
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John Rooney
D-N.y
House
State Department
Whitton
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Missouri Highway Department
Paris
Charles
de Gaulle
Luther H
Hodges
North Carolina
Mont
Tinued
Oran
Algeria
University of Missouri
Roger du
Snjchet
Feliz Gaillard
Missouri
Fourth Republic
Jefferson
City
De Gaulle's Algiers Peace Plan Draws Fire in Algeria
Paris AP report states Charles de Gaulle’s Algeria peace plan drew sharp opposition. Luther Hodges and Roger Duchet criticized the proposal as clashes in Algiers and Oran intensified. Moslems and Europeans faced violence as referendum support or rejection loomed amid military curfews.
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de Gaulle
Algeria
Gaillard
Algiers
Oran
Duchet
Here For Third Day Fog Delays Channel Traffic
Heavy fog halted Houston Ship Channel traffic for a third day, delaying Humble Docks operations and listing no extensive layovers. A spokesman said nothing was moving as fog clogged the channel, with a pattern of brief lifting and renewed closure expected through Tuesday and into Wednesday along the Gulf Coast.
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Houston
Humble
Wednes and Refining Co
Austin
Gulf Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Gal
Heald Reef
Coast Guard
Bolivar
Galveston
Tharros
Fernmoor
Chatine
Channel
Pop Elis
Hada
Bolivar Roads
Bouly Light 63
Morgan's Point
Galveston Causeway
Texas Holiday Death Toll Rises to Seventy-Two
An Associated Press summary recalls a chaotic Christmas weekend in Texas with multiple fatalities. The count reaches 72, including many children from the Theodore Bracken family in Corsicana, amid fires, shootings, plane crashes, and traffic accidents.
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Associated Press
Texas
iNegra
Corsicana
Theodore Bracken
Charlene Kelly
P.m. Skiller
Bill
Vic Davis
Tasker Haynes
Jacksonville
Fla
Nelson McElroy
Chamber of Commerce
Waco
Pat Dunn
The
Sun
Grimes
Montgomery
Pat
Baytown
Postamster M
Manif Louise Hurley Commutes To Europe For Studies
Louise Hurley of Baton Rouge commutes to Europe for study between classes at the City College of New York. She attends classes Monday through Thursday and travels Fridays for a flight in Ranion, Browsels and Dreael Fort, returning to New York on Friday after travel.
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Manif
Louise Hurley
Baton Rouge
Europe
Pan Anwrican
Ci College of New York
Sm Ja
Diraeldor
Fermanys
Clanes
Friay
Aoe Fiehkt
Ranion
Browsels
Dreaelfort
New York
Srmiay
Sun Citizens Bank tour heads to London stopover
Coolsinger and City Hall in Rotterdam sponsor the Bayys town Sun Citizens Bank headline tour travels through six European countries, with London as the last big stop. The 14 to 17 day trip costs $1,030, includes tours of Kensington, Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Windsor Castle, and Hampton Court, with depart and return details from Houston and London. Travel arranged by Simone Marshall at the Citizens Bank Travel Department, with deferred payments available.
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Bayys Town
Citizens Bank
London
Paris
Ety
Holland
Denmark
Switzerland
Italy
France
England
Simone Marshall
Citizens Bank Travel Department
Tavistock
West End
Kensington Museum
Houses of Parliament
Westminister Abbey
Lambeth Palace
Tate Gallery
Downing Street
City
Financial
Packingham Palace
Whitehall
Scotland Yard
Tower of London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Dickon
Fen College
Windsor Castle
Hampton Court Palace
Zardena
Lonrton
KLM
Royal Dutch
Belgium Government Faces Socialist Strike Defiance
Belgium's Socialist unions press the strike against tax hikes and welfare cuts. Local mayors withhold worker names, while Gov Rene Thone in Hainaut province rejects a decree allowing troop calls for order. Soldiers guard key facilities amid reports of troops recalled from NATO duty. Communists warned troops could spark serious trouble.
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Brussels
Belgium
Jean Roland
Interior Ministry
NATO
Germany
Communist Party
Istrike
Royal family talk hints at noble governorship role
In London, a royal circle discusses Queen Elizabeth possibly appointing Princes Margaret as governor of the Bahamas. Also noted is a Paris to central Africa flight ending a two week pilot strike on Air France long range jets.
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Clons Frlent
London
Elizabeth
Margaret
Bahamas
Air France
Paris
Central
Africa
Icy Canadian air blasts into Midwest lowering temps
A Canadian icy air blast spread into northern Midwest regions, plunging temperatures to near 22 below zero in several states. The cold front moved through the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin and was expected to cover most of the north central region with continuing frigid conditions across the Eastern half of the nation. Fargo, North Dakota, recorded 29 below as the cold air swept over snow covered ground.
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Associated Press
Canada
Midwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Fargo
N.D
Humble Oil proposes 14 cent hourly wage hike
Humble Oil and Refining Co in Houston announced a general wage increase for non represented workers and a similar offer to bargaining units. The raise is 4 cents hourly for hourly paid and salaried employees and 5 percent for other salaried staff, with effective dates pending union acceptance by January 16 1961. The OCAW Baytown Local No 4333 is negotiating separately.
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Humble Oil and Refining Co
Houston
Humble
Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Baytown
OCAW
Baytown Employes Federation
BEF
Christmas Holiday Traffic Toll Falls to 644 Deaths
Traffic and weather cautious motorists marked the Christmas weekend with 644 traffic deaths, below last year’s 493 and the lowest for a Christmas period since 1549’s 413. The National Safety Council had forecast up to 510 deaths. actual totals varied as rain and ice slowed some drives while others headed home.
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National Safety Council
Judge Woodruff Post May Go To Pasadena Jurist
Houston dispatch reports Judge Phil Woodruff of the Houston Court of Civil Appeals resigning as Gov. Daniel weighs an appointment possibly triggering moves among Harris County jurists. Pasadena District Judge Tom Coleman is the front runner to fill Woodruff, with support from colleagues and the Harris County bar. Judge John Compton may be moved to the Woodruff post, while Wendell Odor and Madison Rayburn seek the vacancy in county courts at law.
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Fredd Hartman
Houston
Price
Daniel
Santa Claus
Harris County
Phil Woodruff
Houston Court of Civil Appeals
Woodville
John Compton
Coleman
Woodruff
Harris
Wendell Odor
Madison Rayburn
Compton
Woodru l
Wood Gee
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Baytown Research Center
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Lee Baker
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