Udall Challenges McCormack for Speaker Post
Rep Morris K Udall launched a bid to unseat Speaker John W McCormack drawing cautious welcome from liberal moderates while facing a tough fight to win the job Udall said he acted without prior backing or consultations with the Democratic Study Group which includes about 140 members.
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Washington
Morris K. Udall
House
John W. McCormack
Udall
McCormmack
Democratic Study Group
Swanson dies in Austin brother of Baytown woman
W C Swanson of Austin died Friday morning. He was the brother of Mrs. George H. Wheat of Baytown. Funeral arrangements are pending in Austin. Also noted are rescheduled AF&AM Baytown Lodge 1357 communications for 7 30 p m Saturday at the Cedar Bayou Masonic Temple. Weather outlook calls for a cool front with rain, low near 60 and high around 60 Saturday. Galveston tides listed for Saturday. Various local holiday greetings and social notes follow. A political item concerns Udall’s bid against McCormack for Speaker and related caucus dynamics. Funeral services for Ida Dunman were held in Anahuac.
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W. C. Swanson
Austin
George H. Wheat
Baytown
Af&am
Baytown Lodge
Cedar Bayou
Ida Dunman
Anahuac
Sterling Funeral Home
Prague Premier Resigns as Federal Regime Looms
Communist sources report Premier Oldrich Cernik and his cabinet will resign this weekend to allow a new federal regime to take office by January 1. The overhaul aims to grant greater autonomy to Czech and Slovak groups, with no major change anticipated in the core power structure.
Sinking Ground Tragedy Befalls Two Baytown Boys
Two Baytown youths Dean Wang 12 and Bill Kibler 15 sank into a camouflaged mud pit while bird hunting near the old Masonic Grounds on Garth Road. Dean crawled free, then helped Bill who remained stuck for about 40 minutes before rescue workers pulled him out. Bill, a Rosa Sterling freshman, Dean a Horace Mann seventh grader, survived with injuries from the incident on December 26.
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Linda Ferrell
Baytown Fennilies
Dean
Wang
Bill Kiber
Masonic
Faulk's
Garth Road
Bill
Faulk
Donne Brand
Larry Douglas
Donnie
Larry
Bil
A. L. Kiber
Rosa Sterling High School
Arthur W. Wang
Horace Mann Junior School
Navy Probes Pueblo Crew After Capture In North Korea
Navy interrogators question freed USS Pueblo crewmen as doctors report no serious defects beyond malnutrition. Over 100 intelligence specialists seek details on sensitive equipment left aboard and circumstances of capture. Executive officer Lt Edward Murphy Jr describes manipulating navigational charts to expose captors' mistakes.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Uss Pueblo
United States
Ined
Warden
Edward R. Murphy Jr
Pueblo
Murphy
Massive Capture Shows Evidence Was Faked by North Koreans
Admiral Murphy insisted the crew and captain did not enter North Korean waters and that the Pueblo was never near their territory. Navy officials said only Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher could discuss details, though he was absent due to illness. A Navy spokesman released a study arguing the ship stayed at least 16 nautical miles from the reef.
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North Korea
Murphy
Navy
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Bucher
Tickets On Sale For Police Banquet In Baytown
Tickets for the Jane Bay town Police Appreciation Banquet are on sale with only 40 available. Sponsored by the Baytown Citizens Traffic Safety Council, the event aims to start a local tradition officials hope will continue.
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Jane Baytown
Baytown Citizens Traffic Safety Council
Navy Officer’s Heroic Recovery Noted at Community Banquet
James T. Strawn Jr of Mir and Mrs J T Strawe of Sam Forrest, with U S Yerkeawn crewman, helped recover three U S assets circled by the sea. Strawn, 22, a two year Navy veteran, graduated from Robert E Lee High School and attended the University of Texas. The event at 7 p m Monday Jan 13 will feature Col Pat Spier of the Texas Department of Public Safety as speaker at the Community Building. Ticket sales are limited to 40 due to space. price five dollars each. Feinberg leads Traffic Safety Council for soon widespread ticket distribution through the Chamber of Commerce and Junior World outlet.
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James T. Strawn, Jr
Mir
J. T. Strawe
Sam Forrest
U.S. S
U. S
Wilson E
Pat” Spier
Texas Department of Public Safety
Corporation Court
Neel Richardson
Feinberg
Traffic Safety Counsell
Chamber of Commerce
Junior World
N. Pruett
Traffic Safety Council
Apollo 8 Returns From Moon Landing in Pacific Splashdown
Apollo 8, crew of Borman Lovell and Anders, landed in the Pacific about 5,000 yards from the Yorktown after a fiery reentry. The six ton capsule hit the water at 10:50 a.m. EST as helicopters and ships converged, with mission control confirming crew condition and radio contact.
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Yorktown
Pacific
America
Hawaii
Mission Control
Air Force
Frank Borman
U.S
Earth
Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Moon
Apollo
Pacific Ocean
Lovell
Post office delivers Christmas cheer through small gesture
Baytown readers recall a goodwill moment as Clif Causey sent two cards to his grandparents with just his best printing and a grandfather’s name. The cards were delivered with 12 cents postage due, delighting the Casey family and amusing postal workers during a busy holiday run. Baytown postmen reported a records rush with 2,421,588 pieces handled through Dec 24, up 2.8 percent from last year, as total mail rose and the office kept a smooth operation amid higher volumes.
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Casey
Cedar Bayou Road
Clif
Baytown
U.S
E. W. Froehner
Froehner
Biytown
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