Global and Local Policy Headlines Scatter Across Texas and Abroad
Complex dispatches cover tax policy debates in Texas, Kennedy health and education talks in Palm Beach, Cuban veterans to gift a flag at Miami Orange Bowl, and regional weather shifts. Berlin wall breach sparks border guard response while Dr Frances Kelsey heads FDA drug testing reforms. California and New York population claims clash as revenue plans target expenses. U N clashes with Cambodian and Vietnamese forces flare into Christmas season violence.
Baytown Weather and Community Notices Highlight Weekends
A slow rain began early Friday with a peak moisture of .35 inch on ridges. Baytown rainfall continued into Sunday morning while Veterans Office Training Cruise aboard the U S S Wren closed for holidays. DeMolay dance and Cedar Bayou event planned. weather shows partial cloudiness, warmer by Saturday, with Galveston tides at 11 22 a m high and 3 63 p m low.
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Baytown
D. C
Wooster
Humble
Oil and Refining Co
Galveston
Two Cotton Bowl Tickets Sold and Lost Items Noted
M F Jennings offers two Cotton Bowl tickets for sale with contact 4707. Mrs C O Foerster seeks a $5 reward for a lost white gold pin with diamond and blue stones, lost in downtown on Christmas Eve. contact 582-4936. H L Wilder family asks help catching a thief who stole over $200 of clothing from their car during church services on Christmas Eve. Jack Huron seeks a lost dachshund named Susie, phone 582-9168. Fridie Huron notes Bayshore Rod Reel and Gun Club deer hide collections run until Jan 18 in Austin. The lab hopes to donate hides for state hospital feathercraft project. Andy DeLowd makes a goody Luna Claus. Anncene Jackson showcases Christmas decorations. Cynthia Huey reads a strange request about Mrs Claude Tonypkins and a typographical error. Bad Cross birthday on 2 rainy day. Bob and Mary L Martin and sons cable Otis wings from London with message: Snow here, all well.
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M. F. Jennings
C. O. Foerster
H. L. Wilder
Jack Huron
Susie
Fridie Huron
Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club
Austin
State Hospital
Feathercraft
Andy DeLowd
Anncene
Jackeson
Cynthia Huey
Claude Tonypkins
Bob
Mary L. Martin
Otis Wings
London
REL Speech and Drama Students Enter Bellac High Tourney
Robert E Lee High School speech and drama students join REL peers January 4 for the seventh annual Bellac High School Forensic Tournament the largest in the southwest with 35 trophies and medals for top speakers. College division also features Rice Oklahoma State University Texas University and University of Pennsylvania with about 1000 students observing. REL entrants include Danny Waddell John Schulze Paul Quinton Herschel Rosser Rodney Evans and many others across debate poetry interpretation humorous interpretation extemporaneous speaking original oratory duet acting dramatic interpretation and analysis of public address. Individual entries list James Elkins Danny Odom Marsha Harper Norine Cowhig Judy Smith Elaine West James Tidman John Moore Rodney Evans Lowell Hildebrand Charles Schickman Bill Bowerman Ray Portis and Judy Barclay.
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Robert E. Lee
Bellac
Mary Newman
Rice
Oklahoma State University
University of Texans
University of Pennsylvania
REL
Danny Waddell
John Schulze
Paul Quinton
Herschel Rosser
Rodney Evans
Robert Ruckman
Caroline Kelso
Stephanie Meadows
Pete Buster
Nancy Gilmore
Jerri Smith
Charles Kennedy
Skeet Muncie
Bill Smith
Hugh McCulley
John
William Emil Jurek Rites Held In Baytown
Funeral services for William Emil Jurek 40 of 709 E Humble Baytown were held Friday at Paul A Lee Funeral Home. A welder at Humble Oil and Refining Baytown Refinery he died Thursday morning in a Baytown hospital. Survivors include widow Dorothy Mae Jurek and son Larry Eugene Jurek both of Baytown and his mother Annie Pillow of Caldwell. Burial at Memory Gardens. Jurek a Cameron Texas native.
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Paul A. Lee
William Emil Jurek
E. Humble
Baytown
Jurek
Humble of and Refining Co
Dorothy Mae Jurek
Larry Eugene Jurek
Annie Pillow
Caldwel
Hartman Named To State Board
Gov Price Daniel named Fred Hartman editor of The Baytown Sun and Dr William White chancellor of Baylor University to the State Library and Historical Commissions vacancies, after resignations. Hartman left Lamar Tech board. White left Public Safety Commission. New Lamar Tech members and one reappointment followed with Otho Plummer named to a six year term and other appointees Pat Peyton Jr J C Bertman Jr and A H Montague among the slate.
Dockman Shot In Foot During Galveston Dock Strike
In Galveston a dock worker who crossed picket lines to unload a banana ship was shot in the left foot. Robert James, 37, said the incident occurred on a conveyor line as independent dock workers, led by James Robinson of the Independent Banana Workers Union Co operative, moved bananas from the Swedish ship Brida Thornden. He reported he had been out of work since March and may not return to the docks.
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Galveston
Robert James
International Longshoremen's Association
James
Jamies
Banana Workers
James Robinson
Independent Banana Workers Union Co-operative
Brida
Thornden
Texas Corperaine Co
Exiles Reunited as Cuban Prisoners Readied for Cuba
Cuban exile leaders and relatives in Miami welcomed freed Bay of Pigs prisoners aboard the African Pilot. The Cuban Revolutionary Council urged exiles to enlist in the U.S. armed forces as plans for renewed action against Fidel Castro surface, with Manuel Artime and others meeting President Kennedy in Palm Beach and Kennedy signaling a visit to a free Cuba one day. Authorities distributed meals and housing as relatives await further boatloads of evacuees and supplies.
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Miami
Fla
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Revolutionary Council
Jose Miro Cardona
Castro
Havana
Florida
Angases
Military Ape
U.S
Manuel Artime
Palm Beach
Papa Kennedy
Man In the White Horse
Orange Bowl
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Bay of Pigs
Cuba
Russia
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Caramitle
New York
James B. Donovan
County Moves to Kickstart Harris County Stadium Project
Harris County officials push a two phase plan to begin work on the Harris County Domed Stadium ahead of the 1964 conventions. with $9.6 million bond funds awaiting sale the county aims to start first construction now while bids on bonds are processed. officials consider splitting the contract to secure early progress amid competition from Chicago New York Atlantic City San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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Fred Hartman
Harris County
Commissioners Court
Texas Attorney General
Joe Reswaber
Brice
Houston
Washinston
Chicago
New York
Atlantic City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Community Chest Officer Election Set for Feb 11
New officers of the Community Chest Council to be elected at the annual meeting at 7:30 p.m. February 11 at the Chamber of Commerce. Nomination committee listed, public may submit names by February 1. Holdover and expiring officers from Health and Welfare Leagues also named.
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Community Chest Council
Chamber of Commerce
Alma McNulty
Community Chest
Red Feather
Community Chest, Welfare League and
Health League
John Henderson
J. Robert Barnes
Charles Tillery
Bud) Blackburns
W. C. Jackson
Miss McNulty
Roy Elms
James Harrop
A. K. Morris
W. C. Britt
Conrad Matysiak
George L. Walmsley
Charles F. White
FL Barnes
Earl Bissix
Wallace E. Heaner
Karl W. Opryshek
Henry Armstrong
Willadine Hines
Lawrence J. Reilly
W. P. Cappleman
Blackburn
Jim Bond
Sam Bramlett
James W. Carroll
T. Seale
W. E. DuPlantis
E. J. Gray
R. C Halter
Elaine Linder
D C Seamans
Welfare League
No Garbage Collection Slated New Year’s Day
City crews will skip garbage pickups Tuesday due to the New Year holiday. Residents whose pickup is Tuesday should place trash out early Wednesday morning. City Manager J B LeFevre said containers must be out before 9 am Wednesday as crews handle two days in one. City hall closes Monday afternoon and reopens Wednesday morning for the holiday.
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Mally
Earb
J. B. LeFevrey
Postal Rates Rising January 7 Five-Cent First Class
Baytown Postmaster M L Neal announced new postal rates set to take effect January 7 including a five cent first class letter rate per ounce and eight cent air mail letters per ounce. Postcards rise to four cents, air mail cards to six cents, with booklets offering bundled stamps at reduced prices and an internal postage chart.
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Neal
Baytown
M. L. Neal
U.S
Post Office Department
Fire Insurance Commission
First
Austin
Steele M. McDonald
McDonald
George Washington
Rae
Outlook Dim For Strike's Early End
Labor Secretary Wirtz returns to dock talks urging resumption as the ILA demands a new shipper proposal. ILA chief negotiator Gleason says only a new shippers offer can break the deadlock and predicts the strike won’t end soon despite limited port operations along the East and Gulf coasts.
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Associated Press
W. Willard Wirtz
International Longshoremen’s Association
Gulf
Wirtz
ILA
Pam
New York $Ping Association
Hiam
TLA
East
Gulf Coast
Thomas W. Gleason
Gleason
School Social Studies Program Explained for Baytown Elementary
A Baytown elementary social studies plan outlines aims to build civic habits, community interest, and moral character through grades one to six. It integrates history geography citizenship science health and safety with resource units and activities tied to home school community Texas and global contexts.
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Baytown
Texas
Hemispee
U.S
Europe
Lakewood Siren Sings Solo in Friday Morning Alarm
A Lakewood fire station siren sounded at 6 53 a m Friday for 15 minutes, triggering alarm across Lakewood Brownwood and Wooster as water in the cable caused a short. Fireman Lee Kieur felder noted a similar issue at 2 a m Monday with both stations, residents nerves frayed and some fearing air raid reports.
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Lakewood
Brownwood
Wooster
Lee Kieurfelder
Aie
Wanaka
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Mortimer M. Caplin
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U.S.S. Wren
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Spieee Town
REL Speech and Drama
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County
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County Board of Fayk Commissioners
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Estelle Pickering
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