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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
3
DETROIT UP A would be robber confronted cab driver Enos Johnson and tried to pull a pistol. The weapon fell apart in the thief’s hand and bullets spilled to the ground as the would be robber fled in embarrassment.
A new corporation plans to revive the Brooklyn Eagle and will begin selling 2 3750,000 stock issues early in January. Robert W. Farrell, former Eagle columnist and attorney, is president. The stock issue became effective December 19 under SEC rules. The group has an understanding with the American Newspaper Guild, with many former Eagle staffers to join. The plan reflects a scaled staff compared with the old paper. The entry ends with a note about the tree kangaroo’s habits.
The Internal Revenue Service will assist filers next year by helping complete income tax forms. Russell C. Harrington, successor to T. Coleman Andrews, reversed Andrews order limiting help. Harrington directs agents to assist any taxpayer upon request and designates special assistance days in January February and April.
Doctors warn that acute alcoholism is a potentially deadly condition with death possible within six hours. Professor Theodore Koppanyi reports four ounces of whisky take five to six hours to burn off, urging faster treatment for severe cases to prevent death within hours. The discussion includes research on fructose as a faster alcohol burn and debates over safety of cigarette paper additives.
Sheriff Howard A Harvey prompted by an assistant investigates an accident involving a trailer truck reported on his front lawn. Nearby, bird watchers in New York observe a bald eagle riding an ice floe in the Hudson River, a rare sight for the area.
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