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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1962
Page
2
A jumble of reader questions covers telephony outages billing, foreign language plans for elementary grades, flood risk at Busch Terrace, water-ties billing for Fresh Water Supply District 8, Sterling Library opening, funding for the Robert E Lee Band trip, and the Taft Hartley Act veto history. Officials respond with concise statements and timelines.
VA announces Houston VA Hospital chief Dr. Lee B. G. Cady will swap positions with Dr. John W. Claiborne Jr. of St. Louis. Cady, controversial in Houston for a run‑down charge, will lead a smaller hospital without a pay cut. He laments the transfer amid sanitation concerns related to prior construction.
UN soldiers and eight civilians are wounded as heavy fighting persists in Elisabethville and Kolwezi after dawn air raids. UN jets bombed the city and airport while Tunisian troops seized the central post office. Tshombe accuses peace talks of insincerity as UN troops advance and civilians evacuate to Leopaldville.
Harris County officials said construction on the domed stadium could begin January 10 with a foundation contract capped at 12 million dollars. A second contract covering total costs of about 19.476 million may follow after the 9.6 million bond is approved. People named include Patricia Ann Braswell Edith Al pha Webb George Nall Deby Jansie Sue Pate and Mr and Mrs H M Braswell of Houston. A girl was born December 28 to the Braswells.
A hospital beat column lists numerous individuals admitted or staying in rooms across Gulf Coast, Channelview, Kemah, Nacogdoches, Crosby, Birmingham and other locations. Names include Mrs Harvey Monroe, Mrs Frank Heintschel, Robert Martin, Mrs Gene Henderson, Cynthia Sheffield, Mrs Lee Bird, William Canada, and others with room numbers and addresses.
The report projects first half 1963 steel production around 52 million tons versus 54 million in 1962. It forecasts about a 1963 whole year with mildly optimistic auto demand, accelerating capital spending, stronger housing and construction push, and growing steel use in cans and soft drink cartons. Profits hinge on higher volume or prices, or both.
In Houston, Cora Holmes, 32, died in a four-car accident early Saturday while riding with Espanola Simmons who was critically injured. The crash involved a head on collision with another vehicle in downtown Houston.
A glimpse of 1963 labor activity shows unions seeking around one billion dollars in wage hikes as major industries including aerospace, airlines, railroads, construction, and steel brace for renewed contracts. Kennedy invokes Taft Hartley provisions, unemployment remains a concern, and Hoffa faces trial as tensions build for a potentially explosive election year.
The Fifth Circuit in New Orleans struck down Houston public schools’ brother-sister rule as discriminatory, overturning Judge Ben C. Connally’s ruling. It found that many Negro students were denied admission to formerly all white schools because of the rule that all siblings must attend the same elementary school.
A four month old puppy named Cleo owned by Mr and Mrs J A Campbell of 2015 Du Pont Pasadena bit at least three people and prompted rabies shots for about a dozen more neighbors mostly children. The dog died Sunday from a rare rabies case and was a Thanksgiving gift from Mrs Campbell's sister in San Antonio.
Linda Mell Cauthron died at 1:30 AM Friday in a Houston hospital. Survived by her parents Samuel and (Mrs.) Cauthron and two sisters Semmye and Radene, all of Hightendar and Ther grandparents Tom Cauthron of Clayton, Mo. Funeral at 2 PM Saturday at Earthman Highlands. A second service 12 PM Monday at Hixon Funeral Home, Monroe, La. Burial in Monroe cemetery.
Fourteen Channelview residents completed a civil defense Radiological Monitor course at the Channelview Fire Station. The program, sponsored by the Disaster and Emergency Relief Program of Channelview, awarded certificates after eight to twelve hours of instruction. Instructors included Jimmy Starkey, Meryl Olson, and Jon Ford, with appreciation gifts given by the fire department.
The GOP state chairman Rich ard Kieindéonst suggests Barry Goldwater could seek the presidential nomination if backing and convention delegates materialize. The report notes Katanga's army and police strength around 25,000 with UN forces near 10,000, and mentions shifts in government spending and budget leadership amid ongoing talks.
City post offices will be closed Tuesday for New Year Day. Mail will be placed in boxes at the post office but no home deliveries will be made.
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