Baytown Weather Brief and Local Notices Highlight Rain and Events
Rainfall in Baytown totals 2.30 inches for a February period with 11.04 inches annual average cited. no damage reported. Police reserve meeting set for 7:30 p.m. to discuss traffic with Lt. James Petaylor. Six Flags Over Texas season opener planned for April. Okinawa exercise Quick Release ongoing, ending Feb. 25. Holy Name Society gathering with Rev. Lorenza Pegero guest speaker. W. C. Herring to lead revival music at Crosby First Baptist Feb 9-16. Ashbel Smith Dads Club meets to finalize pancake breakfast plans. Lee College spring enrollment up 8 percent to 1,293. late registration ends Friday.
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Baytown
Tuesdey
Cyprus Embassy Bombings Trigger Airlift Evacuation
In Nicosia a terrorist attack on the American Embassy injured a Marine and sparked an emergency airlift evacuating hundreds of American women and children. Ambassador Wilkins ordered dependents to Beirut as Greek Cypriot police struggle to restore order amid Greek Cypriot opposition to a NATO peace force backed by the U.N. Security Council.
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Fraser Wilkins
Beirut
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Criminais
Assim
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Britain
Pan American World Rirways
Mediterranean
Makarias
NATO
London
Spyros Kyprianou
Notasuga mayor defies desegregation order at Notasulga High
In Notasulga Alabama the mayor invoked city ordinances and refused to admit six Negro students to the all white Notasulga High School despite a federal court desegregation order. State troopers guarded the campuses while federal agents watched from a distance and a bus with black riders left the school grounds.
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Tuskegge
Ala
Notasuka
Notas
Ulga
Jackie Shires
Trust
James Chveh
Lucky
University of{Mearby
Schnoll
Houston
Norais
Salga
Tuskegee
Vernon
Merritt ‘Jr
Merritt
Gordon
Notasulga
Gol. al Lingo
Notasulea
Department of Justice
Weather range expected for Thursday noted
Reported forecast hints a temperature range of 53 to 55 degrees with a slight warming trend while noting some recording inconsistencies. The Thursday outlook centers on a modest rise from the mid forties to around mid fifties.
Local officials and residents in brief town notes
TOM OSBURN of the La Porte City Commission will enter San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Thursday for surgery. The B. B. Williamses, former Baytown residents, have moved back from Austin. Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Herring and Dr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Duke left Tuesday for Las Vegas for a short vacation. Jesse Acosta reports on an upcoming meeting. Mrs. Mae Nelson, science teacher at Robert E. Lee High, retires again this year. Judy Lamberson enjoys sitting near Gregory Peck on a plane trip home from Oklahoma.
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la Porte City
Douglas
Tromblee
EE. Pauler
Haze Burks
Mae Nelson
Robert
E. Lee High School
D. Giddings
Judy Lamberson
Gregory
Peck
Oklahoma
Lee Colags
Resident of Highlands Dies at 85
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Skinner, 85, of 1316 Battichell Road Highlands died at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday at her daughter's home. Born October 9, 1878 in Greenville, she lived in Highlands with her daughter for four years. Funeral services 2:30 p.m. Friday at Greenville Assembly of God, Rev. James Bridees officiating. Burial in Hart Cemetery, Greenville. Survivors include three daughters, five sons, a brother, 36 grandchildren, and 22 great grandchildren. The body remained at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home until noon Wednesday, then sent to Sorrel’s Funeral Home in Greenville.
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Mary Elizabeth
Skinner
Battichell Road
Highlands
T. E. Ball
Paul A. Lee
Sorrels
H." A. Bagwell
Greenvile
V_ Darby
Sulphur Springs
G. R. Skinner
W. FE. Skinner
Baytown
M. K
Chambers County Poll Tax Sale Sets Record High
The Chambers County tax collector reports a record poll tax sale, noting a year with the highest total to date. Blair credits supporters and the community for the achievement, citing a 1959 total of 3,515 poll taxes as a benchmark.
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Chanthers
Coumty
Sherwee
Blade
Chamhers
Inx
Cassessor
Wml
Sahk
Blair
Chambers County
Valentine Oyster Fry at Bayshore Rod Club
The Bayshore Rod Club will host its seventh annual oyster fry from 3 to 8 on Fehelt at the clubhouse 2223 Minnesota. Chief cook Eddie Huron will lead a menu of Smith Point certified oysters. Tickets are 1 for adults and 50 cents for children under 12. civic members sell tickets, with proceeds funding the club’s annual project.
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Bayshore Rod
Keel
Gin Cluty
Fehelt
Minnesota
Eddie Huron
Clit
Smith Point
Civic
Idaho
Senator Barcy Goldwater Discontinues Where Do You Stand Sir
The Sun notes that Sen Barcy Goldwater has halted his regular column Where Do You Stand Sir as he seeks the Republican nomination for President. Arizona Republicans are listed as the chief spokesmen for American conservatism.
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Barcy Goldwater
Sun
Arizona Republican
Port Sponsors Cedar Bayou Barge Channel Work
The Port of Houston voted to sponsor a new barge channel along Cedar Bayou from the Baytown Highway Bridge to the I 10 bridge near the J J M Ruber plant to aid Gulf Oil Corp redevelopment. U S Representatives Thomas and Thompson have shown interest, with funds and studies in early stages.
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Port of Houston
Baytown
J.J. M. Ruber
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U.S
Albert Thomas
Clark ‘Thompson
Ninth
Thomas
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Congress
Houston Ship Channel
Lyndon Johnson
Free Registration for U S Electors Ends March 6
Eligible voters in East Harris County may register for free votes at the deputy tax assessor-collector's office on Defoe Street from 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with possible extensions during a rush. About 26 147 poll taxes were paid, and those who already bought poll taxes are not eligible. Voters must certify they have not obtained a poll tax receipt and those aged 21 or older who failed to obtain exemptions by last Friday cannot register under the free system.
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Harris County
W. Defoe
A B. Collins
Ing
Carl S. Smith
Collins
East Harris County
W.defee
Colins
Smith
Senate Demos Gird For Fight Over Excise Tax
Washington AP report notes Senate Democrats brace for a clash with Republicans over a tax bill to repeal the 10 percent excise tax on jewelry watches cosmetics furs and other items. The measure would shift about 450 million yearly in revenue and face party-line voting as Administration allies back the repeal while critics warn of tax cut implications.
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Washington
Senate
Ross ‘Fort
Une
Thruston
B. Morton
Borger Hit By 26 Inches As Panhandle Clears Snow
The Panhandle faced a record snowfall with Borger alone receiving 26 inches. Snow continued to melt as temperatures rose above freezing, while plows and two helicopters aided by Reese Air Force Base freed two marooned men near an oil lease. Authorities warned to limit nonessential travel as drifts remained up to nine feet.
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Texas Panhandle
Borger
Reece Air Force Base
Lubbock
Jack Wort
Kenneth Losure
Weather Bureau
Imade. l
Mrs Oswald identified rifle in Kennedy case, eyes on evidence
The article reports Mrs Marina Oswald will be asked to identify the Mannlicher Carcano rifle found in a Dallas sniper's nest as her husband Lee Harvey Oswald's. Warren, leading the presidential commission, notes Oswald’s palm print on the bolt-action rifle and discusses possible security issues from Oswald’s travels.
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Dalas
Lee Harvey
Oswald
Tmail
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Childress
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Dalhart
Kennedy
Panhandler
Tex
John
Perryton
Font SL
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Llieves
Bine
Texas
Edwin A. Wakker
Warren
FBI
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Thesassin
Russia
Mexico
Wwe
Bottomless pre Our World Today President 9 Lyndon
President Johnson makes third trip to New York to pres ent awards given by the Joseph P Kennedy Jr Foundation attend Kennedy Memorial Fellowship dinner and make a political appearance. Also notes of 1861 Arizona law bars Communists from election access and Cornell ordinance on smoking in bed. Texas senators in Washington split on tax deduction for students. Ruby trial venue change sought. Cleveland school board integration steps. Baptist Convention district votes to urge media to stop tobacco ads and nonalcoholic beverage promotion.
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Lyndon
Fohnson
New York
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation
Texas
Washington
Senate
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Vittoria
Johnson urges new consumer protection. banks, budgeting aids urged
President Johnson asked Congress for new fair practices to curb deceptive packaging and to require full disclosure of installment interest. He endorsed bills on bank deception and truth in lending, and proposed federal help for low income families to budget. He favored expanding consumer education via agencies and schools and noted regional conferences to raise awareness.
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Johnson
Congress
Ning
Agricultural Extension Service
Johns
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