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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1955
Page
4
The Baytown Sun notes the city’s consolidation reduced sectionalism as councilmen represent all voters. It highlights the new disposal plant and cites Hines Baker’s convention talk on gas pricing and regulation. It also lists 1958 business and media trends, urging local focus and active sales.
A railroad engineer cited for blocking a city crossing faces city court. A later bootlegger case features a long judge’s rant and a verdict later overturned on appeal. The column notes oddities in municipal justice and a retrial timeline.
President Eisenhower has kept labor peace but a spring clash looms as Walter Reuther and the Auto Workers push for guaranteed annual wage and possible strike action. Auto industry negotiators remain tight lipped on proposed wage guarantees, while Taft-Hartley constraints may not easily stop a nationwide auto strike. The economy’s health hinges on autos, making a prolonged walkout potentially costly for the administration.
The Sun endorses Mayor R H Pruett and council members Lack Lusk Herbert M Campbell and R B Bergeron for another term on April 5. It praises their ability, sincerity, and city hall record over the past two years, noting progress like the eight lane Highway 146 plan and urging continued public service. Grandpappy Jenkins quips about silent movies.
A Worcester publisher releases a miniature edition of Ike’s 1953 inaugural address. The limited book, bound in London, sells for 3.50 and is popular with White House staff, including James C. Hagerty. Readers note travel plans and a playful mention of a Thomasville plantation.
Hollywood star Rod Cameron briefly chased a limousine thief after a driver hooked his bumper with a six foot six frame, following the theft for ten blocks before the car owner stopped pursuit.
Questions span presidents geography literature and aviation maps. Notable facts include Martin Van Buren as a president, Baltimore as the city for the first major U.S. railroad line, the guillotine attributed to Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, and Eugene ONeill as the 1936 Nobel prize winner in literature.
Washington column reports Maryland racing politics favors Bowie with 43 noncompetitive days all consecutive plus six Saturdays boosting crowds and revenue, amid connections among Bowie owner Donald Lillis, Maryland official D Eldred Rinehart, and Gov McKeldin. Ike reads mail and reflects on war disarmament debates with Amvets head Rufus Wilson. Nixon in Cuba revisits gambling debt case involving Dana Smith and Norman Rothman.
Facts cite Grant as the first president to have a salary exceeding 25 000 dollars. It notes his second term salary rose to 50 000 dollars. Also mentions the Army maintains foreign missions and aid groups in 28 countries and cites the earth’s equatorial circumference as 24 902 29 miles.
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