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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1956
Page
1
Washington briefs outline administration budget moves aiming to save 157 million yearly by curtailing veteran medical care, while lawmakers and party leaders trade accusations in the wake of safety and security debates. McCarthy vows to curb funding of rival committees amid criticism of royalty security problems. In Houston, Rupert Hill, 40, dies in a traffic incident as TB55 issues loom.
Two Highlands Sunday School teachers helped 13 children after an oxygen incident in the Hirst Baptist education building. Mrs Carlton Burwell was most seriously affected and remained on oxygen. Highlands Fire chief Simmy Hughes said another adult and two children required medical attention. Clarence Benoit Jr and Edith McKay were taken home after collapsing during class. others recovered outside. See GAS-Page Two.
Voters must meet Tuesday 18 for Baytown Chamber of Commerce director filings. Two water district elections are scheduled Thursday including Wooster town and Lakewood. A film VIVE FINGERS starring James Munson plays at 1 pm with 25 cent admission at Lee College auditorium. Palsy League meets Tuesday at 7:30 pm at 2209 Morris. The Baytown Service League Duplicate Bridge Club resumes in the Community House. public invited.
The Town column notes Gary Hill enjoying a new record player for Christmas and inviting readers to contribute to his rhythm and blues collection. It also mentions Sandra Montgomery helping with party duties, Baytown travelers Julian Spring, Mrs Mattie Rheete and daughter Julie, and Brant Godwin sipping coffee with adults.
In the Senate and House opening sessions, Democratic leader Lyndon Johnson stated farm income is the nation's top problem, urging urgent action as the 84th Congress convenes amid election year tensions and anticipated political fireworks. Republicans concede tough issues ahead as investigations and policy reviews loom.
Nation reports show a sharp drop in holiday traffic deaths after a nationwide crackdown and safety campaigns. total holiday deaths reached 351 across states like California, Texas, and New York, with several states recording no fatalities.
Police report a spike in deadly Texas traffic crashes during the Christmas to New Year holiday period. The Department of Safety tallies 172 deaths in Texas, with 93 road fatalities, 46 homicides or related crises, and 33 other fatalities from accidents. The worst crash occurred near midnight Saturday in Hockley, northwest of Houston, when a car carrying four African American residents from Hempstead collided with The Owl, a Southern Pacific passenger train. Victims named Arabella Jones, 25, Houston. Juanita Green, 24. Jerimay Lee Jackson, 26. Artur Lee Steward, 30, all Hempstead residents.
PARIS facing a pivotal vote as France seeks a stable government to maintain its status as a world power. The election features a wide field with 18 national parties and about 6,000 candidates for 444 assembly seats, amid Algeria's war casting a heavy issue and Faure using drastic moves to avoid ousting his government.
Oscar Holcombe, Houston's 10 time mayor, began his new term Monday promising action. He urged "let's get going" to improve traffic safety, sewer remodeling, and to open overpasses and bridges to reduce bottlenecks. Former Mayor A E Amerman administered the oath as Roy Hofheinz attended sparingly. Holcombe, who backed Hofheinz in 1952, won last November amid budget fights and council clashes over tax plans.
New York dispatch reports the death of political boss Frank Hague at Park Avenue apartment. Hague rose from a sixth grade education to vast power as Jersey City mayor in the 1930s and helped shape state and national politics. He popularized the nickname I am the law. He died eight years after retiring, shortly after release from hospital where he had been treated for bronchitis and arthritis.
Sketch correspondent Simon Ward reports Swedish actress Anita Akhery encountered a wardrobe failure at a London hotel ballroom event. A strapless gown with a plunging neckline split, causing a minor spectacle as guests watched. Ward noted the gown, valued at 230, hung by a makeshift clasp while she moved through the foyer toward dinner, drawing headlines from the night.
Front line report notes 17 certificates issued per hour in towns heading to SL3e. Officials cite rapid processing but offer few details on criteria or eligibility.
A fragmentary OCR line references a dormant link to Germany and implies a transmission or submission issue. The unreadable text muddles whether it concerns entries or records, leaving the exact action unclear but signaling a paused or incomplete transfer linked to Germany.
A three-county search for three armed suspects in a green and white Chevrolet was launched after Aggie student David Broderick was shot and left dying near a Tomball road. Texas Rangers, highway patrol, and county officers set roadblocks and readied bloodhounds for pursuit. A man reported seeing the car near Spring and Conroe, with a suspect firing a .38 cartridge into Broderick’s head as he lay in a roadside ditch. The trio’s car was later spotted in Newark, New Jersey, and one suspect was arrested.
Maria Sue Witt crowned Baytown’s first baby of the year in Harris County. Miss Baytown 1966 title pageant notes her six pounds fifteen ounces birth at Huber Camp. Local merchants donated prizes including furniture, clocks, apparel, toys, and gift certificates totaling many dollars. To claim gifts, father must present signed birth certificate to The Baytown Sun by Tuesday noon.
Police report a Baytown shooting left Apolonio Alvarado 21 in critical condition after six bullets struck him at a New Year’s celebration. Suspect B A Seleso Quiles Vegas, jailed on assault to murder and pistol charges, offered no motive. Witnesses say Vegas opened fire as Alvarado stood by a door.
Baytown area rice growers react to U S Department of Agriculture moves on the 56 rice crop. A 16 percent national acreage cut accompanies a 10 percent drop in the price support rate to 75 percent of parity and a national marketing quota. Farmers fear lower income despite unchanged or improved yields. The move targets new and older rice producing states, with Texas bearing a heavier allotment and potential income impact centered on price cuts rather than acreage changes. Referendum on quotas set for later.
Two young boys Jimmy Masters and David Masters wandered from home while their mother shopped at a nearby store. They were found later near Lee College by Officer Hal Ricketson, frightened but unharmed. The family, led by EW Masters, searched the neighborhood before reuniting at home.
Cloudless skies and mild temperatures were expected for the Cotton Bowl football game in Dallas. Forecasters warned of coastal fog along the coast and near the Big Bend region, with inland conditions improving later.
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