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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1963
Page
1
A UN spokesman quoted U Thant saying he wants actions, not words, from Katanga President Moise Tshombe. In Terre Haute Indiana an explosion at Home Packing Co demolished two neat processing rooms, killing 01 workers and injuring at least 36 others.
Community clubs schedule meetings at local sites including Citizens National Bank social room and Chamber of Commerce building. Retired cattleman Paulsel treated after two car crash near West Houston and North Main. nurses assist at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. Survivors listed include wife Bertie Stubbs and children Harold Bruce Elnon Naomi.
Washington AP Sen Lyndon B Johnson and others mourn the death of Robert Kerr Oklahoma Democrat longtime ally of Kennedy and a leading foe of proposed health insurance reforms He collapsed at Rectors Hospital after telling a story Doctors cited a coronary occlusion Kerr age 66 had entered Dec 16 for respiratory illness Kennedy praised his legislative energy noting his role in advancing oil and social security measures Edmondson Edmondson Lafayette observers speculate on a vacancy health and political maneuvering follow Kerrs passing in Miami during the Orange Bowl event privacy of the Curries and Oklahoma political circle remains under discussion
Weather update notes continued mostly cloudy conditions through Thursday with a chance of showers Wednesday afternoon and night.
Michael Wayne Skains, born 3:50 PM Tuesday at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital, may win Baytown’s first baby award if no earlier birth is reported before Friday noon. The infant, child of Donni Wayne Skains and Anelle Grindle, would receive gifts from local merchants and a hospital baby bed, among prizes. Grandparents and great grandparents are listed. the family resides in Baytown area near Goose Creek Independent School District.
A 1962 silver gray Pontiac driven by James Harold Jones veered off North Main Street and crashed through Rogers Department Store then into Highlands Elementary School Room 20. Linda Powell, 22, a first grade teacher, and several students were injured. Jones died at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital. autopsy to determine heart attack or illness. Passersby assisted in evacuating students as bricks and debris flew into the classroom.
Baytown area public schools and Lee College pupils return to classes after the Christmas holidays. The annual census enters its second day with 27 enumerators counting district residents, a process expected to take about three weeks and complete tabulation about a month later.
Miss Mary Larkin 21 daughter of Mr and Mrs E G Larkin of 345 Circle Drive is in serious condition at Baytown Hospital after an automobile wreck on Stolander Road near a dead end. She was a passenger in a car driven by Dale Potter a Lee College student from Beaumont. Potter was treated for facial lacerations and released. Larkin was thrown from the car through the windshield and underwent surgery Tuesday night with possible further procedures after X rays and tests.
Palm Beach AP Kennedy aims for a gradual tax cut package to curb the deficit and reduce unemployment. He seeks Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee compromise with tax bill steps, while facing House Rules expansion and allied diplomacy risks.\\n
Washington AP reports new tax rules for travel and entertainment took effect Tuesday, aiming to curb expense account abuse. The 8000 words of rules, plus 9000 supporting orders, shift burden to taxpayers claiming deductions, with Caplin calling them practical yet demanding, likely boosting tax lawyers' work. Only about one in ten taxpayers face T and E deductions, while others watch to see how the regime changes cost and compliance.
Baytown Chamber of Commerce plans a 7 p.m. banquet at the Knights of Columbus Hall on West Main to install a new president and executive committee. Bryan Blalock, former East Texas Chamber official and noted speaker, will headline the event, with tickets available after printing.
Harold A. Halsey, Baytown pioneer, reports severe citrus damage from the pre Christmas freeze in Fiovia ts. He calls it the worst cold damage of this century and notes efforts to harvest fruit before further deterioration.
Shivering southern England braces for a blizzard as Congo tensions rise with Tshombe seeking to hold Brazzaville capital while UN stops advance. New Year traffic deaths drop to a rare low for four days. Governors Nelson Rockefeller and George Romney emerge in GOP chatter. Cuban anniversary protests flare in Havana as de Gaulle and Khrushchev warn on peace and nuclear war.
Funeral services for Ray C. Burnett 48 of Baytown will be held Thursday at Earthman Funeral Home. He died Tuesday night in a Baytown hospital. Survivors include his widow two daughters and his parents. Graveside rites follow at Guidry Cemetery Hull conducted by Masonic Lodge No 1195. Burnett was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Second Baptist.
Gov elect John Connally named Crawford Martin Hillsboro lawyer and former city mayor as Texas secretary of state and Howard Rowe of Midland as executive assistant. Other posts include Bill Cobb as executive budget officer and Scott Sayers, Larry Temple, Bill Fowler, and Frank Merkel as administrative assistants.
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