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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1964
Page
3
Washington AP reports that U S farms used an average of 687 kilowatt hours of electricity in June 1963, up 3 percent from the prior year. Monthly farm electrical bills averaged 15.60 dollars, up from 15.00 dollars a year earlier, as prices rose for the third straight year with June rates at 2.27 cents per kilowatt hour.
The Baytown Optimist Club reveals its 1964 committee lineup with Ken Irby as Boys and Girls Work chairman and Al Johnson leading Underprivileged Children. Other members include Glen Kollmeyer, Pete Sultis, Wallace Heaner, L. J. Reilly, Hank Swain, Henry Lyles, Bill Wilson, Ed Vaught, Fred O'Brien, Dave Tracht, Frank Goss, Fritz Lanham, John Sylvester, and many more across diverse panels such as Vocational Guidance, Agriculture, Public and Business Affairs, and Inter-Club Relations. The year’s activities feature a pianist Lou Britton, song leader Charles Forque, and Civil Defense coordinator Dave Sherron.
The Defense Department issues a new standard requiring private researchers to pass security checks similar to civilian workers. The rule, inserted into the 1957 directive, aims to uniform clearance across all agencies and prevent disclosure or compromise of classified information.
Heirport Brooks and James W Brooks Jr of Circle Drive announce the birth of a son Jerry Donald born December 28 weighing nine pounds four ounces. Grandparents are Leonniell of Baytown and J W Brooks of Amarillo. Great grandparents include Mrs J L Daniell and Mr and Mrs Johan Bunch of Waxahachie. Jerry Donald has a brother Jimmy, age two. Mrs Brooks formerly Barbara Daniell.
Washington AP report says Cuban tobacco stocks have fallen to about a two year supply as embargoed shipments limit availability. Last Oct 1 stocks were 19.2 million pounds, far below 99.9 million a year earlier, with annual usage around 10 million pounds and manufacturers seeking substitutes in Philippines Colombia Dominican Republic Brazil Paraguay and Indonesia.
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