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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1952
Page
7
In Austin a gathering of 23 Texas editors and newsmen discussed Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 1952 nomination chances. Nine feared a Republican win if Eisenhower secured the nomination, reminiscent of 1928 when Hoover defeated Al Smith.
Nueva Laredo Mexico officials announced a seizure of almost 90 pounds of marijuana based on information from Laredo Texas police. Federal Prosecutor Jose Raul Peniche Martin said the drugs were bound for the United States and cited an ongoing international ring investigation. One man was arrested at the scene.
Lawrence Westbrook, 62, of Hot Springs Arkansas, named assistant chairman by the Democratic National Committee to improve harmony with Democratic Congressmen. Westbrook, a former Texas legislator and early Roosevelt appointee, has critics saying the party lacked full discussion with leaders in Congress. Beaumont attendance returns to normal after influenza drop. Grand Jury to crack down on gambling in January per Criminal District Judge Owen Lord.
Norbert Hadley was held by police after officers seized him in Evanston while he listened entranced to a radio playing I Surrender Dear. He surrendered at the scene following the capture for stealing the radio a third time in three and a half years.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute technicians in Worcester Massachusetts operate a scale model of the Cabinet Gorge dam in Idaho to simulate conditions and assess proposed construction steps. They issue signals to on site engineers and determine feasibility of plans using remote control science. A telephoned transfer to court is described alongside other dispatches from Fort Worth and Arcadia.
In a week of cross Atlantic goodwill over Captain Henrik Kurt Carlsen aboard the Flying Enterprise the two nations pledged unity while money talks were off limits. The looming dispute centers on American loans to Britain and tax funded aid as Britain nears financial peril, a major issue for the upcoming election.
Sydney Gordon Martin, 29, of Long Meadow Massachusetts, is listed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitives. He faces charges of assault and related crimes in an attack and robbery of a farmer. He bears a burn scar on the left cheek, missing front teeth, a 3 to 4 inch scar on the left palm, and a nervous habit of hand running through his hair.
London reports King George VI will cruise to South Africa to aid convalescence from illness. Buckingham Palace says he will be accompanied by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. The voyage is planned to begin in March. A separate note from Beaumont mentions US Representative J. M. Combs recovering after surgery at Hermann Hospital in Houston and not in serious condition.
A severe blaze tore through Atlantic City destroying three hotels twelve rooming houses a theatre and two fire engines in a two block area before crews contained it. The St Charles Hotel wing was gutted with estimated damage around two million. No injuries reported and most structures were unoccupied. Dr Jessica Ratche of Santa Ana California is noted as the first woman to fly an airplane in the United States.
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