Baytown News Roundup Highlights Tours and Council Reports
Local students, Nelda nical Society and Robert E Lee Day participants will tour the Baytown area next spring with Humble Oil and Southwestern University. A concert is planned at 7 15 Friday. Poll tax receipts reach 164 575 a ten percent rise from last year total voting strength 357 643. Lamar Tech spring enrollment and registration times announced. Dr John Knox to lead seminar at Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown center on oxidation of alkanes. Six Flags Over Texas set to open April 20 with press event. Airman James McElroy from Highlands assigned to Greenville AFB for medical service training. Pioneer Student Association meets for officer elections. Delta Kappa Gamma Cedar Bayou parlor hosts Gamma Session. Roseland Oaks Civic Association to name new officers at 7 30 pm Monday.
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Harris County
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Houston
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Houston Company
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Standard Concrete Pipe Sales Co
Baytown City Council Set to Settle Pipe Bid Dispute
The Baytown council faces a bid dispute over concrete pipe from White Supply Co and Standard Concrete Pipe Sales Co. A 26 percent discount plus 2 percent cash incentive put White’s bid on par with the Houston firm, prompting review of bid totals and potential ordinance changes. Council to vote on April election date and district redistricting.
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Plumwood
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Coongil
President seeks tax cuts to boost oil and mineral output
President asks Congress to loosen tax laws on oil gas and mineral production aiming to raise 300 million dollars annually. French leader de Gaulle pursues Western Europe unity risking British and American ties. Cubans head to the United States under Castro rules demanding forfeiture of homes and assets and rapid bill payments. Pierre Salinger plans informal talks with Kennedy after strikes by New York City printers and publishers left papers dark for 48 days.
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Harris County sells domed stadium bonds to Chicago firm
Harris County sold 15 million dollars in domed stadium bonds to Northern Trust Co of Chicago at 3.45 percent. Commissioner Ramsey said construction could start by early March. The package includes 3 million approved by voters on December 22 and 6 million still unsold of the original issue. In Austin the Senate passed Gov John Connallys 197000 emergency appropriation bill without debate. In Tyler Dist Judge Otis Dunagan denied a new trial today for Billie Sol Estes and sentenced him to eight years for swindling.
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Chicago
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Pecos
Weather and Tides Forecasted Cold Through Friday
The forecast calls for fair and cold conditions through Friday with low temperatures in the lower 20s. Galveston tides for Friday show a high at 1:55 AM and 9:24 PM, a low at 3:43 PM and 10:49 PM.
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Local Baytown News Briefs Highlight Weddings Events and Talks
Judy Tafe and Harold Barber return from Lamar Tech for pre wedding parties. Baytown Science Fair invites junior high and high school students at Robert E. Lee High School in February. Distributive Education Club of RET releases three films on sales for Baytown merchants. Thomas Boatright and wife settled in Flymn Texas to build a new home. daughter Wanda attends local high school. Baytown School Food Service Association plans spring tasting bee after organizing 71 members. Frank Wilhite, former Baytonian now Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer, speaks at Houston symposium on gas chromatography for NASA instrumentation. Trinity University Choir to visit town Saturday. Mrs. Korthauer promotes event.
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Harold Barber
Lamar Tech
Baytown
Robert E. Lee High
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Thomas Boatright
Wanda
Baytown School Food Service Association
Frank Wilhite
Baytonian
Houston
Wilhite
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasa
Sena
Calif
NASA
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Alice Korthauer
Trinity University
Oak Ridge Study Under REL Prof Voytek Joins Institute
Kenneth Voytek a chemistry and biology teacher from Robert E Lee has accepted a one week appointment at the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies in Tennessee. The nonprofit institute under contract with the U S Atomic Energy Commission and the National Science Foundation aims to foster university collaboration with the atomic energy program and upgrade science education. Voytek will study physics chemistry mathematics and biology with emphasis on nuclear science applications. He will learn modern research techniques under prominent scientists and prepare lectures for students and guests while visiting atomic installations and laboratories.
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Robert E Lee
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Oak Ridge Institute
United States Atomic Energy Commission
National Science Foundation
Vortek
Sisits
Kennedy seeks 3.2 billion tax cut and 18 percent plan
President Kennedy urged Congress to cut taxes by 3.2 billion this year as the first step toward an 18 percent overall tax cut. He outlined a 1963 package retroactive to Jan 1, with a net effect of about 10.2 billion in tax relief after revenue changes. The plan blends individual and corporate rate cuts with targeted tax-benefit revisions, facing opposition in Congress amid a tight budget climate.
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Kennedy
Congress
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Cold snap grips Texas with hard freeze warnings
An Arctic front sent Baytown and much of Texas into a severe cold spell with subzero readings in Panhandle towns and near Dallas. Forecasters warned of another hard freeze tonight and into Friday, while a warming trend begins Saturday but likely returns next week as more northerly winds move in.
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Baytown
U.S
Houston
Gulf
Sake Peel
Shipping May Resume By Weekend Pace in Dock Peace Pact
Mediation talks among shoremen, industry negotiators, and a federal mediator reached a plan aimed at resuming shipping by the weekend. Union leaders expressed optimism as wage-scale recommendations and peace terms received support in several ports, though Mobile rejected the pact over local pay-for-loss provisions. New Orleans discussions continued with the Steamship Association signaling willingness to accept the mediation formula.
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James C. Hubbard
Dustry
Joseph Call
Newsman
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Atlantic
Lake Charles
Brownsville
Tex
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Presidential Mediation Board
Galveston
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Union Local 329
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Ala
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New Orleans Steamship Association
Kennedy
Baytown Hospitals Report Lighter January Load
Baytown four hospitals showed lighter than usual January patient volume with occupancy from full to two thirds. A hospital spokesman cited flu vaccinations as a factor reducing illness compared with Houston. Baytown Hospital ran at full capacity with 36 beds in use and about 90 percent occupancy since Christmas.
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Houston
Baytown Hospital
Gulf Coast Hospital
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
SJMH
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Lilfie Duke Hospital
Lilfie Duke
W. T. Jackson Named Veterans Service Head in Baytown
William T. Jackson will begin February 1 as Baytown veterans service officer, replacing Grover Edge. County veterans officer Jesse Caveness said Commissioners Court approved the hire, with debate over abolishing the post and salary set at one dollar monthly.
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William T
Red) Jackson
Veterans’ Service
Baytown
Grover K. Edge
Jesse Caveness
Commissioners Court
Jackson
W. V
Red
Ramsey
Caveness
Mildred Campbell
Crosby State Bank Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Crosby State Bank, East Harris County’s oldest, marks its 50th year with charter renewal and surplus boost. The bank, opened April 13, 1913, will host a one week open house starting April 15 with daily refreshments and small gifts for visitors. A transfer of 99,000 from undivided profits to certified surplus increases surplus from 100,000 to 150,000. O Hare, bank president, announced the changes along with long-tenured officers A H Garris, Doris Henson, Gladys O'Brien, and C O Nelson.
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Crosby State Bank
Harris County
State Banking Board
State Board
O. Hare
A. H. Garris
Doris Henson
Gladys O'Brien
C. 0. Nelson
Chicago Chill Eskimos Bid On City
Sun Advertising Director John Wadley said Chicago can be given back to the Eskimos. He spent three days in the city for a national advertising convention. He noted extreme cold with 19 below zero, 20 below forecast, and far colder than any in 106 years.
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Sun
John Wadley
Chicago
John
Windy City
Telitn
Baytown
Baytown Weather Mixed as Cold Wave Grips Nation
National Arctic air blasts across the Southeast and Midwest bringing subzero readings and heavy snow. Atlanta reports two below zero, while Italy Greece and Yugoslavia tally dozens dead as ferocious winter spreads from Europe to the Mediterranean. Cattle losses rise with freezing conditions and isolated mountain communities face snowdrifts.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Europe
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Greece
Ialy
Mediterranean
Turkey
Short Cut To A Better Car
Baytown Sun classified Want Ad section promotes RED HOT autos for sale and best buy guidance. It urges daily reading to compare prices and vehicles, lists contact numbers, and notes ad writing assistance and hours from 7 am to 3 pm.
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