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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1962
Page
14
Column by WAL BOYLE mocks social vanity and self delusion with a string of quips about parakeets and people. It cautions against confidence men, notes women seek social approval, and jokes about money cars and intellectual tastes in a brisk, satirical voice.
Hollywood figures propose a two part weekly TV anthology as a lasting tribute to Ernie Kovacs killed in a car crash. Edie Adams would front the project with support for her family. Friends including Jack Lemmon George Burns and Jack Benny back the idea, but they face script and scheduling hurdles. Kovacs left a strong impression from his final TV special and his unique original style.
In Baltimore Maryland AP report Judge E Everett Lane the first Black judge south of the Mason Dixon Line since Reconstruction retires at age 70 after serving as a police and traffic magistrate and then on Peoples Court since 1957 He quipped I have reached the age of serenity not senility and marked the occasion with friends and well wishers
The Civil Service Commission reports five applicants for the Muleshoe Texas postmaster position Arnold Alcorn Spencer Beavers Andy Davis Doyle King and Mrs Hertha Walker The post pays 6255 annually After qualification review the commission will name three as eligible and any may be nominated by the President subject to Senate confirmation.
Oil production fell for a straight week as bad weather restrained output. The Oil and Gas Journal reported 499 500 barrels daily, down 4 100 from the prior week. Texas averaged 2 658 040 bpd Louisiana 1 308 150 and New Mexico 323 900.
A fragmented OCR summary notes experts predicting the United States deficit will exceed 3.9 billion dollars with October 1960 showing a late deficit. They warn rising dollar value may affect exports and capital outflows while ratings and investments abroad impact the balance of payments. The group projects imports rising to offset a trade surplus abroad, but not enough to offset outlays.
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