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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1961
Page
5
Washington AP describes President Kennedy’s sixth day in office marked by a grave, focused mood at his first news conference the first live televised presidential Q and A session. He answered quickly, remained mostly somber, and acknowledged war and peace issues while signaling careful leadership.
A short college note lists students chosen for state Baptist work chairs. The item highlights the volunteers and roles within the Baptist organization at the state level.
Dr. Janet G. Travell, Kennedy's prospective White House physician, says being a woman is not a handicap in medicine. A native of New York City, she is credited with diagnosing and treating Kennedy's back ailment and recommending a shoe lift that aided his spine. Traveling in Pelham, she is married with two daughters.
A Houston roundup reports: Gabriel Arthur Corder, 31, dies from burns suffered at Signal Oil Plant No 2 on the Houston Ship Channel. City officials push for permits before electrical system changes. Everett Jackson, 31, shot and killed in a liquor store after entering with a companion. Hinton Dan Sheffields, 67, suspected shooter says it was not robbery. First court test of Sunday closing law ends with six convictions, all fined minimums. Rep. Bob Eckhardt and Rep. W. H. Miller push safety and hypnosis bills. Bids open for old city hall block. citizens seek park plan. A lawsuit seeks $105,000 loan funds redirected to charity. State Highway Commission ban on foreign road materials challenged. Lorraine Foundation receives a $845 loan for a tenement housing project. City Hall cafeteria shut when a Black student group asks to be served. service later provided at Continental Bus Center.
AP dispatch from Paradise reports unusually cold weather with heavy snowfall across the Upper Peninsula. Residents describe frigid conditions, shoveling burdens, and caution alerts as temperatures plunge below typical seasonal norms. Local officials urge preparedness and travel care amid shifting wind chills.
Washington AP reports a new resident at the White House a cat of undetermined age moves in Tom Kitten owned by Caroline Kennedy three. The gray alley cat with yellow eyes is said to be living at the home of Hugh Auchincloss in McLean Virginia. Pamela Turnure Kennedy’s press secretary introduces the pet. Charlie the Welsh terrier remains at large outside the White House. Caroline and John Jr. are in Palm Beach Florida awaiting moves.
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