02 Jul 1962
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1962
Page
1
Baytown Emergency Corps will lack a quorum and postpone its Monday night meeting to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Main Street barn. Supt. George H. Gentry announced the next regular meeting would be Monday, July 9.
PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM THROUGH TUESDAY. LONE ISOLATED SHOWER ACTIVITY. GALVESTON TIDES: TUESDAY HIGH AT 6:22 A.M. AND 4:12 P.M. LOW AT 12:11 P.M. AND 10:37 P.M.
Baytown’s Bill Knowles, recently promoted to major in the Air Force, recounts Arctic survival training and deep sea drills as part of a rugged three day polar ice cap test. He and his wife Cely plan to live in Columbus Indiana after moving from Baytown, with five children and a record of local civic leadership.
Democratic governors reported majority support for a social security funded elder health program but split on civil rights. Republican governors reversed, backing civil rights while opposing Kennedy care plan. Bailey attended for Connecticut, Swainson pressed a civil rights resolution, northern Democrats backing equality across ballots offices and facilities. Florida and California sought next year’s meeting.
An executive order prohibiting discrimination in publicly supported housing drew mixed reaction as Rockefeller noted Democrats praising a move not yet enacted. Governors pledged civil rights leadership while teasing a Swainson resolution provision.
Russian-Israeli spy Robert A. Soblen slashed his wrists and stabbed himself in the abdomen aboard an El Al jet near London while fleeing a U S prison sentence for spying for the Soviet Union. British officials said he would be forced to leave Britain as soon as fit to travel.
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp will keep the 2700 acre Cedar Bayou site in West Chambers County unused for now with no immediate plans to sell or build a mill. The 1958 purchase cost around 2.5 to 3 million dollars. inquiries have been received but the land remains held.
Since their debut in 1953 the Thunderbirds have given about 760 demonstrations across all 50 states and 29 foreign countries before 50 million spectators. Central Press.
The Houston Chronicle reports on FBI knowledge of identity of a key witness in a high profile case, alleging a $5,000 payoff offered to the late agricultural official’s killer. Texas Attorney General Will Wilson comments as officials face dismissal for favors to Billy Sol Estes amid broader national upheaval.
Algerians celebrate the independence referendum with widespread voting yes and crowds in Algiers. Moslems mark the cease fire ending decades of war while a split among leaders signals potential future trouble for the fledgling nation.
The Associated Press notes the holdover from a wet June with scattered thundershowers in Texas as forecasters predict continued cloudiness. Early Monday morning Central Texas was cloudy and other areas partly cloudy with isolated storms in the lower south. temperatures around 67 to 81 degrees reported in some locations.
President Kennedy and First Lady enjoyed a massive Mexico City reception unrivaled by any visiting dignitary. The trip underscored the Alliance for Progress, tied to peaceful revolution and joint U S Mexican efforts, with a Saturday communique pledging cooperation for regional wellbeing.
The Hawaii B. 5 contest names ten more winners including J. H. Mayhan and HL Burkholder as finalists joining 30 others for a top prize vacation to California Hawaii and Seattle. Winners collect gifts from Citizens Bank and may pick up this week. Five weekly rounds total 50 finalists, then a grand prize drawing. Entry is via clipped coupons at 41 Baytown merchants with no purchase required.
Baytown subdivision street debate heats up as Developer Aylor defends local builders against mayor's charge of substandard streets. Aylor claims Eagle and Country Club Oaks Craigmont Place Ponderosa meet or exceed county standards and will prove superior quality. The exchange centers on Wooster-Brownwood-Lakewood annexation talks and Chamber of Commerce opposition.
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