Baytown Post Office addition slated for July completion
The Services Administration estimated a 248000 expansion to Baytown's Main Post Office will be completed by July 1, 1961. Fisher Construction Co of Houston will begin building within two weeks. Also notes honors, military and local business items from Baytown area.
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the Services Administration
Baytown
Fisher Construction Co
Houston
Pratt
E. J. Pratt
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Lindenwood
Baytown Fourth of July Weekends Reflected in Local Betsy
Readers share holiday plans as Baytonians and former residents gather at homes on Bayshore Drive and along Texas Avenue for the long weekend. Nadean Largent and Dorothy McClain head to New Orleans. And y Ainsworth visits town. Andy Bargainer’s vacation ends soon. Ocker and Mallory linger downtown. several names appear in casual notes about friends, family, and local spots.
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Wendell Dwight Erwin
Albert J. Elliott
Bayshore Drive
Nadean Largent
Dorothy McClain
New Orleans
Andy Ainsworth
Andy
Texas A and M
Bryan
Tom Rushing
Earl Harvey
Carl McAfee
Leland Wilson
Mallory
Lyndon
Donald Ocker
N. E. Baumann
Janelle Haferkamp
Sun
Jeff Paine
Orville McDonald
Mrs
Dallas
Fidel woos shippers as oil famine nears
Fidel Castro seeks help from U S and European shippers as Cuba faces fuel shortages after seizing Esso Standard and Shell refineries. Officials say they can mobilize tankers to import about 60,000 barrels daily, but Soviet deliveries alone cannot meet demand. The crisis follows Cuba's nationalization of foreign oil assets and the loss of Western supplies.
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Robert S8erbellez
Castro
Appar- Havana
Fidel Castro
United
Cuban 7
Ltrons
Esso Standard
Shell
Cuba
Fidel
Soviet Union
Texaco
Santiago de Cuba
Air plane plan eyed. speed record target set
Britain plans 280 million dollars to develop a supersonic plane capable of 1,400 miles per hour. Each craft would cost about 7 million dollars. In other news, former President Truman questions Kennedy's readiness, a Fort Hood fatal training crash, and Wimbledon doubles champions named Ralston Owann.
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Britain
John Cox
Lake Jackson
36Th Infantry
Fort Hood
Texas National Guard
Swimmers warned on indecent exposure in Galveston
Baytown swimmers and bathers planning Fourth of July trips to Galveston are advised to carry towels to cover themselves when changing clothes in cars. Galveston police say they will file indecent exposure charges if windows are left uncovered.
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Baytown
Galveston
Cuba must not be allowed to base missiles
Houston politician Albert Thomas urged hard actions against Cuba in Washington saying Castro must not be permitted to establish a Cuban missile base or allow Soviet influence to grow. He called for Monroe Doctrine use, CIA and Armed Services review, and possible intervention if necessary to keep the Western Hemisphere safe.
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Washington
United States
Albert Thomas
Houston
al Thoring
Cuba
Sun
U.S
Cube
Castro
Riteata
Thomas
Monroe State Department
CIA
Ing
Thoming
Organization of American States
Russia
Hungary
Poland
Convention Not Rigged
Los Angeles AP report states Governor Roy Collins of Florida backed Paul Butler in denying rigging charges against the Democratic National Committee. Butler, DNC chairman, said there was no foundation for the claims and Collins agreed upon arrival Friday.
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Los Angeles
saRoy Collins
Florida
Paul Butler
Butler
Collins
U S Missile and Titan Test Failures Spark Defense Alarm
U S and Titan missiles failed during tests and were destroyed or blown up. The Wallops Island Scout rocket disintegrated 5000 miles downrange near Wallops while the Titan prototype blew itself up 300 feet above its pad at Cape Canaveral. The Defense Department takes over Marshall Islands tests for intercontinental missiles and assigns a new target area. The George Washington submarine sails from Cape Canaveral as labor disputes threaten Polaris production.
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Washington
Atlantic
Wallops Island
Cape Canaveral
Frs
U.S
Defense Department
Marshall Islands Proving Ground
Pacific
California
George Washington
Arie Eeems
Pentagon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
De-Annexation Bid Postponed by La Porte Civic Assn
La Porte Harris County area voters seek a vote under the Village and Town Act on de annexation or incorporation. The La Porte Civic Association urged the La Porte City Commission to study the request for a four month evaluation of needs including water sewer garbage fire police and recreation facilities. The group warned of a political move if the area is allowed to be annexed by a larger city and said it would follow with an incorporation election if the plan fails.
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T. D. Thomas
Harris County
Bill Elliott
Harald P. Peiffer
John Marsh T
el Lago
la Porte
U.S
Moscow
Foreign Ministry
Wadur Uiraltrenyma
Eisenhower
Civic Assn
Perenest
Commission
Hhmshehey
Sen LA Porte
Khrushchev letter to Eisenhower hints at new talks
A fragment from a reply by former Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev to President Eisenhower was reported last Monday. The note references potential discussions and a cautious path forward in Cold War tensions.
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Nikita 5S
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Baytown Holiday Weekend In Fourth Of July Observance
Baytown area residents head for water activities during a three day Fourth of July weekend. Banks and many businesses close Monday with skeleton crews in operation. Local refineries United Rubber and Chemical Co and J M Huber Corp observe the holiday while post offices offer Sunday like service with one outgoing mail at 7 PM. Police Chief Roy Montgomery warns about fireworks dangers amid patrols increased for traffic safety as officials expect many vehicles on the roads.
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Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Co
United Rubber and Chemical Co
J. M. Huber Corp
Roy Mont
National Safety
Lell
Council
Montend
Gomery
Montgomery
Earhart Executed Rumor Sparks Renewed Search
Reports from Oslo and New York claim Amelia Earhart may have been executed by Japanese forces on Saipan after her disappearance in 1937. CBS and AP cite natives and officials suggesting a hanging or killing, with witnesses recalling a captured air pioneer seen in captivity.
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Oslo
Norway
Saipan
Hi- Cbs
Don Mozeley
Peninsula
Pacific
New York
Amelia Earhart
Igkanders
Columbia Broadcasting
Aid
Fred Noonan
San Mateo
Caiif
Times
Saidan
Miss Earhart
Ceatedy
Te Daranew
Oil Pollutes Water Supply In Miller Missouri
Oil contaminates Miller water system as workers report oil seeping into the tank during a hot dry week. Cleanup crews battle for clean water after discovering oil slicks on the tank top and lines, causing temporary disruption to supply.
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Miller, Mo
Miller
Channelview Citizens Panel Sets Tax and Education Aims
Channelview Citizens Panel adopts a resolution outlining its purposes and duties including reporting expenditures and bonded debt in education. It highlights non monetary factors like teacher competence class size curriculum and facilities as key to education quality while noting Channelview's 1958 59 per pupil cost of 179.26 compared with a county average of 230.23. The panel criticizes current funds for convention publicity while calling for improved teacher recruitment funding and tax policy.
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Channelview Cisens Comalties
Channelview
Lund
Channel View
Willam Ater
He Pups
Sullivan
Lettres
Ses Baptist
Highlands
Resolu
Sayaerton
Tex
Dimmit
Katio
Maude Sullivan
C. H. Lloyd
Barney Dickey
S. Anderson
Tiga
W. B. Sullivan
Abbeville
J. _M. Sullivan
Exmice
W. A. Sullivan Jr
States
W. E. Saucier
Chamatvns
Joe Wolcik
Treat
J. D
Ray Martin
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Robert E. Lee
Shell Chemical Corp
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Missouri
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Paul A. Moore
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Massachusetts
White House
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Bakersfield
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Roy Rendon
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