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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1955
Page
5
An article from an insurance safety group warns that vacation daze steals attention before, during, and after time off, causing careless work accidents and missed travel safety. It urges pretrip car checks, moderate speeds, patient pacing, and relaxed expectations to protect workers and future vacations.
William F. Tompkins head of the internal security division of the U S attorney general's office will speak Thursday on the government s new Communist control act. He will address Rotarians at the Rice hotel with John R Brown nominated by President Eisenhower to the Fifth Circuit as chairman of the day.
The Baytown Refinery unveils a new mechanical work system with permanent zones and a maintenance coordinator. Area supervisors will be craft foremen, reducing movement and last minute changes while improving planning and coordination. A planner will prepare work, estimates, and material lists. training sessions precede rollout.
The Baytown council reviewed a 23.21 percent gas rate increase sought by Houston Natural Gas Co. The plan would raise residential bills from 3.86 to 4.64 monthly, with company earnings rising to 64 percent of total investment. Officials compared Baytown rates with Houston Pasadena Galveston and Port Arthur to justify or challenge the proposal.
Dean Walter Runsell of Lee College reports a study of LC graduate grades from 1954 55 in senior colleges. The results show 25.3 percent As 38.7 Bs 3 14 Cs 5 Ds and 1 1 F. The record is slightly higher in As and lower in Fs than in prior years.
Lee College announces a second round of entrance tests on July 12 in the main auditorium for students with under 16 hours at LC and transfer students with under 24 hours from another college. Psychological tests run in morning and afternoon, with Fn tests at 2 p.m. and another time. Tests are distributed by the American Council on Education.
Rotary installs officers Martin Jr and McDonald with Sanders and Brooky Sasse as leaders. Numerous committees listed for magazine, vocational and international relations, plus youth activities, public information, and past president council. names include Spear, Blackburn, Shaffer, Duff, Beavers, Ball, Lyman, Wenger among many others.
Senate appropriations committee trims a $2.3 billion military public works bill. The compomise speeds passage in both chambers and redefines funding for Naval hospital Corpus Christi and multiple Air Force bases. New allocations include Altus Base Oklahoma 3.75 million Biggs Fort Worth 5.06 million Carswell Fort Worth 5.93 million Walker New Mexico 6.66 million and Keesler Mississippi. An offshore roadway project near the base is capped at 50 thousand dollars.
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