07 Jul 1960
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1960
Page
1
Democratic presidential contest shifts as Kennedy backers and detractors assess options in Washington. The scene centers on Kennedy answering former President Truman's ad with a firm "No" as part of the political fray.
Fidel Castro flatly rejects U.S. sugar quotas and vows resistance as Washington cuts Cuba's sugar allotment. He calls for a mass rally at the Plaza de la Revolucion and warns of retaliatory seizure of American property. Endorsing a leftist stance, he accuses Eisenhower of hatred and declares Cuba ready to march ahead without the United States.
LOS ANGELES AP reports the Democratic National Committee released a timetable for the National Convention. July 11 opens with opening ceremonies at Sports Arena featuring Mayor Norris Poulson Governor Edmund Brown and Paul Ziffren. Key speakers include DNC chair Paul Butler and Dorothy Vretenburg. July 12 and 13 cover sessions with credentials and resolutions, leading to July 15 speeches of acceptance if nominees are chosen earlier.
Trent Lane Campbell son of Mr and Mrs Milton L Campbell is spending a week with his parents while stationed aboard the USS Epping Forest docked in San Diego California. He is a Navy disbursing clerk third class and will be discharged on his 21st birthday July 29 after three and a half years of service. His mother expresses pride at his good conduct medal.
Lee College sets School and College Ability tests for Tuesday July 12 with 19 a.m and p.m slots, the last chance for entrance into the second summer term and for fall entrants. The GED for equivalence to a high school diploma runs July 11-13, 6 to 10 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
President Eisenhower travels to Newport Alabama for an extended vacation that may be clouded by Cuba tensions while Freeport expands and Houston oil gear makers plot shipments. Thunderstorms rumble Texas panhandle while a court case in the federal appeals court upholds contempt conviction of a New York Times reader. A life sentence hangs on Alabama for a man who failed the bar exam thrice. A Tennessee past convention veteran judges Lyndon Johnson’s early ballot strength against Kennedy.
Gunmen dressed as housepainters robbed the Cherokee State Bank after delaying for over an hour at the timelock. They looted the vault, teller boxes, and night depository before fleeing, police report. In Scotland, De Vicenzo leads the British Open with 134 after two rounds as Palmer and Thompson sit seven back.
The United States weighs further steps against Fidel Castro's Cuba after Eisenhower slashed the Cuban sugar quota by 700000 tons, aiming to offset a 35 million dollar sugar subsidy loss. Ezra Taft Benson to shift purchases to Brazil and the Philippines as raw sugar supplies remain ample.
In Italy, rioting leftists and Fascists threaten civil war as police in Rome and other cities endure clashes and injuries. Senate debates amid calls for resignation, while general strikes ripple across major cities.
Scattered thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast cooled Baytown on Wednesday from a 95 degree high at 3 pm to 80 by 9 pm. Baytown Refinery instruments logged 0.15 inches of rain. Year to date rainfall totals 14.40 inches, eight plus inches below normal for six months. The June end normal is 22.97 inches. In 1959 the rainfall was 1,7.3 inches above normal.
An editor notes a three part series by Ben Malter from the John son O'Connor Research Foundation on directing people toward suitable vocations. A part time lab in Anytown aims to steer students away from mismatched fields by matching interests to careers like architecture, business, or other professions.
Union negotiators asked the international office to approve a strike against the General Telephone Co of the Southwest, potentially crippling service in Baytown and five-state area. A reply was expected Thursday as talks on a new contract continued in San Angelo, with no wage issues on the table.
A new Dan Savell model home in Graywood Addition will open for public inspection Sunday and stay through June 24. Visitors tour a three bedroom brick colon ial, with a fully furnished all gas kitchen. Sears Baytown store will provide prizes and interviews for job applicants, while General Telephone’s Baytown office, part of a regional test of matching workers to aptitudes, remains a focus of ongoing contract talks.
Baytown area workers at Humble Refining Plant demand 30 cent hourly increases across Baytown refinery and Humble Specialty Products plant with fringe benefits. BEF union outlines raise, thrift fund contributions, and employee discounts, while contract rules grant 38 days for response amid ongoing bargaining tensions.
A Cedar Bay ad shows K. R. Truelock offering a pickup for sale. Three men called, the second arrived first and drove off with the vehicle. The 1981 ad warns readers to act fast to grab deals, typical Sun Classified Ads promoting speed.
Two years of planning are behind AP Newsmen ready to cover the Democratic and Republican national conventions. Veterans Douglas Cornell and Raymond Crowley head main story efforts with a large Washington New York team. Special desks in Los Angeles and Chicago will coordinate instant reporting from convention halls and wirephoto networks for rapid broadcasts.
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