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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1960
Page
2
In Johnson City Texas residents express strong backing for Lyndon B Johnson with many saying he will win the Democratic nomination and become president. Local business owners ranchers and lawmen describe LBJ as a master politician who can connect with all voters and lead Texas and the nation.
Ottawa police investigate an $1800 restaurant burglary and find $1197.68 hidden in a washroom dishpan at the station after questioning Clifton Hicks. Hicks, 3, Ottawa, admits looting and is charged with burglary. Detectives continue search for the remaining amount.
In Los Angeles James Roosevelt Jr the grandson of Franklin D Roosevelt says he is seriously considering becoming a Roman Catholic priest He plans to finish school and enter a seminary His father Representative James Roosevelt D Calif notes he has seven more years of schooling ahead and would not discourage him James Jr lives with his mother Romelle Schneider Roosevelt’s second wife They are divorced Roosevelt’s children by that marriage are Catholics There are about fifty thousand Jamesas or priests in Rome.
The article outlines a stepped schedule for the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, aiming to manage time zones and busy floor business. It notes youth emphasis with Senator Frank Church as keynoter, potential presidential and vice presidential contenders, and the roles of platform and rules committees amid historic nomination dynamics and family appearances.
In a reflective note Crosby argues against retirement while golf remains strong and work is enjoyable. He notes ongoing TV specials and a Fox makeup chair routine, plans for an October network show with his three sons, and preserves family time alongside career duties.
A Western visitor who toured Peiping, Tientsin, Shanghai and Canton reports cocky Red Chinese officials praising Maoist doctrine. He notes widespread education systems from nursery to high school shaping minds by age two. He recalls officials overestimating U S strength and misunderstanding global history while ordinary Chinese appear friendly yet less curious about the outside world.
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