Boy Hero Saves Mother From Electrocution After TV Antenna Shock
Mack Horton, 16, pulled the electrical switch to cut power after his mother Dixie Mae Horton was shocked by a dangling chain near a TV antenna. Mack and his mother were treated. he sustained burns to four fingers while Milton, 11, tended the dog Kanook. Patrolman R L Hardy investigated the incident in Baytown.
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E. Adone
Dixie Mae Horton
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Mack
E. L. Horton
Kanook
Milton Horton
Milton
Kathe
Lance
Mrs. Horton
Rush
R. L. Hardy
San Jacinto Hospital
Baytown
McClelland Moved to Quash Indictment Rejected
Harris County Grand Jury rejected a motion by McClelland and Richard H. Pitt to quash a felony indictment charging McClelland with converting estate funds. Prosecutors alleged $10,000 misused. McClelland’s team plans an appeal and a possible trial delay. Separate-trial requests and continuance motions were noted as likely.
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Houston
E. B. Duggan
Harris County Grand Jury
McClelland
Richard H. Pitt
J. Edwin
Clara L. Currie
Smith
Jouhne
Court of Criminal Appeals
Duggan
Frank Briscoe
Putney
Court of Inquiry
Court of Inquiry,” Briscoe
Brises
Court of Civil Appeals
Sun Spots baytown council to hear parking meter protests
The Baytown City Council will meet at 5 pm Thursday at city hall to hear protests from East Texas Avenue businessmen opposing parking meters on a segment from Wilkenfield Furniture Co. to Second Street. The glance also notes mostly clear hot weather through Friday and tide times for Galveston.
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Usx Council
City Hall
East Texas
Wilkenfield Furniture Co
Second Street
Area Polio Dose Sites Named in Harris County drive
Polio vaccine stations across Channelview Crosby Drew Barrett Station and La Porte high schools plus Baytown campuses Horace Mann Cedar Bayou Highlands Harlem McNair Baytown Junior High Carver De Zavala will offer Sabin oral doses Sunday July 22 from noon to 6 pm. The drive urged all residents to receive vaccine, with no age exclusion. officials emphasized the dose is sugar solution and the effort aims to curb polio similarly to smallpox elimination.
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Channelview
Crosby High School
Drew High School
Barrett Station
la Porte High School
Baytown
Horace Mann Junior High
Cedar Bayou
Highlands Junior High
Harlem
McNair
Baytown Junior High
Carver
de Zavala
Gene L. Moody
Texas
C. Lee Liggett
East Harris County Medical Society
Harris County Medical Society
East Texas Slant Hole Probe Expands to Harris County
The Texas Railroad Commission plus AG and DPS extended the slant hole oil well probe to Harris County after ordering pipeline connections severed on leases with deviated wells. Investigators say hot oil may reach 6 million dollars monthly. suits seek over 19 million in damages. Seventy leases are under restraining orders, with some wells confirmed straight.
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Clude
Hawkins Field
Atty
Will Wilson
Harris County
Railroad Commission
W. J. Murray
Commission
Texas Attorney General’s Office
Department of Public Safety
House General Investigating Committee
East Texas
Hawking
Federal Tax Cut Boosts Business Growth
Washington AP reports the largest federal tax cut since 1954 went into effect accelerating business investments and orders. The plan lowers taxes for firms buying newer facilities, railroads and paper producers gain, and a $1.5 billion revenue loss is forecast for the first year. Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon calls it pro business with quick economy impact.
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Kennedy
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Senate Finance
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
House
Dillon
Nennedy
Congress
Slayton grounded as U S astronaut
Washington AP Astronaut Donald K. Deke Slayton loses his solo flight wings due to heart trouble. The Air Force major, 38, shifts to engineering and planning work on Mercury Gemini Apollo programs at Houston’s Manned Spacecraft Center while Webb keeps door open for two man and three man flights. Cooper Jr. may get next chance after Garhi and Schita Jr. future missions.
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Washington
Donald K
Deke) Slayton
Air Force
Mercury
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Slayton
Webb
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr
Tcooper
Garhi
Navy
Walter M. Schitra Jr
NASA seeks two new moon ships for lunar shuttle and direct Earth-Moon flight
NASA asked aerospace firms on Wednesday to submit proposals for two moon craft. One design would shuttle between the lunar surface and the Moon, the other would carry astronauts directly from Earth to the Moon and back. The call emphasizes developing separate vehicle concepts for orbital and surface missions.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Aerospace Industry
NASA Admin
Istrator
James E. Webb
NASA
Moon
Earth
Apollo
Tworman
U.S
Senate
Former Gov Blair Found Dead In Missouri Home
Jefferson City area authorities say former Governor James Blair and his wife were found dead at their home. A dog died with them, and investigators believe they were killed during the night by an assailant or intruder.
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James. Blair
Jefferson City
Kas
Dan Clinton Honored by Baytown Rotary for Agriculture Service
Dan Clinton, retired Harris County agriculture agent, was guest of honor at a Baytown Rotary luncheon recognizing his four decades in service. Rotary friends praised his work in Texas and world aid via the Crop program, noting his 29 years in Baytown and Harris County and his earlier service in Colorado County.
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Jack’ Jacobs
Dan D. Clinton
Clintor
Clinton
Colorado
Rotary
Falls County
Baytown
East
Harris County
Rotary Club
Texas
Hunt County
North Texas
Texas A&m
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Christian Rural Overseas Program
Korea
Jacobs
Nelson McElroy
Fred Hartman
Rayford Kay
W. D Broyles
Spencer Blaine
Ernest Bowerman
Don Zeek
Whats The Answer from The Sun weekend Q A feature
The Sun invites readers to submit questions about school board or city council policies and community problems for the weekend edition. Signed questions accepted. initials used for publication. Editors may seek input from officials if the answer is unknown.
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Sun
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Sterling and
Commerce
Sun News
German Exchange Student to Attend Baytown High School
Christian Sander from Kassel Germany will arrive in August to live with the Franklin family at 414 Burnet Drive and study as a senior at Robert E. Lee High School for one year Sponsored by the American Field Service International Scholarships He will be among Baytowns first foreign exchange students joining an Argentina girl and will reside with the Hunters at 1604 Oak Shadows Christian will be 17 in October and has two older brothers and a younger sister He studied English four years and has previously lived abroad His hosts note his likely strong English and athletic and musical talents The program will run through June with a bus tour en route to New York before departure
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Kassel
Germany
Baytown
Robert E. Lee High School
Christian
J. L. Franklin
Burnet Drive
Lan
Argentina
M. E. Hunter
1604
Oak Shadows
Otto Sander
Engi
Ned
England
Franklin
Jamie
REL
Franklins
Robbie
Burnet Bay
U.S
New York
Weassney
South Georgia
Seerit Prit
Local Youth Christian Active in Kas Sal Clubs
Christian, a five foot ten blond youth weighing 145 pounds, assets membership in Trays el Club and local sports groups in Kas sal. He attends Lothetay Churchly.
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Christian
Traysel
Kassal
Lothetay Churchly
Integration Chief Freed From Jail
ALBANY Ga AP Integration Leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr and the Rev Ralph Abernathy were released from jail today after fines were paid for them They said they did not know who paid and were puzzled by the surprise release They had been convicted in Recorder s Court last December for participating in racial demonstrations and faced 45 days in jail or 178 fines Both chose jail time over the fines
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Albany
Martin Luther King Jr
Ralph Abernathy
King
Ae King
Abernathy
Recorder's Court
United States faces new nuclear test and crimes surge
Reported events include a second nuclear test over Pennsylvania in two days as part of a current test series. FBI data shows four major crimes per minute nationwide last year. A Spur Texas fire destroys a Drug Store and damages others, with estimated losses around 150000 dollars. Kennedy authorizes toll bridges between Texas and Mexico. John Birch Society founder Robert Welch warns U.S. policies risk Communist control within a decade. A civil rights voting action is described in a northeast parish.
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John Birch Society
United States
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