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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1960
Page
1
United Nations dispatches an 8 22 man advance guard to Congo as Ghana delivers the first token detachment for the international military force. The move aims to restore order in the chaotic new African republic under UN auspices.
Funeral services were held at Mangum Funeral Home in Center for B M Alford 42, father of E L Alford and A C Alford of Baytown. The service was at 4 p.m. Friday with burial details not provided. Neighbors and relatives attended as the family noted his passing.
D P Bayis and Mozell plan a trip to New Braunfels for a vacation while Paul Anderson returns from Ft Lauderdale. Judge Walter Queen recalls a campaign promise. R D West considers PR recruitment. Craig Townsend reports his brother Scott is in San Jacinto Hospital after an emergency. David Barnes at Houston Memorial Hospital recovering from his 12th operation and cannot have visitors. In Room 476 he will stay about two weeks. Ralph Garrett is a patient at Duke Hospital in Virginia Carteria. Duke confirms a recent surgery and a broken toe. Mrs Dares expresses thanks to Sa Bane for donations.
Goose Creek Country Club paid a surprise tribute to president Bob Matherne with an engraved sterling silver punch bowl for his work in planning and promoting club development. Jack Jacobs presented the bowl, noting it honors Matherne as an individual and recalling his civic leadership in Baytown and his role in establishing San Jacinto Memorial Hospital.
Council member Velma Ansley told Baytown council that police were threatened after an June 15 meeting led to an investigation of the department. She named no officers or council members, denied calling the meeting, and cited ongoing irregularities and a press dispute over reporting.
Los Angeles AP Kennedy will formally accept the Democratic presidential nomination tonight as liberals clash over Lyndon Johnson as running mate. He arranged Johnson to quiet Dixie opposition while liberals seek influence and a potential chairman spot with Sen Henry Jackson among contenders. A Knight story alleging Johnson pressuring Kennedy was denied as pure fabrication.
A Baytown led annexation of about 100 square miles in western Chambers County was described as a protective act with no intent for higher taxes. Mayor Red Pruett said it extended to the Trinity River as a boundary and could be modified if the area petitions for incorporation. A fact finding group heard that partial releases could occur, but full withdrawal was unlikely. Local residents pressed for a band around the area to pursue incorporation under the town and village act, while Baytown officials argued against changing the current arrangement to protect the area.
In Los Angeles Lyndon Johnson accepted the vice presidential nomination amid late convention drama. Delegates booed but Johnson urged unity, pledging victory for Democrats in November. Kennedy welcomed Johnson as running mate after surprise revocation of earlier plans.
Baytown city council delayed finalizing expense tallies while approving advance expense checks for June. They also voted to reimburse $50 for June and cover $353.26 for Seaborn Cravey, Velma Ansley, and Roy Hughes, sworn in May 12, amid debate over council pay versus reimbursement and concerns about embarrassment over submitting expenses.
Bay Town City Council set to consider a $350000 bond issue for a new public library with $203000 for the building $95000 for equipment and furnishings including books $20000 for architect fees landscaping and $32000 as contingency plus $50000 for land from selling the present library. Location eyed near Decker Drive and Fleetwood at San Jacinto Memorial Hospital with three days between election and campaigning and possible other propositions on the ballot.
Soviet premier Khrushchev warns UN resolution may fail to stop Congo aggression and vows Soviet readiness to act. Belgian government rejects Soviet aggression charge as UN moves Cuba dispute to regional body after Cuba and US weigh in next week. In Havana talks, China aims to present trade overtures. Labor leaders back Lyndon Johnson as second Democratic candidate. others doubt impact. Disorder near UN building and East River incident topics appear in scattered reports.
The Democratic National Convention schedule lists events in Central Standard Time. Entertainment by the Committee for the Arte, convention opening, an invocation by Dr. Carro Shuster, address by Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, acceptance speech by Sen. John F. Kennedy, Benediction by Leo J. Muir, national anthem, and final adjournment.
Minter Cleaners owner R Minter asked Baytown City Council for help bargaining with Houston Natural Gas Co. for lower rates. A meeting with Harry Massey, Baytown office manager, and City Attorney George Chandler was scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday at City Hall. Mayor Proett noted local industry concerns over a 29 percent summer rate hike while residential rates declined.
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