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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1964
Page
2
San Francisco AP reports Barry Galdwater placed a motto behind his Senate desk. The wall inscription reads Dont let the 30 and so grind you down, a rough translation suggesting resilience amid political pressure.
Hospital notes list admitted patients from San Jacinto Methodist and Gulf Coast campuses with rooms, plus new arrivals: couples Dean Hutchins and Billy Young welcomed a daughter and son respectively in San Jacinto Methodist and Gulf Coast hospitals. The passage also recounts Barry Goldwater's rise, noting his Arizona staff known as the Arizona Mafia and key aides shaping his 1964 nomination bid.
Baytown Jehovah's Witnesses finalize plans to attend a four day regional convention in Austin, carrying about 1 000 delegates from Texas and 16 other states plus Canada and Mexico. John K Pierce Jy says sessions at Kingdom Hall will be suspended for the week as delegates depart, with meetings resuming the following week.
In Phoenix and Austin, Goldwater backers push for a unity meeting of GOP leaders to map a nationwide campaign while he forecasts strong results in New York and Pennsylvania. He hints at Eisenhower campaigning with 6 to 12 speeches and weighs Wallace's withdrawal as a political shift.
Late News reports Dr Samuel Sheppard living under the shadow of rearrest while appealing Ohio court orders freed him after nine years for staging his first wife Marilyn's death in 1456. Massachusetts AG Edward W Bronke, a Black Republican, will not back Barry Goldwater unless he disavows remarks he calls near a call to arms for both musical left and right.
Thomas Jefferson Carlisle, 88, of 2400 Dorris, died at 2:33 p.m. Sunday. Survived by two nieces, a nephew, three stepdaughters, and a son. Graveside rites 1 p.m. Tuesday at South Park Cemetery, under Paul A. Lee Funeral Home. Rev O J Davis to officiate. Mrs Mary Alice Halleman, 24, of 17 E Wright, died Sunday in San Dorinto Methodist Hospital. Survived by husband and four daughters, one son, mother, sisters, brother, and 15 grandchildren plus 31 great grandchildren. Burial at Pine Grove Cemetery near Corrigan. Funeral arrangements by Paul II Leg Funeral Home.
In a Lions Club talk at First Methodist Church, Elms outlined Grose Creek high school football season highlights and stressed the need for an athletic field. He described the daily bus trips to Pruett Street and time lost from practice and showers, urging a local facility to ease the burden on players.
Television columnist Tim Conway recalls his most embarrassing moment off set while promoting McHale's Navy. The Hollywood AP note highlights Conway's humorous, self confident persona and fans' fondness for the bumbling Ensign Parker role.
Two radio people recall a failed TV audition for a 15 minute puppet show. They improvised with hair on hands as puppets, struggled to turn pages, and endured painful laughter as five agency men watched. The tale ends with blur and fading memory of the last ten minutes.
Police faced rioting as ammo supplies were rushed from the Bronx protected by two men with a shotgun and a machine gun. Deputy Commissioner Arm blamed rowdies for looting as in 1935 and 1943 while Brooklyn’s Brownsville area saw shootings and acid injuries amid racial tensions. Snipers wounded several. two officers injured and six arrested on weapons charges.
Police brace for further unrest after a night of clashes. 100 youths disrupted a Powell funeral march, shots were fired, reporters were assaulted, and New York police faced a citywide alert with 12 hour shifts.
The Associated Press reports showers dampened the Texas Panhandle and relieved heat in South Central and East Texas while South Texas endured major rainfall. Refugio and Woodsboro areas saw creeks swell and flooded roads. Brook Ranch west of Refugio reported no significant damage. Woodsboro measured about 9.49 inches of rain as storms moved through the region.
Scientists from NASA's Lewis Research Center Cleveland report an extremely successful SEAT 1 flight. The ion engine test aimed to prove thrust in space and neutralize the ion exhaust with injected electrons. Results came in within an hour as all technical objectives were achieved.
A 78 year old Miami woman died after a court ordered leg amputation to save her life. Circuit Judge Hal Dekle ordered the operation during a bedside hearing after doctors warned gangrene would kill her. The patient reportedly preferred death to losing her leg, and death followed about 315 hours after surgery.
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