Salinger In Saigon American Dies In Ambush
An American Army officer is reported killed in a major Viet Cong ambush of a government battalion north of Saigon. Casualties are described as extremely heavy. The incident follows three days of operations in the Ben Cat region as Viet Cong guerrillas evade pursuit. In Saigon, engineers removed French memorial statues after student demonstrations over De Gaulle's neutrality proposal. Pierre Salinger arrived in Saigon on a world tour and noted some Japanese backing for neutrality, with support for U.S. efforts in Viet Nam observed in the Philippines.
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Saigon
South Viet-Nam
Ben Sue
Ben Cat
Norh
Charles de Gaulle
South
Viet Nam
Pierre Salinger
California
Senate
Japan
de Gaulle
Philippines
U.S
Baytown Board Opens Annual Equalization Hearings at City Hall
The Baytown Board of Equalization begins annual hearings from 3 AM to noon at city hall with sessions through Friday. Taxpayers may call the tax assessor collector to schedule discussions on property valuations. board members include R. H. Hed Pruett chairman, Carter He Msler, and Dr. De 1. Umbholz.
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Baytown
Weather outlook with scattered thunderstorms and warm temps
Cloudy and warm through Friday with scattered afternoon thunder showers and moderate southerly winds. Temperature range expected Thursday and Friday near the high 90s. Galveston tides Friday rise to 8:44 am and 1:18 pm with low tides at 2:05 pm and 3:47 pm.
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Galveston
Baytown Touring Group Members Visit New York
Mrs. Gordon leads Baytown touring party visiting former Baytonian Mrs. W. B. Kilough in New York as Kilough pursues music work in New Jersey.Updates include wedding in San Augustine and newborn in Baytown. several residents attend events in Holland and Gulf Coast Hospital rooms in Texas.
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Gordon
Baytown
W. B. Kilough
New York
Kilough
New Jersey
Lois Lynn
Holland
Max Altman
San Augustine
Ex2 Clarke
B. H. McDaniel
Carol
Patty Cox
Thomas J. Cox
Vene der
Mont Belview
Gulf Coast Hospital
Susan Oliphant
Camp Kinsolving
Belton
Tex
Bridget Brennan
Portavaca
Laduane Smith
Jeanette Sobotik
Gilveston Beach
Mona Johnson
Hill of Rest Cemetery Association
Negroes Press Moratorium on Demonstrations
New York AP report says Dr. Martin Luther King Jr urged a moratorium on mass civil rights demonstrations until after the November election. Leaders met with King and Maya D. to discuss programs addressing riots and improving conditions, while some worry a halt may undercut gains and others plan to persevere in Harlem amid local tensions.
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New York
Martine Luther King
King
Maya
Robert F. Wagner
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
King Seeee SE
Naming Of Third Gemini Crew Is Expected Soon
Houston AP reports the third Gemini crew may be named by fall to man the next Gemini flight. Crews train eight months each for twelve scheduled flights through 1965 with the second flight planned for early 1965 and the third in the second quarter. Gris som and Young are set for the December flight with Schivta and Stafford as backups.
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Houston
Tex
Gemini
U.S
Donald K. Slevion
Slayten
Air Force
Virgil I. Grissom
Navy
John W. Young
Air
Oaly
Cmadr
Walter Mrs. Schivta
Thomas P. Stafford
Srissom
Atlantic
Bermuda
Tropical Disturbance Aims for Bermuda Storm Possibility
Miami AP reports a tropical disturbance with squalls up to 50 mph moving northward. Weather Bureau expects the system to pass east of Bermuda, with the center about 200 miles south-southeast of Bermuda and 100 miles east of Miami, keeping the first tropical storm threat alive.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Bermuda
Grand Jury Term Extended For Pasadena Inquiry
AP report notes a 30 day extension for the Pasadena grand jury probing city fiscal affairs. Foreman Kraus Earhart said indictments may follow. extension granted after Judge Wendell A. Odom’s order. Jury to continue testimony and then holdover until after vacation. The probe also targets alleged tax irregularities in Houston’s tax department and payments to contractors tied to Pasadena.
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Houston
Pasadena
Kraus Earhart
Wendell A. Odom
Earhart
s_ bond
Aent
Whitaker
Smith
N. A
the Peace
Dave E. ‘Thompson
California Senator Clair Engle Dies at 52
Washington AP reports California Democrat Clair Engle, 52, died at his home after battles with illness and brain surgery. He had withdrawn from the Senate re election race after a dramatic April incident and was hospitalized, with plans to retire. His death prompted Senate adjournment out of respect.
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Washington
Clair Engle
D-Calif
Edmund G. Brown
California
White’ House
Pierre Salinger
Engle
Salinger
Ibattle
Alan
Senate
Sen
Spessacil- Holand
Dfia
Bng
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
Cranston
Léchair
Lucretia
Mike
Monisfield
Highlands Woman Dies Rites Are Set
Mrs. Pansy Amanda Wunsch 67 of 412 Prairie Ave Highlands died Wednesday night. Funeral services 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Earthman Highlands Chapel then 10 a.m. at St. Jude’s Catholic Church. Rosary 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Earthman Highlands Chapel. Survived by daughter Ruth Wunsch a Baytown nurse. three sons Edward H Rueben Fr and John Wunsch of Highlands. mother Mrs Minnie Findeisen Baytown. brother Arthur J Findeisen Baytown. sister Mrs H G Hance Baytown. four grandchildren. Rev Henry Parmentier of St Jude’s will officiate. Burial San Jacinto Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Pansy Amanda Wunsch
Prairie Ave. High-lands
Wertenesday
High-lands
Earthman “Highlands
Increases Shown in Baytown Utilities and Banks
Baytown Chamber of Commerce figures show May increases in bank deposits postal receipts electric meters gas meters water meters and telephones in the Baytown area for this May over May 1953. May totals include bank deposits 98 72 131 73 postal receipts 59 5 714 electric meters 313 802 gas meters 13 AML water meters SULATO and telephones 17 600.
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Dave Moore
Baytown
LBJ Seeks Prudent Progressive Veep In Troubled Talks
A garbled dispatch outlines LBJ seeking a prudent progressive running mate as OCAW negotiators press Gulf Coast oil firms to avert a strike and push negotiations at Beaumat prompt headquarters. The report mingles scattered, violent world events, including massacres in North Rhodesia and sect turmoil, with space race notes and Soviet satellite activity, all amid unclear local details and stray names.
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OCAW
Gulf Coast
Beaumat
Oarlier i
Kennedy Sues Under Civil Rights Act in 1964 Federal Case
U S Attorney General Robert F Kennedy files the first federal suit under the Civil Rights Act amid a roiling political scene. Tennessee and Alabama figures figure in campaigns as Kennedy raises money for supporters while U S Senate hopefuls seek momentum. In a volatile political year the focus centers on race, voting rights, and campaign finance amid a parley of national figures.
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U.S
Robert F. Kenney
GCWU Re-Elects Kilough And Incumbents At Union Ballot
Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union re elected Roy D. Kilough as president and re elected all incumbent officers after ballots were tallied Wednesday night. Names listed include vice presidents for operations and mechanical workers, secretary, treasurer, and numerous stewards across departments. Runoff mail elections slated for August under supervision of union officials with installation planned for 1 PM in August at GCWU Hall.
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Roy. D. Kilough
Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union
Humble Oil and Refining Co
WH. Parker
M. Co Fare S
C. If. Hargrave
Billy Young
IL W. Kerr
J. C. Mayfield
Dies Chasteen
J.W. Lounsberry Jr
R. H. Cramer
Hf .Box
Eatsel Carrell
CLN
Thomas
Carlton Guile Jory
O. SK. McDonald
He Peterson
R&jynce
Es W May
Conway
Joe Breeland
J. E. Zlomkeviggers
D. BM. Rogers Jr
Alien Vance
George Shawbridge
W.R. Hook
C. W. Camp
Ji W
Dean
Sanders
Chunney
Haren Robinson
Lhte
Ray Duncan
Arthur Reid
Jack Ford
GCWU
Marke
No Choice Made Yet Press Told Johnson Says
Washington AP President Johnson said he would want a Democratic vice presidential nominee who is attractive prudent and progressive with concern for the people but he made no decision on the choice. He noted many names are being considered and discussed economic wartime prospects and steps to curb wage price pressures. He cited a world where terror does not frighten daily life and discussed NATO style and civil rights comments during a wide ranging press briefing at the oval office.
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Washington
Johnson
Johinson
OAS
Th Organization of Americae A Peete Secyein Db Alll
Defense Department
Inbout
Wiat Dite
Oval Office
George Reedy
VA Teachers To Honor R. T. Kerr
Robert E. Lee High School educator R. T. Kerr to be honored next Wednesday by the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas in Houston. Kerr will receive the 25 Year Award for 35 years of agriculture teaching and will be granted an honorary life membership. He has 50 years in school teaching with a early career on a temporary certificate, later earning a BS from Sam Houston State Teachers College and a master's from Texas A&M University.
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N.T. Kerr
Robert E. Lee
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas
Houston
Kerr
Efe
Sehoal
Vie
Sam Houston State ‘Teachers College
Texas
AGM University
Kerr Hive Wis
RERR
Precinct 102 Chairman Dies At 60
John W Sprayberry aged 60 longtime Precinct 102 chairman and Democratic Party worker died Thursday in the Mutual Benefit Association office on Ma ver Street. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Earthman Funeral Home. He worked in the paint department at Mumble Of and Refining Co Baytown refinery since June 19 4. He had previously been a meg dir per for Date Meynesium Corp in Velasto and a carpenter for John G Holland Co in Houston. He served six years as Precinct 102 chairman and was a member of Masonic Lodge No 31920. Survivors include his widow Mrs J W Sprayberry his daughter Mrs John nte Lot Wilson and five others. He was born in Mount Enterprise Texas.
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John W. Sprayberry
Precinct 12
Democratic Party
Mutual Benefit Association
Ma Ver Street
Earthman Funeral Efame
Sprayberry
Mumble of and Refining Co
Baytown
Meynesium Corp
Velasto
John G. Holland Co
Houston
Jie
Shout
Ile
Masonic Lodge No
J. We Sprayberry
Michi
Fon
Johnnnte Lot Wilson
Raytown
baGr. Re
Mount Enterprise
Tex
Planner Says Automakers Expect 8 Million Sales
Wanda Orton reports Ford planner Robert Pylant in Houston cites U S industry optimism for 8 million annual car sales with 1970 projections of 7 million college students and rising demand for tailored cars. He notes increasing car ownership, driving, and the shift to drive ins and mobile comforts as road and highway plans expand nationwide.
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Wanda Orton
U.S
Robert Pylant
Ford Motor Co
Houston
Baytown
Plans for sewer service to new Baytown high school area
City officials and engineers reviewed two preliminary sewer schemes to serve the north Baytown high school area. One plan includes a single treatment plant with two lift stations, the other proposes no treatment plants and one lift station. Estimates and recommendations will be refined after further study by Remands Johnson Engineers and city staff.
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Baytown
Johnson Engineers
Mossen
Tompkins
Bermanl
Bath
Bob Andrews
Charles Fors
Bernard-John
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