Sun Spots and City News From Baytown Area
Local councilman Lacy Lusk recovering from surgery at Baytown Hospital expects a 14 day stay with bed rest of 21 days in Room 215 and may receive visitors. Church and community items include new Texas Methodist Conference committee chairs and an Eastern Star tea at 2415 Missouri hosted by Mr and Mrs Jack Hartt. A Channelview High School film on M A Daoud’s missionary revival screens Friday evening. Channelview film and church notices appear alongside a Baytown Chamber of Commerce managers meeting in Abilene. Barbecue fund raiser announced for Old River Assembly of God Women’s Missionary Council at the pumping plant three miles from Mont Belvieu. Partly cloudy and mild through Saturday with southerly winds and a Friday high 92. Galveston tides listed for Saturday.
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Lacy Lusk
Baytown Hospital
Old River
Khrushchev calls Eisenhower era dangerous to US
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at a Kremlin news conference blasted President Eisenhower as a weak leader and called the Eisenhower era a dark period in history. He questioned Nixon as a reliable U S partner and warned about a potential new war without disarmament while outlining a broad disarmament plan amid a U S spy plane controversy.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Richard M. Nixon
United States
John Foster Dulles
Nixon
Dulles
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Kremlin
Christian A. Herler
Local Briefs Highlight Community Figures and Moves
Harry Massey enjoys a home vacation while wives plot duties at home. Dan Harrison and Bill Knowles schedule a conference. Dr. Herbert Duke questions bruised hands from fishing versus buying fish. Lois Scott debuts a Mamie Eisenhower hairstyle. Tom Crawford ill at home. Mrs. Burton Burrus discusses her son’s new assignment. Dr. W. T. Jones recovering well from eye injury on a deep sea trip. Monty Inman arrives as Baytown’s new assistant probation officer. Mrs. H. L. Holcomb has surgery at San Jacinto Memorial. Rev. Jack Peters talks deadlines. Dorothy Camp leaves for University of Texas science seminar and Girls State. Jerry and wife enjoy a stay at Buchanan Dam. Wood to Camp Carson, Colorado.
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Harry Massey
Dan Harrison
Bill Knowles
Herbert Duke
Lois Scott
Mamie Eisenhower
Bangs
Tom Crawford
Burton Burrus
W. T. Jones
Monty Inman
Baytown
Sun
H. L. Holcomb
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Jack Peters
Dorothy Camp
University of Texas
Sandwich
Jerry Sloanes
Buchanan Dam
Camp Carson
House panel approves limited health plan for the needy elderly
Washington AP The House Ways and Means Committee backed a restricted health care plan for about 1 million needy seniors 65 and older. It would cost 440 million dollars annually with federal 190 million and state 150 million shares, and allow states to administer benefits under federal standards. The panel rejected a broader Forand retirement system expansion 17-8.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Aime J. Forand
Khrushchev Warns Bases Hit If U.S. Bases Targeted
Khrushchev at a Kremlin news conference linked disarmament talks to Soviet survival and warned that United States bases overseas would be first targets in a hot war. He asserted rocket commanders have authority to launch nuclear strikes and urged wide aerial surveillance to prevent surprise attacks.
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Kive Elas
Rodion Malinovsky
M. I. Nedelin
Broadway blackout follows bitter actor producer feud
A 41 year Broadway blackout occurs as actors and producers clash, disrupting performances. Government and international news mix with a report on Diefenbaker visiting Washington and Eisenhower talks. A separate note covers a Gothic river drowning tragedy involving four youths and a family reunion plan. A U2 spy case report notes Senate probers’ doubt on a unanimous report.
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Lee College Names Honor Graduates at Graduation
Lee College announces top honor graduates as Dean Walter Runest confirms the 8 PM Friday ceremony at Robert E. Lee Westmoreland High School auditorium. Dr E H leads student processional. Patricia Louise Henneke is the valedictorian with a 3.00 GPA. Mary Lou McKinney, 2.95, is second, Helen Joyce Bowers third at 2.92, with other seniors listed among the high honors. Awards include scholarships to SMU and Texas Tech, plus honors from Baytown Education Association and Business and Professional Women's Club. The Wall Street Journal Award goes to the top business administration student. Phi Theta Kappa will present a plaque.
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Walter Runest
Lee College
E. H
Robert E. Lee
Westmoreland
Main Baptist Church
Houston
Patricia Louise Henneke
Henneke
Iivo
Alcation
Donald Stephen McAl
Vaney
Charles Stephenson
Dell
Thomas Stone
Mary Lou McKinney
Prade
Helen Joyce Bowers
Donald Stephen McAlvaney
Viola Coker Lannon
Billy Rex McNeese
Dollie Rae Williams
Victor Waddell
Carol Ann Alley
Fred Covey
Nancy Wynelle Vernon
Doris Creel Galloway
Walter Paul Chase
Ronald M. Gieger
Dawn Louise Wells
Southern Methodist University
Texas Technological College
Baytown Education Assn
Business and Professional Women
Clile
Wall Street Journal
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Soci
Four REL Students Going To Boys State
Four Robert E. Leesti seniors selected for the American Legion Boys State at the University of Texas will depart Saturday for Austin. They are Bryan Stratton Steve Hudnall Don Pryor and Charlie Barnhill chosen for leadership character and scholarship as young Texas citizens. They will be divided into ten political parties precincts cities and communities during the week long program.
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Robert E. Leesti
American Legion Boys State
University of Texas
Bryan Stratton
Steve Hudnall
Don Pryor
Charlie Barnhill
Oma
Texas
Citieg
CV Bond Fees Seek New Trial
Opponents of Channelview s 620000 school bond vote filed for a new-trial hearing set for 9 a.m. Monday June 13 in Houston District Judge Byron Johnson s court. Billy E Lee is the attorney for the contestants who challenge irregularities in the election while Ernest Knipp will represent the school district.
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Channelview
Billy EE. Lee
Houston
Byron Johnson
Johnson
Ernest Knipp
Weather Forecast Promises Mild Texas Weekend
The Associated Press reports mild weather returning to Texas with a calm outlook through Saturday. After a stormy week marked by storms, dozens of tornadoes and hail, the state faced a calmer, clearer period ahead as forecasts expected steady conditions.
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Associated Press
Texas
Weather Bureau
Mark Shelton At Wheel Boats And Safety Good Twosome
U S Coast Guard Auxiliary member Mark Shelton advocates safety aboard his small fishing and pleasure boat Sea Law Sir. A Humble Oil technician based in Baytown, he and his wife Pearlie and son Lawrence moved from Texas oilfields. They found a missing boat Helene adrift near Texas City warning the Coast Guard. Shelton credits radio tows and built in safety gear as key, noting Sea Law Sir carries 40 gallon tanks and folding chairs for passengers aboard during sightseeing trips.
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Mark Shelton
U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Shelton
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Raytown
Baytown
Texas Oilfields
Tiwe
Pearlie
Amison
Sifery
IMM
Helene
Coast Guard
Texas City
Troy
Sheltons
Polls Open Early In Baytown Amid Warm Forecast
Baytown voters will cast ballots Saturday in eight precincts from 7 am to 7 pm for a state wide contest and local races. Free rides to the polls are offered by the Baytown Junior Chamber of Commerce. Ballot includes Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals W T McDonald and Lloyd W Davidson and State Representative seats for Positions 4 and 5. La Porte voters also decide Commissioner of Precinct 1 with incumbent W Kyle Chapman versus W Gail Reeves.
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Alamo
Austin
Tiseil Feltom's
Azz West Texma
Witkenfeld Furniture
Taka
Firemen's Recreation
West Nasro
Humble
Baytown Refinery
San Jacinto
Kentucky
Carver High
Lee Drive
Béwié
Bowie
Clayton
W. H. Miller
la Porte
W. Kyle Chapman
W. Gail Reeves
Chapman
Reeves
Harris County
Houston
Court of Criminal Appeals Trace
Davidson
McDonald
Bryan
Brooks
Wilgarlin
Garrison
Miller
Boy rescued after 18 days in Manitoba bush plane crash
A helicopter plucked the exhausted 9-year-old boy from the wreckage of a May 18 plane crash in northwest Manitoba. His father, 39, and a friend, 32, died. The child and survivors were found near Kurtin Lake, 39 miles northwest of Winnipeg. The boy chewed roots, drank rainwater, and food supplies were dropped earlier.
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Flint Flom Hospital
Steve Sector
Ken Harrison
Kurtin Lake
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Harvey Evans
Transtar Ltd
Ertan Lake
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C.K. Biggers
Bud) Blackburn
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Perry Britton
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Roy Elms
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