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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1962
Page
1
Sorrowful scenes mark Atlanta as residents mourn 105 leading citizens lost in a French plane crash. Memorial rites and lilies at the art museum door symbolize the city's deep grief. Survivors and officials begin recovery and tribute efforts amid widespread damage from the rain.
Rainfall saturated Highlands and McNair areas with over seven inches, flooding intersections and stranding cars. An emergency vehicle from Wooster Fire Department drowned attempting to respond. Baytown reported 2.75 inches of rain this month with higher totals on June 1 2 3 and 6, while Cedar Bayou Stream flood waters forced barricades on Ferry Road.
Tony Farris Republican candidate for Congress District 8 will speak at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Baytown Chamber of Commerce Building. He faces incumbent Democrat Albert Thomas in the November general election. Cadets to Meet Baytown Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Baytown airport. Public information officer Mary Ogden urged attendance and welcomed visitors.
CITY MANAGER and Mrs J B LeFevre plan a three week vacation starting next Monday. They will first go to Abilene for a city managers convention then travel northeast through Tennessee and the Carolinas possibly to New York and Washington, depending on driving fatigue. Corporation Court Judge Barney L Ward will handle city manager duties during the absence. Jerry and Charles Edward Wilson brothers of Baytown have earned degrees Jerry in architecture from A M and Charles Edward a B B A from the University of Texas. Jerry will work for a San Francisco architectural firm and move his family there June 18. He is married to Gail Tubbs of Pasadena and Baytown. They have a three year old son Jerry Jr. Charles will join his father in the insurance business. His major was insurance. Dor Gary Cunningham patient at St Luke Hospital in Houston underwent hip surgery and is in Room 328 and will be in hospital about three weeks with his mother Mrs Pral Carerina ham visiting.
The text notes a proposed top-to-bottom reduction in income tax rates by the administration for enactment next year. It also mentions Samuel I Newhouse expanding New Orleans daily newspapers to form a larger publishing empire, with a record estimated value of over 37 million dollars. Reports from the Soviet bloc describe price hikes on meat and butter and orders to hatch more fish. An Ecuadoran mob lynches police after a drunken shooting spree leaves four dead.
The School Board amended the district immunization policy Monday night after a vote. Trustee Stark led the motion to require immunization for personnel and students, with some opposition and discussion over exemptions. Polio was added to the list of required immunizations.
School officials project a 2 200 student enrollment rise and plan to hire new teachers as the district positions open. The board discussed immunization requirements for all students, citing state law and court rulings, while considering exemptions and the welfare of the school community.
In San Francisco AP reports Nixon returns to the political arena on a long California ballot for the GOP governor nomination. He battles Assemblyman Joseph C Shell a conservative challenger who labels his supporters the new breed of California Republicans. The contest also tests whether Nixon can widen the GOP lead in registration over Democrats.
May Baytown Building Permits show 5741 583 in total. The City of Baytown’s Building and Inspection Department issued numerous permits led by North Side Baptist Church at 65 000 and several new residences and garages. Other listed projects include additions, remodels, porches, carports and a new motel at Holiday Inn. Names include W. E Rogers Howie Homes M E Gillis C Serano Watt Crow Claire F Thaman Antonio Gonzales and Kenneth Kragoff among others.
A civil service examination for two Baytown Fire Department vacancies is set for 6:30 p.m. June 13 at the Chamber of Commerce Building 2 W Texas Ave Applicants must have a TS at least five test and meet physical requirements including weight and ability to act quickly in emergencies A commercial diver license was required at appointment and applications closed at 4 p.m. June 2.
Paris AP reports mounting evidence that the Air France Boeing 707 pilot made a desperate effort to stop the takeoff before the jet crashed near Orly Airport, killing 130 aboard. The four engine jet rose briefly, then fell, destroying a fence and erupting in flames. All 121 American passengers perished, along with eight crew members and Air France staff. Investigators caution the inquiry may take months though several facts are emerging.
Baytown reports 1,378 students in summer classes from pre school to junior college. Lee College lists 671 total, with Robert E. Lee High 355, Horace Munn Junior High 225, Anson Jones Elementary 76, and DeZavala preschool 51. Summer work focuses on remedial reading and arithmetic in elementary grades and various subjects in junior high and high school.
A Tuesday noon wreck on State Highway 73 east of Highway 146 near Baytown and the Trinity River Bridge left one man dead and four injured. The deceased and injured were not immediately identified. The body was taken to Pawt U. Lee Funeral Home and the four injured to Gur Coast Hospital.
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