Houston Pasadena reach annexation compromise over land
Houston and Pasadena mayors announced a late deal ending their annexation dispute. Houston gains 57 square miles including the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center site and the Humble Refining complex near the NASA area. Pasadena receives 15 square miles, receding from Genoa and Red Bluff roads. Both cities plan to ratify the agreement at upcoming meetings.
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Houston
Ities
Pasadena
Batttle
Louis Cutter
Conner Whitker
Ouston
Nationaleronautics
Clear Lake
C.del Webb
NASA
Genoa
Red Bluff
Cutter
Whitaker
Sun Spots Equipment Stolen
TITG ZAMORA of 2301 Belvedere reported to police Wednesday the theft of garden hose and other yard items valued at 25 dollars. LL Ladies To Meet in Baytown at 9 30 a m Thursday in the Community Building lounge. A financial report and nominating committee election will be held. All members urged to attend.
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Zamora
Belvedere
LL Ladies
Baytown ‘Little League
Injunction Sought In Probe Of Judge McClelland
Houston investigators clash with Judge Clem McClelland over a court of inquiry into probate handling. Briscoe opposes the move, arguing no merit, while a petition alleges constitutional rights violations. Missing estate records raise further questions about oversight, with a hearing set in Judge Wilmer Hunt's court. Weather notes: partly cloudy, warm, with showers. Galveston tides show high and low times.
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Houston
Frank Briscoe
the Sun
Clem McClelland
McClelland
Wilmer B. Hunt
Court of Inquirty
Briscoe
Wwe
Peranthaes
Baytown Senior Citizens Club
La Porte May Ask Bonds To Expand School Units
La Porte Independent School District plans a $3.5 million bond issue mid September to fund a three to five year building program. Superintendent Ralph Pearce told the La Porte School Board Tuesday night that the plan aims to add two elementary schools a new junior high and expansions to existing schools to double capacity. The program includes new cafeterias tennis courts and parking plus an enlarged administration building and stadium work.
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la Porte Independent
Jin
Ralph Pearce
la Porte
Emory White
Earce
C. T. Freeman
Ma Ansley
Charles Donnelly
Joe Nelson
Forrest
Corsicana
Curtis L. Everett
Houston
Air Force Reserve
Galveston Bay
Dalton Hillburn
Joanna Eth- Tidze
Kenia
Richard White
Jane Mocison
Baytown Sun_wtell
National Aeronautics and Space Adminisration
West Ranch
Bumble Oil and Refining Co
del E. Webb Corp
Pearce
Fairmont Park
Thank You, Sergeant Thank You, Sergeant
Baytown police handle unusual calls as they serve nearly 90 000 residents. At 1 06 am Wednesday a woman asked an officer to deliver ice water to a bed ridden neighbor. Ed Wardy arrived in a car and delivered a pitcher of ice water to a grateful citizen.
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Baytown
T Headquarters
West Baytoun
al Sat
Ed Wardy
State Supreme Court delays commitment order for union leader
The Texas Supreme Court granted a 90 day postponement on the commitment order of Sherman D. George, a Galveston Union Leader, who was convicted of violating a court order during his picket fine activities.
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Austin
State Supreme Court
Galveston
Sherman D. George
Ties Denied By Solvents Firm Chief
Washington AP Maynard C Wheeler president of Commercial Solvents Corp testified before a House subcommittee that his firm’s relation with Billie Sol Estes was only customer and supplier and he disputed Cain testimony that Estes aimed to set up a Brazil business. Wheeler explained CSC financed Estes and that Estes signed over government grain storage payments for loans. He denied discussing Swiss deposits or Brazil ventures.
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Washington (Ap
Maynard C. Wheeler
Commercial Solvents Corp
Billie Sol
Estes
Brazil
Wheeler Heads
Wheeler
Texas
City Of Baytown Tax Collections Above Estimate
City of Baytown reports 1.73 percent above estimate for the 1961 tax year, reaching 96.73 percent of a $1,203,930 billing. Collections on current bills total $1,164,579.27. delinquent receipts add $32,559.52, with penalties and interest at $7,931.20. Official aims to reach at least 98 percent current and 97 percent of total by year end.
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Baytown
David Funderburk
Funderburk
Our World Today Pilot Tests Rocket Plane Control
Pilot Bob White reports seeing steam from tiny stabilizing jets as he tests a new control system aboard a rocket plane four miles above Earth. Texas Water Commission resumes hearings on a federal plan for a reservoir on the Navasota River between Bryua and Navasota. Hill’s establishment project in Padre Island discussed. Prime Minister Youssef Ben Khedda rejects reviving Algerian peace guarantees. Taylor Gay, $90,000 a year exec, dies from a gunshot by his secretary’s protective brother. American Stock Exchange halts E L Bruce trading after president withdraws $1,953,000. Markets heavy as Black Monday echoes. Rhodesia talks move toward a Southern Africa constitutional draft.
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Bob White
Three Alcatraz Escapees Sought in Fruitless Search
AP reports an extensive FBI coordinated search across northern California for three inmates led by Frank Lee Morris who vanished from Alcatraz Island after escaping through plaster walls and service shafts. Despite discovery of lifelike dummies in their cells, investigators say the trio may have reached a makeshift craft and could be on the mainland or still on the island.
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San: Francisco
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Olin Blackwell
Frank Lee Morris
John
Clarence Anglin
FBI
California
Blackwell
Mess Hall
San Francisco
Kennedy backs coalition path in Laos to ease East West tensions
President Kennedy told Soviet Premier Khrushchev a coalition government in Laos could serve as a model for national unity and progress. He urged continued actions toward an independent neutral Laos to influence broader international settlement, stressing no untoward moves that could disrupt gains. The letter, dated June 12, was released by the White House.
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Washington
Geneva
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Vienna
Laos
Souvanna
Phowmna
Khushchev
United States
White House
Zoe Ee
Mrs Musick Presides At State School Food Meet
Mrs Edythe Musick president of the Texas School Food Service Association will preside at the state convention June 26 to 28 at the Granada Hotel in San Antonio. About 750 to 800 attendees include 34 Baytown school cafeteria employees. Demonstrations cover time saving meal prep and planning, stretching the food dollar, attractive table settings, and educational exhibits with small group sessions. Gerald Ramsey of Southern Methodist University will speak at the opening session. San Antonio district superintendents greet delegates, withDr Virgil Blossom Murray Boone Dillard McCollum Benny Steinhaus and others attending. A fire incident near the hotel was described as under control with no critical injuries.
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Wanda Orton
Edythe Musick
Texas School Food Service ‘Association
Granada Hotel
San Antonio
Baytown
Gerald Ramsey
Southern Methodist University
Virgil Blossom
Northeast
Murray Boone
Northside
Dillard McCollum
Harlandale
Benny Steinhaus
Humble Oil and/or
Edgewood
Thom- Refining Co
Portwood
J. W
Edu
A.m
Texas Education Agen
Charles M. Hicks
Arthur R. Kirtley
San Antonio May
Alabama
W. W. Mcallister
Musick
Te Lhe Granada
New Clear Creek National Bank Set to Open on Bay Shore
The first bank on the Bay shore between La Porte and Texas City opens Saturday with President W H Baugh and Vice President A Smith among the welcoming officers. Directors include Fred Hartman and Hance Busch. orchids from Hawaii will greet the first 1000 women entrants. Rockets every 30 minutes carry $5 savings certificates. opening account prizes include a Friendship 7 replica savings bank. The bank is capitalized at 200000 with 100000 surplus and 50000 profits.
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Bay Shore
la Porte
Texas City
W. H
Bill) Baugh
A. Smith
Max J. Frels
Bank
Fred Hartman
Baytown
Elton Porter Sr
Seabrook
Hance Busch
W. P
Bill) Hamblen Jr
L. J. Hallmark
Jesse C. Stricklin
Pasadena
Hawaii
Col
John Glenn
Doughtie and Porterfield
Epco Construction Co
Houston
Tthe
Clear “Creek National Bank
Baytown School Tax Take 97.1 Percent Complete
The Baytown School District reports 97.1 percent of the current tax billing collected through May. Of the 1961 tax bill of $2,779,591.89, $3,408,999.39 goes to public schools operations and $286,392.96 to Lee College. Delinquent taxes and unpaid current taxes total $84,199.04 plus $178,328.91 in delinquent taxes from earlier years.
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Baytown
George Bennett
Lee College
Bennett
Missouri Street Church Safe Stolen From Church
Thieves removed a heavy gray metal safe weighing about 300 pounds from the Missouri Street Church of Christ on Tuesday night. The lock was broken, access gained through Minister Arvin’s office, and the safe was dragged outside and loaded into a truck or car near the church. Police seek witnesses of Tuesday night activity and any knowledge of the theft, reported Wednesday morning by caretaker H C Durham.
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Missouri Street Church of Christ
Jack
Arvin
Saki
H. C. Durham
Britton
R. M
Bo) Turner
Grand Jury To Question Financier Estes in Marshall Death Case
Franklin AP report says Billie Sol Estes agreed to be questioned by Robertson County grand jury after a court hearing. Attorney John D Cofer withdrew a habeas corpus request. eight jurors indicated they did not view Estes as a potential defendant in the June 3 1961 death of federal agriculture official Henry Mars. Cofer pressed jurors on publicity and possible suspicion around Estes. Judge Barron instructed that if Estes invokes the Fifth Amendment, his claim shall not be considered against guilt.
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Estes
Marshall
Texas Atty. Get
Will Wilson
Wilson
Im Marshall
Ram
Aba
Cofer
Vaio
Bia Re
Frea Sying
Pee
Reeves County
Wethe
Billie Sol Estes
Wreed
Nnot
John M. Barron
West Texas
Bill Daniel to attend Crippled Children's Party in Texas
Guam Governor Bill Daniel will fly about 9 000 miles to attend the Crippled Children's Party Saturday June 23 at his Plantation Ranch. The event hosts thousands of crippled children from Texas and western Louisiana with races air show and a rebuilt western town for rides. Entertainment and meals are planned with dignitaries and local organizers coordinating from Houston and Baytown.
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Guam
Bill Daniel
Liberty
Bill Danial
Baytown
Texas
Louisiana
Bettye Athanasiou
Chester Greer
Houston
Lake Vara
Plantation Ranch
Jly
Daniel
Garland Shepherd
Beaumonts
Athanasiou
Judge Bean Indicted For Not Filing Tax Data
AUSTIN AP El Paso County U S District Judge Ben Rice was to set bond today. Judge Woodrow Bean, defeated June 2, faced a federal grand jury indictment for failing to file a decade of tax returns. He said he had not reported income during the campaign and owed substantial back taxes, with continued investigation forthcoming.
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R. le . Phinney
Reverme
Frvedtigatioon
Classified Ad Teems With Odd Offers From Sun Readers
A Sun classified note touts selling items through Want Ad sales credited to Frank Kelly Jr of Worcester. The snippet lists miscellaneous goods including belts, hardware, springs, motors, jack stands, sheets, doors and bricks with prices. It hints at a sale for a “jewel of a time” to someone else and invites readers to call for details.
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Sun
Frank Kelly Jr
Wooster
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