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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1963
Page
1
Washington report says Southern resentment over Kennedy civil rights program could delay a 1.5 billion tax cut. House action may slow while Senate prospects dim. if civil rights debate starts first, tax revision could be pushed to next year with uncertain passage.
The Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union will hold a regular membership meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Bay Theater where officers will be elected. The Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club will award a 325 savings bond to the best gar catcher under 37 in May at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, plus prizes of 10 and 5 dollars and an ambassador reel for the top summer gar catcher.
The article outlines two feared outcomes for tax measure supporters. Southern lawmakers under civil rights pressure may vote against Kennedy and align against key figures like Mrs. Nancy Adams Oliver. It notes Byrd Mills and Smith may suspend sessions to focus on rights debates while the tax bill's fate hangs with three powerful Southern chairs.
Around the area, Larry Ferguson joined Boy Scout Troop 883 at El Rancho Cima after a recent camping trip with family in northern New Mexico. Gary Greenwood searched for a gear shift on a burro at Horseshoe Bend while Mike McKee and Joe Thom worked to mount large horses. Bill McFlhannon and Steve Weisinger attempted to row a rowing machine over a tidal wave in the Blanco River. Mike Archer and Reggie Johnson earned their first aid merit badges. Mrs. Larry Karruth and sons Lloyd and Lee visited the Guy Barron home in Channelview before returning to New Orleans. Constable Paul Anderson cared for his ailing mother in Hillsboro. Fark Mann urged turning on the air conditioner and electric blanket to help him rest. Jimmie Woods delivered flowers as a peace gesture. Ann Fuller of Lindenwood visits Bay City with Vickie Gordon. Mrs. L. J. Gordy and daughters Deanna and Robbie leave for two months to Puerto Rico. Set. and Mrs. William C. Reed, formerly stationed in Newfoundland, Canada, visit relatives in Rising Star and the Atterberry home with grandfather Ridley.
Atlantic City AP report cites University of Minnesota researchers Alvin Shemesh and Norman Ackerman proposing Atabrine as a Trojan Horse to deliver radiation to lung cancer. They note amino acridine compounds concentrate in lungs and liver in experiments, with Atabrine drawn to pulmonary tumors.
La Porte and Houston group seeks a new First National Bank charter for La Porte. Norman Dunn, chief national bank examiner for the 7th Federal Reserve District, said the application was filed Thursday. Principal filers include Frank Fourmy of Houston and La Porte, Jack Perry, E Mitchell Smith Jr., H P Pfeiffer, Frank G Baker, and Ray E Van Deventer.
MIAMI FL A P Cuban Revolutionary Council claimed its commando forces had landed in Cuba with reports of about 500 men. A State Department spokesman said there was no information and Miami was asked to investigate. Council members avoided details saying there was no desire for publicity and could not confirm launch points or landing sites.
The Nixon Trio of Baytown will present For Times Like These at 9 30 p m Thursday on KUHT TV Houston Channel The program is hosted weekly by Pastor Paul Stephens of Second Baptist Church Baytown.
Miami reports from exile leaders allege over 30,000 Cubans have been executed since 1959 under Fidel Castro. The informant claims killings occur in provinces cities and settlements and that names are confirmed later through undisclosed channels. In Geneva the U S Soviet hot line agreement was signed to prevent war via direct teleType links between Washington and Moscow.
A Texas Rail Commission hearing in Austin announced July oil yield allowances for 28 percent production changes and daily barrels by company. Commissioner Langdon, sworn in three weeks prior, praised staff and noted the first attendance of many oil men. Murray, honored by industry group, was absent.
Judy Lynn Minter and Charles W. Crawford earned perfect attendance at Robert E. Lee High School. Their siblings also show strong attendance records, with Clifton Eugene Crawford and Linda Lee Minter among others listed among juniors and sophomores cited for two years of perfect attendance.
The board considers placing district funds on time deposits to earn higher returns. Dr Horeczy cites a potential $35000 annual gain from funds like cafeteria and athletic. other districts reportedly earned money this way. Bond funds have long earned substantial interest on time deposits, aiding bond interest payments.
The Baytown Junior High Band will present its annual summer concert at 7:30 p.m. at Roseland Park with free admission. Director Elmer R. Hargis announces a varied program of marches and novelty nums including Streamline Limited and In a Clock Store. Band leaders Lt Margaret Lewis and Capt Ross Hargis will direct selections, and twirlers Deborah Elliot, Linda Hopper, Kathy Heinrich, and Linda Matthews perform in Stars and Stripes Forever and The Happy Whistler dance routine.
Alvin Eugene Parker 55 of Crosby died at 3:30 a.m. Thursday in a Baytown hospital after 13 years as a Lynchburg ferry pilot for Harris County. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Friday at Earthman's Highlands Chapel with burial in White Cemetery. He was past master of Sampson Masonic Lodge No. 231 Highlands and survived by his widow, two daughters, two sons, two sisters, a brother, five grandchildren, and lodge members as pallbearers. The Rev. Dan Bynum will officiate.
Surgeons at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh separated day old Siamese girls in a four hour operation. Dr William Kieseweller said the twins Rose Mary and Ruth Ann were breathing comfortably with good color and the initial response was favorable. They will be fed in three to five days before assessing danger. Mrs John Temoshenko of Tarentum is listed as the guardian.
Washington AP leaders signaled Congress will begin Kennedy civil rights agenda with a possible August House decision on a package to end racial discrimination in private businesses and empower the attorney general to enforce school integration. Senate likely to endure a filibuster. hearings set for next week on the package, including public access, school integration, and federal funds cutoffs for discriminatory projects. Civil rights groups plan a Washington protest march and Capitol sit-in if authorities proceed with barrier tactics.
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