City to study water system expansion costs
City council will receive an engineering estimate in three to six weeks for the first phase of a long range water facilities expansion. The plan extends water lines from Park Street tank across Decker Drive to West Baytown to relieve overloaded wells and support future growth.
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Blue Beathard
J. B. le Fevre
John A. Busch
Park Street
Decker
West Baytown
Clhis
Public Works
W. Grantham
le Fevre
Decker Drive
Luther League Rummage Sale at City Park Street
The Luther League of St. Paul’s Baytown will host a rummage sale at old Baytown’s Wilkenfeld building on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event, chaired by Krizak, aims to fund church activities. the well capacity figures were corrected from earlier reports.
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Luther League of
Albert Says Show Reds U.S. Means Business
Washington reveals Thomas urges immediate military budget increase to 43 billion dollars and a show of resolve against Khrushchev. He argues Berlin is the top issue, Cuba inaction noted, and calls for pulling families from Germany and expanding armed forces.
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Albert Thom
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Russia
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Galveston Tides and Weekend Weather Synopsis
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy and mild conditions through Saturday with no temperature changes. Tides on Saturday show highs at 2:02 am and 11:53 am, and lows at 7:17 am and 7:14 pm.
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Galveston
Local notes and names light up city council gathering
The piece lists a string of individuals visiting or mentioned around town including Hugh Echols Milton Kelley John C Echols Velma Ansley and others at a Thursday city council meeting. It notes Allen Rice and Bill Broyles with mission duties while Velma Ansley draws her own prize and Mike Thurman is named a distinguished student for a third straight semester.
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Theo Wilburn
Hugh Stewarts
Allen Rice
Bill Broyles
Velma Ansley
Keith Lawdon
Hugh Echols
Milton Kelley
John C
Echols
Clyde Pond
Odis Muennink
Mike Thurman
J. W. Thurman
Baytown
Texas A&m
Wiss LaVerne McCull
Hugh
Roy Montgomery
Hearng & Jeffer
Police Department
Public Works
Kennedy returns to desk after illness and Ikeda visit
President Kennedy, reported feeling fine, left his sick bed to host Japanese Prime Minister Ikeda. He walked without the crutches used for a back strain and then bid Ikeda farewell from the White House driveway. Aide and doctor notes say he is recovering well but will stay in upstairs quarters.
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Hayato
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White House
Janet Travell
Kcdy
Stal
Cally
Travell
Glen Ora
Ily
School District Considers Insurance Policy Changes
The Baytown Insurance Exchange presented a plan to revise district insurance procurement. Trustees approved appointing an advisor to study coverage, costs, and contract options with firms on a year basis, aiming for better service and economy. A July 17 special meeting will review independent appraisal options and standard bid forms.
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Baytown
Worksurance Exchange
Earll
EE —Steele M. McDonald
Insurance
George H. Gentry
McDonald
Baytown Insurance Exchange
Opryshek
Inter
Tank Fire Minor At Texas Eastern
A 55 000 barrel storage tank at Texas Eastern Transmission Corp Decker Drive and Baker Road caught fire shortly before noon Thursday while maintenance workers prepared it for painting. No injuries were reported. The tank had been empty and normally holds oil or gasoline. Firefighters were summoned but used no equipment as the blaze self extinguished.
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Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
Decker Drive
Baker Road
Houston
Sag
Baytown
State Railroad Chief's Rites Will Be Saturday
Funeral services for Railroad Commissioner Olin Culberson, 74, will be Saturday in Austin. Culberson, who died Thursday of a heart ailment, was a longtime opponent of federal control of Texas natural resources and a former gubernatorial candidate. Governor Price Daniel and J. F. West of Stamford eulogized him as a principled public servant and champion of independent oil and gas interests. William Logan will officiate, with burial in the cemetery.
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Baytown Elks Lodge
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Stamford
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Culber Son
William Logan
University Presbyterian Church
Weed-Carley Funeral Home
Commlery
School Board Approves Eleven Personnel Changes
Eleven personnel changes in the School District were approved by the board Thursday night. Recannations include teachers for Robert Bo Laer High School, Baytown, Cedar Bayou Junior High, Cedar Bayon, and Me Hob. Names listed include Marian Ashley and Darla J. Rian sent, Patricia A Rhindell, Catherine al Geople, Malan Rein, Arthur Hodges, plus others.
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Board of Trusters
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Marian Ashley
Eparthree
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Baytown
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Schoools
Darla J. Rian
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Cedar Bayon
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Arthur Fo Hodges
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Texas Auto Insurance Rates Face Hike From Board
The Insurance Board in Austin discussed a plan to raise auto insurance premiums across Texas with unofficial estimates of 30 to 40 dollars more per driver depending on record and vehicle class. Total industry impact could reach about 34 million dollars annually with average increases around 15 percent across auto coverages.
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Texas
Angus McDonald
Stickney Is Saved Again From Death
AP reports Howard Stickney remains alive on death row after Corpus Christi District Judge Cullen Bridges granted a writ of habeas corpus delaying execution for the ninth time in the Galveston beach murder case of Mrs. Shirley Barnes. The process shifts to the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin for review as Stickney’s execution date was postponed to an undetermined time.
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Corpus Christi
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Austin
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World budgets debated as House aims near 42.7 billion bill
Reports say the House Appropriations Committee advances a 42.7 billion defense package amid dire global conditions. President Kennedy discusses Middle East tensions with Arab leaders while a coalition in New York seeks stricter small loan laws. A public notice lists unrelated local incidents and a death in Houston.
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House Appropriations Committee
Castro Rejects Tractor Deal in Cuba Invasion Row
Fidel Castro rejected the Tractors for Freedom Committee offer to exchanges prisoners for 500 bulldozers and pressed for 1,000 tractors. Havana radio quoted Castro accusing the committee of lying and said he would accept smaller tractors only if the total reached 1,000. He also cited alternative swaps involving political prisoners and named other Cuban and international figures.
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Citizens Bank Named Schools Depository for District Funds
At Thursday night’s board meeting the district named Citizens Bank its depository for school funds for the next term. Only two bidders, Citizens and Peoples State Bank, bid the maximum services required by federal regulations. Superintendent George H. Gentes stated Citizens had provided satisfactory service for years, with the district depositing funds there since its formation.
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Board of Trustees
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Peoples State Bank
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Tosstene
Citizens Bank
Ship owners back 60 day trace plan amid strike
New York AP dispatch reports ship owners accepted Secretary Goldberg’s 60 day tracing proposal as striking unions delayed their decision. Kennedy summoned a surprise NSC meeting on the Soviet threat as U.N. flagging discontent and a booming economy loomed during his South America tour.
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No Action Yet On Stabbing Reward Money
Disposition of a 1272 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Mrs Eloise Watson Cummings attackers will not be made until the case is closed. Wilton A Roper of Citizens National Bank says two suspects Bertrand Vinton La and Bob Jones La remain charged but presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Wilton A. Roper
Citizens National Bank
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Vinton, Li
Bob Jones
Sulphur
Cummings
Kentucky
Jones
Pshenen
Bay Town
Robert Hall
Gill
Bertrand
Roper
Dones and
Blue Hearing Aid Help for Council Meeting?
A city council meeting faced audio issues as the reporter Blue Reathard and attendees struggled to hear. The acoustically poor room and noisy air conditioning hampered hearing, prompting ideas for alternative stories and notes on council members and contact details.
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