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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1962
Page
1
French and Algerian rebel officials meet at Lake Geneva to finalize a cease-fire and pave for Algerian self-determination. Krim Jed is among leaders arriving as violence continues with 24 killed and 22 wounded in Algeria.
Edwina McDonald daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin McDonald of Baytown has been asked to pledge Sigma Alpha Iota a professional music fraternity at Sam Houston State Teachers College Members are chosen on basis of musicianship scholarship leadership and character Alma Rushing and Margie list for the school of education at Texas Christian University The list consists of students who earned in the upper five per cent of the majors in their school for fall semester and carried at least 12 semester hours
Humble Oil and Refining Co Baytown workers in the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union face a Friday contract expiration. Officials met twice this week to speed negotiations. The union seeks wage and work provisions, plans for hiring new members, and protections on bargaining unit work. If no agreement, talks may extend under the old contract pending a union vote.
The Associated Press reports thickening clouds may bring light rain to West and North Central Texas with a low pressure system from New Mexico expected to spread clouds across most of the state by Thursday. Early temps ranged from the upper 30s to the upper 50s as Panhandle showers were possible and winds freshened from the Panhandle to the coast. Forecasts call for cooler air and possible freezing temperatures in the Panhandle overnight.
In a packed Senate hearing Francis Gary Powers recounted his downed U-2 mission over the Soviet Union, the crash and survival ordeal. Senators praised his account as McCone said Powers remains with the CIA on undisclosed work, and Powers headed off for an unspecified vacation with sisters after the session.
Our World column notes Mrs James Truman wife of the Texas house speaker is injured in a two car crash northeast of Austin. Other brief items report Kennedy seeking trade expansion support, a Catholic divorce suit for 2 376 000, ex president Quadros return to Brazil, underground nuclear test, Savannah fire homeless, a South Vietnam ambush, New Orleans Lent season start, and Leo Luton winning a stay of execution in Dallas.
Baytown City Council prepares for a regular meeting at 7 30 p m to discuss Houston Natural Gas Corp rate increase. Auditor W A McElfresh reported the figures align closely with the company's books and will submit a written report for possible Thursday consideration. The proposal would add about 55 cents per month per consumer as the company seeks a 5 4 percent return on investment, higher than rates in other cities. Also on the agenda are subdivision street policy and costs of permanent street maintenance.
Baytown resident Bob Burroughs 24 seeks Position 7 on the School Board, one of three candidates alongside incumbent Roy Elms and A R Stark. Burroughs is an insurance agent, former Baytown Sun carrier, and church leader who advocates raising teacher starting salaries to attract better staff.
Tyler Texas reports Marcus Eli Carter 6 received 1 M year terms in two bank robberies and a five year conspiracy term with sentences running concurrently. Mrs John F McFadden drew 11 years for robbery of Sacul State Bank and five years for conspiracy. Carter was charged with robbing First National Bank at Cusay fay IT and the Sacul bank on Oct 2%.
Baytown Chamber of Commerce luncheon tickets near sellout as about 50 remain. Gulf Oil vice president will present update on an industrial chemical complex planned for Baytown. Dr Alexander Lewis Jr of Pittsburgh will announce ethylene plant contract award and mid 1963 start date. Plant to be built on a 400 acre Harris County site near Ced ar Bayou north of Highway 72 at Silander Road. Ethylene capacity projected at 400 million pounds annually. Contact Chamber office for reservations. tickets 2.50.
Ash Wednesday opens Lent as billions of Christians observe penitence. The rite imposes ashes in a cross on foreheads and calls believers to self denial and spiritual discipline. Roman Catholics and many Protestants fast and adjust daily routines to focus on devotion to God.
A major blizzard battered the East with high tides and 84 mph winds. At least 20 people died and many others were missing as fires, floods, and widespread damage struck from Virginia to New England. Ocean City New Jersey evacuated. rail and ferry services disrupted. Fire Island residents sought mainland help. Jamaica Bay area and Brooklyn waterways closed. multiple buildings burned in New Jersey and Queens. Damages were expected to reach millions in coastal communities. The storm left a path of wrecked infrastructure and stranded commuters.
Baytown schools run a comprehensive special education program led by Leon Legler at Travis and Burnet Elementary Schools. It includes classes for mentally retarded, orthopedic, and speech and hearing impaired students, with tailored itineraries, homebound arrangements, specialized buses, and a focus on academic and social enrichment.
Cape Canaveral reports the Orbiting Solar Observatory OSO mission aimed to study solar radiation effects on Earth and aviation. The MOOT Floor-Delta booster failed shortly after launch at 11 07 am EST, leaving a 458 pound payload in uncertain orbit about 350 miles high.
In Houston six of the seven astronauts gathered to discuss spacecraft for a two man orbital capsule. John Glenn was absent, reported in Cape Canaveral as NASA moves to formalize plans for a new $90 million Manned Space Research Laboratory.
FAA issues new takeoff procedures citing tests into Thursday crash of American Airlines Boeing 707 near New York that killed 95. Rules stress wing flap operation and fixed maximum speeds, prohibit pilots from twisting autopilot below 1100 feet on approach. The cause of the crash remains undetermined.
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