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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1961
Page
17
A New York observer touts a young man on a block as a possible Peace Corps recruit. The piece humorously notes his urban, bohemian style and limited formal credentials, while praising his adaptability and outdoorsy background despite wild anecdotes and exaggerated portraits.
A surreal AP dispatch from Henderson Kentucky and Mexico City sketches an odd tale of bargain hunting and a local murder case. Arnold Brey buys a refrigerator after a price drop while Maria Escobar de Rosas faces a murder conviction reversal. The report interweaves street life, candy stores, subways, and a cryptic cry of “bu peee” from unknown origins.
MILWAUKEE Wis AP Deputy district court clerk Larry Filut locked himself in the judge's washroom when the door jammed. Judge Christ v Seraphim intervened and used a hacksaw to cut through the latch so the deputy could be freed.
After a one year lapse construction on the 13 story Hilton Hotel in Mexico City has been resumed. Completion is scheduled for 1962.
Texas Eastern Transmission reports 1960 net income per common share up 40 percent from 1959 after preferred dividends. Earnings total $18,196,503,808? and $5.07 per share on 9,105,019 shares. Restated figures reflect earlier rate settlement. Company says 1960 net income $25,418,231 vs $19,736,705 in 1959.
An Owensboro Kentucky thief signs notes as Al Con pore after two burglaries yielding $1.20. He warns don’t get mad just be thankful I did not bump the place up in a menacing note.
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