Balloonist dies after rescue fall aboard Antietam
A Navy medical officer and balloonist Lt Cmdr Victor A Prather of Bethesda Md perished after a 25 foot fall from a rescue helicopter harness during a height record attempt over the Antietam in the Gulf of Mexico. Cmdr Malcolm Ross aided the rescue before Prather was lost.
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Antietam
Gulf of
Mexico
Navy
Corm
Spanion
Cmdr
Malcolm Ross
Victor A
Prather
Bethesda
Ross
New Citizen culty after troubled descent from 113500 feet
Prather perished while attempting a rare ascent reaching 113500 feet in a balloon flight that offered a dramatic view of the Atlantic from near Florida. The descent proved dangerous as the rate spiked to 1000 feet per minute forcing the crew to jettison gear including the drag line to land on the Antietam’s deck.
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Prather
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Gulf Coast
Antietam
Doctors Say Alan In Top Condition After Space Flight
Reports from the hospital describe astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. in excellent physical condition after recovery from a space flight. Doctors noted his faceplate was flooded but he showed no serious injuries. The landing on water and rescue by helicopter are described as near perfect.
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Ross
Lake Champlain
Alen B. Shepard
Prather Fells Jr
Basher
Ness
Lee College to stage Our Town in LC auditorium
The Lee College drama department presents Our Town at 8 p.m. Friday in the LC auditorium directed by Mrs Naomi Norton. A Red Cross Boating Safety demonstration begins at 8:25 a.m. next Wednesday May 10 and ends all day with public admittance. Train Car Crash injures J T Gurley in Crosby. hospitalized at San Jacinto Memorial after collision with a train at a Crosby railroad crossing. Houston Harris mobile X ray unit locates at Weingarten's parking lot Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with 2 804 X rays this week at Highlands Junior High and Post Office Station B Thursday.
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LC Drama
Lee College Drama Department
Our Town
Naomi Norton
Houston
American Red Cross
Robert E. Lee High School
J. T. Gurley
Dayton
Crosby
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Houston-Harris County
Weingarten
Highlands Junior High School
Weekend Forecast Shows Showers and Mild Temperatures
Scattered showers are forecast through Saturday with mild temperatures and mostly cloudy skies. Tides at Galveston Saturday include a high at 1 46 a m and a low at 10 21 a m.
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Galveston
Clayton in hospital amid Baytown ties and town notes
T M Clayton of Cedar Bayou, brother of Mayor-elect Al Clayton, is under observation at Gulf Coast Hospital in Room 208. He works as chief operator at Humble Oil Baytown Refinery and can receive visitors. The item also notes local goings on from Baytown and nearby communities, including theatre, club, and radio hobby mentions.
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T. M
Tom) Clayton
Cedar Bayou
al Clayton
Gulf Coast Hospital
Clayton
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Doc Gibbs
Our Town
Lee College
Herbert Duke
Baytown Elks Lodge
Sun
Gerald Vincent
E. W. Anderson
J. R
Tito Zamora
Roy Clark
Lacie Be Whenng
Ho Turner
Pasadena
Harry Massey
Massey
San
Edward R. Geaslin
San Tiego
Calif
J. R. Graslin
Mapleton Ave
Graslin
Princeton
U.S Seventh Fleet
Ae Reach
Blakley and Tower Rally for Senate Drive in Central Texas
Houston AP reports Republican John G. Tower and Blakley rally in a Central Texas city to promote conservatism. Tower rejects criticism of conservatives while local leaders like Dr. H. Frank Connally Jr and Waco chairman discuss plans including free barbecue, balloons for children, and entertainment as part of the campaign push.
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Tex
Ani
Houston
John G. Tower
U.S. Senate
Tower
Meeting Set On Leasing of Sports Stadium
The Houston Sports Association moves toward final provisions for leasing the proposed 22 million Sports Stadium with Harris County officials. Craig Cullinan says two additional Houston law firms will assist in negotiations to ensure a fair lease for lessee and lessor. The firms Fulbright Crocker Freeman Bates Jaworski and Butler Binion Rice Cook join Ervin James in advising the HSA as George Rice John Jamison and James represent the group in a meeting with County Attorney Joe Resweher to hash out contract terms.
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Houston Sports Association
Harris County
Craig Cullinan
HSA
Houston
Cullinan
Fulbright, Crocker, Freeman, Bates and Jaworski
Butler
Binion
Rice
Cook
Ervin James
Joe Resweher
George Rice
John Jamison
James
Basil L Stiles 73 Retired Barber Dies in Baytown
Basil Lee Stiles 73 retired barber died at 5 30 a m Friday at home after living in Baytown for many years He is survived by three daughters Mrs Douglas Barrart Mrs Norman Sadik of Baytown and Mrs Floyd Mathers of Houston and several grandchildren One sister Mrs din Neto of Kowe Funeral arrangements announced by Paul U Lee Funeral Home
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Basil Lee Stiles
W. Sterting
Baytown
Douglas Barrart
Norman Sadik
Floyd Mathers
Houston
Iseren Grawichildren
Foreaver -Gramihildren
Din Neto
Kowe
Withey
Ty Paul U. Lee
Brigadiers On Broadway Delights REL Audience
More than 900 parents and friends of the Brigadiers at Robert E. Lee High School attended the Brigadiers on Broadway show in the REL auditorium. New Brigadier officers were introduced and will be installed Sunday at a formal ceremony.
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Bobby Sutphin
Robert E. Lee High School
REL
Yvonne D'Olive
Norman S. D’olive
Jackie Stevens
Penny Curtin
Melanie Coburn
Fay Nelson
Brig
Kathy Rotz
Alliison Walsh
Dor‘othy Camp
Ann Kollenberg
Andy
Shirley Bailey
Sharon Jones
Fredlyn Handley
Nancy Craddock
Lynne Mann
Janell Clayton
Jerry Mallory
Sky Terrace
Sakowitz
Houston
C. A. Brown
Eula Potter
Peggy Williams
Stancil Norton
Jo Fuller
Cece Nenary
Praenes Eran
Danna Bond
Connie Price
Alljare
Sharon Mitchell
Juanita
Daniels
Highlands Carpenter Dies Rites Pending
Elmer Wingate 52 of 713 W Houston Highlands died Thursday afternoon en route to Bays town hospital. He had lived in Highlands 31 years and was a carpenter. Survived by widow Finis Wingate, son George Wingate, daughter Mrs Jimmy Cain of Highlands, three brothers Gubhert Clayton Reese Wingate, three sisters Mrs Annie Johnson Mrs HD Jones and Mrs Tom Parsley, five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be made by Farthman Funeral Home.
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Elmer Wingate
W.houston
Highlands
Baystown
Finis 'Wingate
George Wingate
Jimmy Cain
Gubhert, Clayton
Reese Wingate
Annie Johnson
HD. Jones l
Tom. Parsley
Farthman Funeral
Alan Shepard's Suborbital Spaceflight In 15 Minutes
U S astronaut Alan Shepard Jr. flew a 15 minute suborbital mission reaching about 115 miles up and 302 miles down range at 5,100 mph. He reported seeing the East Coast and said everything was OK as recovery ships moved to secure him aboard the Lake Champlain. The flight marks a step toward orbital ambitions amid the space race with the Soviet Union.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Alan & Shepard Jr
Redstone
Navy
Shepard
Humble to Sell Enco Gasoline Nationwide in 1960
Davis said Enco gasolines would be marketed in the Pacific Northwest through Carter stations in summer 1960 with signs appearing in Eastern Washington and Western Montana later that year. In the Midwest Enco will be sold at Pate stations in Wisconsin. Three grades Enco Enco Extra and Enco Golden to be used across a wide list of states. A major advertising campaign across all media has begun and The Baytown Sun is among Texas papers chosen for color ads.
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Davis
Enco
Pacific Northwest
Carter
Washington
Montana
Midwest
Pate
Wisconsin
Enco Extra
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Illngis
Indiana
Iowa
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Baytown Sun
Tornado alert sweeps Northeast Texas Panhandle region
News briefs note a tornado alert over the Northeast Texas Panhandle as clouds thicken across the region. Other items report political delays, a Senate bill awaiting final vote, Nixon's Westward campaign swing, Cooper's illness notes, and Yuri Gagarin commenting on rocket plans and future prospects.
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Texas Panhandle
Robert E Lee High names 1961 valedictorian and top honor grads
Eddie Comeaux is valedictorian with 96.43 average and Patsy Littepage is salutatorian with high marks. Other honor graduates include Ed win Davis 96.11, Wake Epps 96.36, Beverly Erwin, Theth Burnside, and several seniors with high GPAs and national honors. Eddie plans Boston College on a scholarship. Patsy aims for Lee College and UT Houston. both pursue teaching or science paths.
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George Edgar
Eddie) Comeaux
Patsy Lynn
Littepage
Robert E
A. BL. O'Brien
E. T. Davis
Wake Epps
Thomas L. Epps
Amy Drive
Beverly Erwin
W. B. Erwin
Clear Lake Road
Wightrods
Robert BE Lew Ruth
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Fred H. Buckels
Morrell
Buckels
Germany
Evelyn
Alan Shepard
Alan
Forgman
J.g
Army
Jerry Strong
Kenneth Benson
Muskegon
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Ich
Dr. Strong
George Cox
Eustis
Iself
Grand Bahama Island
O 'Peran
Blakley, Tower
Senate
U.S
Pivppea
Xhepard
Russia
Yuri Gagarin
National Space Agency
Mercury
Fred Hartman
Noble
Lake
Champlain
Esso
Bea Fuet
Morgan Scope
J_ Davis
Earth
New Shepard
Ergy and Company
Humble
America
Souvanha Phouma
University of Houston
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Chicago
Gary Cooper
Comeaux
Miss Littlepage
University of Texas
National Council of Teachers of English
Patsy Lenn
Lee Junior Callege
University of ‘Texas
Univverossly
Amelia
NCTE
Reverly
Lee Calloge
Howard Payie College
First Baptist ‘Church
Phi Delt Trehey
Parliaventariin Obhe
Order of Rusinthens
Teddy
Navona
Youety
Severe Club
Rotary Club
Trom Sportamanship League
Drs Dite Wels
Robert K. Lee
Westinghouse
Ad Evasian Dia Tewassie
Michigan
Shire
Rochester
Holl
Beth
University of Te
Service Club
Vane
Patsy Lynn Patteep
Age
Theddy Davis
Beverly
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