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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1963
Page
1
San Jacinto College will offer a summer secretarial training program at the new campus 8060 Spencer Highway Pasadena area, serving 25 unemployed persons chosen by the Texas Employment Commission. Regular classes continue downtown.
Mary Elizabeth Kubica and Sandra Sebesta, Baytown students, are among 512 SWT College fall Dean’s List honorees. Mary Elizabeth is a senior elementary education major. Sandra is a freshman French major. Joe Whitfield joins UT pharmacy honor society Rho Chi. The May family seeks a Siamese cat that bit Linda on April 29 and may require rabies shots by May 12. Lt James W Rogers, son of Mrs. J A Rogers, is stationed in Iwakimi, Japan for 13 months.
The Robert E. Lee band plans lighter wool-dacron outfits for 15 sophomores and first-year musicians, authorized by the school board at a special meeting. Sol Frank of San Antonio won a $2,976.50 bid for 13 uniforms plus five junior-senior outfits, trousers, caps, and buckles, recommended by Supt. George H. Gentry and Band Master Charles Forque.
The notice invites shoppers to Buck Turner stores promising big savings on Choy and other products. A Buck Turner salesman is urged to demonstrate how much a buyer can save this summer season.
Stolen mail pouches spark downtown hijacking probe near Houston with at least three suspects. Supreme Court to hear May 15 arguments on delaying trials for legislator lawyers. Castro tours Volgograd sites as Russians cheer. Wynne and Penkovsky plead guilty to spying for U.S. and Britain. max penalty death in East Germany. U.S. officials seek asylum notes. Southern Baptist Convention meets amid conservative opposition in Kansas City. Ted Weems dies in Tulsa after a long illness. Telstar 2 launches from Cape Canaveral to enable space based communications.
The 24 foot aluminium barge Trinity Belle began its 440 mile voyage from Anahuac to Crockett to test navigability for commercial traffic. Skipper Freeman Gross aimed to average 10 miles per hour and reach the Dallas area in about 72 hours, but swift currents threaten arrival.
Texas House members indicated they oppose abolishing the death penalty. A three hour debate focused on a criminal procedure revision, with an amendment to remove death-penalty provisions defeated 10738. Rep J C Whitfield argued it does not deter crime while Rep Bob Hughes warned removal shifts execution authority to district judges. The House sent a resolution to the Senate setting May 24 as session end, potentially ending the 140 day term early.
U S State Department orders all dependents of diplomatic and military staff to leave Haiti amid rising tensions. Dominican and OAS deliberations continue with no decisive action expected soon. Reuters reports describe fear in Port au Prince and Duvalier's show of force.
Oscar Griffin, 30, of Liberty and the Houston Chronicle, earned a Pulitzer in local reporting for his Pecos Independent and Enterprise investigations into Billie Sol Estes. His work helped prompt state and federal charges, revealing $24 million in loans on largely non existent tanks.
Dr Joe Horeczy outlines why the five proposed bonds should pass in the May 21 election. He cites modernization and expansion at Cedar Bayou and Robert E Lee High Schools plus additions at Harton McNair and the Administration Building. The talk aims to involve the entire community and extend outreach across the district with more speaking dates than days left.
A. L. Tillery, a Baytown educator since 1925, will retire June 30 after 20 years as principal and counselor. His resignation, announced to the Baytown Schools board by Supt. George H. Gentry, comes amid policy discussions on principal qualifications and board procedures for successor selection.
Representatives of Humble Oil and Refining Co. Baytown Refinery and Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Local No. 333 set a 3 am Wednesday meeting to press for a new contract. Company spokesmen said bargaining would continue in good faith despite an unfair labor practice charge, noting the April 26 offer remains on the table and includes a $60 lump sum plus a six cent per hour minimum raise if accepted promptly. The union, citing stalemated wages, will seek revised contract language as the current agreement expires May 25.
Mrs. CLOH. Carter of 403 Live Oak asked neighbors for help locating a large yellow cat that bit her daughter Brenda on the back porch. The family believes the cat belongs to someone in the neighborhood and can be reached at 333-2402.
Hundreds of Negro children and teens spent the night in improvised quarters at the State Fairgrounds after being arrested in Birmingham marches protesting segregation. Officials estimate about 2,400 in custody city and county jail facilities, with 1,060 arrested Monday. jails crowded beyond capacity. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr and Dick Gregory among those arrested as desegregation drive vows more demonstrations.
A reader compares American and Russian spending on food and notes that the Baytown Sun Classified Ads can help with budget balancing. The piece mentions a call center for an Ad Writer, plus a sample classified listing and a two bedroom house for sale with phone numbers.
Baytown schools stage a series of concerts as part of Music Week. Highlands Junior High Choir performs at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the auditorium directed by Elaine McDonald. Cedar Bayney Javier High Choir repeats spring concert in assemblies with Broadway songs and selections from Sound of Music. आनंद
James Harrop of Baytown was selected for service on the Harris County Grand Jury for the May term. Criminal District Judge E. B. Duggan impaneled the jury Monday with Malcolm J. Kutner of Houston as foreman. Other jurors include residents from Houston. A modern dance program and a Baytown Junior High Choir concert were announced as part of Music Week activities.
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