Old Pact Expires Friday at Humble Baytown Refinery
Negotiations between Humble Oil and Refining and OCAW Local 4333 continue with a Friday deadline for a new contract. Workers fear a possible stoppage only if no agreement is reached. progress was limited but some gains were reported. The union seeks greater job security, training scalability, and wage classification adjustments while opposing work by independent contractors.
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Humble Oil and Refining
Oil, Chemical
Atom- Baytown
Willis Ray
Houston
Thon
Federal Bar Relations Board
Sery
OCAW
Anthony R
Hodnick
Dedrick
Baytown
New
Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union
Graywood Civic barbecue set for Memorial Drive corner
The Graywood Civic Association will host its fifth annual barbecue at Memorial Drive and Fleetwood at 5 p.m. Saturday. Graywood residents are invited to attend as part of the community event.
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Graywood
Local Baytown Students Graduate At Howard Payne College
Richard Osborne George Dee Land and Dorothy Jean Brown all of La Porte along with Louis Pedraza and Katherine Stand of Baytown will graduate from Howard Payne College Brownwood this month Osborne majored religious education Land education physical education Dorothy elementary education Pedraza Bible major Stand elementary education major Paula Martin guest of Marilyn Jacobs graduated from Stephen F Austin College on the honor rail Canuto Delgado Baytown Hospital employee has a daughter Rebecca Delgado graduating from Robert E Lee High School Barry Nettles of Baytown has an article in Athletic Journal
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Richard Osborne
George Dee Land
Dorothy Jean Brown
la Porte
Louis P. Pedraza
Katherine Standefer
Baytown
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Osborne
R. P. Osborne
Iowa
George Land
R. L. Land
Dorothy
Pete Brown
Pedraz0
J. F. Otruba
Katherine Mae
Homer G. Standifer
Tri-City Beach Road
Paula Martin
Nacogdoches
Marilyn Jacobs
Stephen F. Austin College
Canuto Delgado
Baytown Hospital
Robert E. Lee
Rebecca Delgado
Rebecca
Barry Nettles
The
Athletic Journal
Budget Savers Chevy Offers at Buck Turner’s
Buck Turner’s promotes affordable vacation fun with a Chevy. It highlights reduced repair costs and a deal on a new Chevrolet, aiming to attract buyers with value and excitement.
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Buck Turner
Wallace seeks Supreme Court ruling to void constitution
The Justice Department rejects Alabama Governor Wallace's bid to have the Constitution declared void. Navy Yeoman Drummond faces retirement on charges of stealing secret documents and selling them to Soviet agents. The Agriculture Committee in Washington returns to bills ending two price cotton systems. Texas PTA units back school control over federal aid. Odessa Junior College status nixed by Texas Senate. A cool front with storms moves into Texas. Eisenhower warns of declining moral strength.
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U.S. Navy
Nelson C. Drummond
Newport, al. Naval Station
House Agriculture Committee
Washington
Funds Sought For Texas Avenue Revitalization Study
A voluntary one dollar per front foot assessment to fund a preliminary study for a West Texas Avenue redevelopment into a downtown shopping center was requested by temporary chair Jack Jacobs. He urged merchants and property owners from Commerce to Jones to contribute, aiming to measure interest after an initial meeting.
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Texas Avenue
Jack Jacobs
Jacobs
Commerce
Jones
West Texas
Citizens National Bank and Trust Co
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Gordo Rests As Welcome Cheers Fade
Houston space hero Gordon Cooper rests after a 22 orbit flight and parade celebrations. He, wife Trudy and daughters Camala and Janita traveled to receive cheers in Houston and New York, with an estimated four to six weeks to finish the technical flight report.
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Houston
Tex
Gordon Cooper
Manned Spacecraft Center
Cooper
Trudy
Camala
Janita
Coopers
Washington
Cape Canaveral
Fla
New York
Honolulu
Sugar Price Soars in Baytown Five-Pound Bags
Baytown store owners report sugar prices jump 19 to 29 cents per five-pound bag with no end in sight. Shortage of raw sugar due to Cuban market loss pushes wholesalers higher, lifting retailer costs. In six weeks prices rose from 31 to 80 cents in major markets while other sugar-containing items stay unchanged.
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Baytown
Mrs Katie Davis Dies Rites Set
Mrs Katie M Davis 88 of 120 Graham Bay Town died 520 p m Thursday in a Baytown hospital funeral services 1 pm Saturday at Earthmans Funeral Home Chapel with Revs Edwin Summers H E Zimmerman and Earnest Phifer officiating interment 4 pm Saturday Forest Lawn Memorial Park Beaumont she was a Grace Methodist Church member and Eastern Star member survived by two daughters one son seven grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren
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Earthman
Homme Chapel
Katie M. Davis
Graham
Edwin Summers
H. £. Zimmerman
Earnest Phifer
Grace Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Rebekah Lodge
Grace Methodist
Nannie Dixon
Rachel Circle
Women's Society of Christian Service
O. K. Towler
Charlie Fothingham
Bay Town
Richard Davis
Port Arthur
Special Session Looms Dare Connally To Veto Money Bill
Texas lawmakers push a $3.1 billion spending bill amid a clash with Gov. John Connally over higher education funding. Conferees debate transfers and potential veto triggering a special session as the midnight adjournment deadline looms. House action includes voter registration and criminal code bills.
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Austin
Senate
House
Gav
John Connally
Texas
Cee
Conference
Connally
George Moffett
Chillicolthe
State Finance
Moffett
Mouse
Connany
Smith
Baytown area graduates celebrate a long summer break
About 11,000 students in the Baytown district wrapped up the school year with final exams and report cards on Friday. Commencement events unfolded across multiple high schools at Memorial Stadium and school auditoriums, with diplomas presented by Supt. George H. Gentry and scholarships announced by Principal Holly McLemore.
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Baylawn
Robert E. Lee High School
Memorial Stadium
George H. Gentry
Holly McLemore
Robert E. Lee High
McLemore
Baytown
Baytown Junior High
Cedar Bayou
Horace Mann
Highlands Junior High
Carver High School
Barbers Hill High School
Crosby High School
Drew High School
Crosby
la Porte High School
Channelview Sien School
Anahuac High School
Union and United Rubber Work Toward Tentative Contract
Representatives of United Rubber and Chemical Co and the United Rubber workers met at the Federal Mediation office in Houston to work out a tentative labor contract aimed to avert a strike at the Baytown plant. The four unions Pipefitters IAM IBEW and Operating Engineers Local 47 have bargained jointly since mid April. The contract expired May 15 and members will vote on acceptance in Texas City Tuesday afternoon or night. terms were not disclosed.
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United Rubber and Chemical Co
Houston
Federal Conciliation and Mediation Service
Baytown
Paul Teague
Operating Engineers Union
Local 47
Pipefiltters Union
International Association of Machinists
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and Operating Engineers
Texas City
Relatives Die In Rusk as City Judge Passes
Perrin Willis brother in law of J. Roark of 21 Mar died Thursday. Willis served as City Judge of Rusk at the time of his death and will be buried at 2 p.m. Saturday in Rusk.
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Perrin Willis
J. 1 Roark
Willis
Rusk
City council adopts retirement enforcement policy in Baytown
Baytown City Council voted unanimously to enforce the municipal employee retirement program with a new policy. At least five workers over 65 or with 15 years of service may be forced to retire by December 31, pending a draft resolution defining the policy by City Attorney George Chandler.
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Preston Pendergrass
Baytown
J. B. LeFevre
George Chandler
Seaborn Cravey
Velma Ansley
Jack Huron
Cravey
Kenneth E. Badger
Lee Liggett
V. Ramsey
Decker Drive
Thomas Circle
Park Street
Liggett
Ramsey
al Clayton
Federal action sought to enforce integration at Alabama U
The Justice Department moved to stop Gov Wallace from blocking enrollment of a Black student at the University of Alabama. Judge Seybourn Lynn ordered Wallace to show cause by June 3 why a preliminary injunction should not issue. In Miami, authorities reported heavy Soviet troop movement in Oriente Province near Haiti as refugees arrived aboard the Morning Light.
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Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
Justice Department
U.S. Dist
Seybourn II
Lynne
Wallace
Miami
Fla
Cuba
Oriente
Haiti
Florida
Decision Due Monday On Craigmont Water Tower
A Houston board of arbitration will meet next Monday to decide who is responsible for fixing a sagging Craigmont Place water tower. The 0,000 gallon tower was never accepted after Paytown annexed Harris County Water District No. 58. City engineers warn the foundation settlement could cause collapse if refilled, with 22 inches of rapid settlement noted. Wyatt Hedrick firm designed the tower built by Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. at 67000 dollars. both contractor and engineer deny liability amid questions of soil bearing.
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Houston
Craigmont Place
Paytown
Harris County
John Busch' i Busch
J. B. LeFevre
Wyatt Hedrick
Water District
Chicago Bridge and Tron Co
LeFevre
Hedrick
Chicago Bridge and Iron Co
Virgin Mary Image Draws Thousands to Texas Farm
A vision claim near Alice in Jim Wells County drew about 19 000 visitors over days, with 3 900 counted last Sunday. The site centers on a water tank owned by Jack Butler, rented by the Botello family, where visitors pay a fee to view the alleged image. Some see a Virgin Mary, others see only a rain mark, and attendees collect water from the 10812 foot tank.
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Alice
South Texas
Virgin Mary
Tony Botello Sr
Virgin Marcy
Apri
Jim Wells
Sipercar
Halsey Wright
Jack Butler
Alice Pain
Jana
Botello
Pope John XXIII Improves Suffering Illness Near Retreat
Vatican officials report Pope John XXIII aged 81 shows progressive improvement and did some work as he begins a nine day spiritual retreat ahead of Pentecost. While energy returns, officials caution against expecting full recovery, amid concerns over possible relapse and impact on the ecumenical council’s schedule. Arch bishop Angelo Dell’Acqua was with the pope briefly for current business.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Vatican
Angelo Dell’Acqua
Vatican Ecumenical Council
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