Pope John XXIII Improves After Restful Night
Vatican reports Pope John XXIII shows clear improvement in overall condition after a tranquil night in the apostolic palace though still in grave danger. The Vatican said his mind remained clear and he did not lose consciousness, with medical staff continuing close watch.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Vatican
John
Piero Mazzoni
Apostolic Palace
Antonio Gasbarrini
Vienna
Rome
Angelo Dell-Acqua
Pope John
Cicognani
Labor unions to screen applicants for camp jobs
A joint meeting of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers will screen applicants for the Kerrville children’s camp. Call Jimmy Carroll at 566-0997. Deadline June 5. Also a civilian librarian needed at Guantanamo Bay U S Naval Base with details via Navy Overseas Employment Office. Partly cloudy with showers. Baytown high 90, low 81. Galveston tides: high 1:34 am and 10:57 pm. low 3:51 am and 7:01 pm.
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Interna
THE
Wooster Lions Club
Tional Brotherhood of Electricall
International Assopted
Kerrville
Atomic
Baytown
Jimmy Carroll
T P.m
OCAW
Man
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Navy Overseas Employment Office
Alantic
Wash
D.C. de Ee
Galveston
Around Town Highlights From Livingston and Baytown
Local notes report Frank Middleton meeting two ice cream fans Sen Ralph Yarborough and Woodrow Seals in Livingston The Dash flood near Blanco brings concern as Brenda is confirmed safe Katherine Roiland updates from husband John Mrs Allen Shaw faces a busy morning Dana Orton loves typing like her mother Wanda Baytown civic events include Baytown School Food Service Association heading to Austin Thirty two members attend Sun staff telephones and plans for Memorial Day The Spacecraft Center awards Westinghouse a 949000 contract for main drive system design to be installed at Clear Lake by mid May
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Frank E. Middleton
Livingston
Ralph Yarborough
U.S
Woodrow Seals
Yarborough
Katherine Roiland
John
Brenda
Blanco
Herbert Duke
Tom Crawford
Beverly
Billie Cherry
City Hall
Jan Orton
Wanda
The
Sun
Allen Shaw
Helen Lates
Lucille Dill
Lee College
Walton
Virginia Cook
Mississippi
Baytown School Food Service Association
Austin
Thurman Rowlett
Baytown
Manned Spacecraft Center
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Clear Lake
Lee College graduates to attend Friday commencement
Lee College prepares for commencement exercises at 8 p.m. Friday in the Robert E. Lee High School auditorium. Diplomas will be presented by President George H. Gentry, with Marvin K. Collie as principal speaker, the Lee College Choir performing, and student ushers aiding.
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Lee College
Robert E.-Lee O Fortum
Audi
George H. Gentry
Clarence Matthews
Edward J. Ueckert
Thomas Stone
Charles Stephenson
Dorothy Allen
Cathy Currie
Linda Hannal
Gay McFarland
Marvin K. Collie
Houston
Collie
University of ‘Texas
American Society of Probate Counsel
University of Houston Law Review
Patina
Vinson
Oklahoma University Elkins, Weems and Searls
Carol Lee Arkin
Alton
Edna Pill
University of Laert
com-Houston
Muthe University of Oklahoma
Seum of
Norman
Okla
Baytown Methodist Hospital
Budget Saver 1959 Chevy Four Door Sedan
Classic 1959 Chevrolet four door sedan with V eight Powerglide radio heater white wall tires in ermine white. Describes price leadership at 5658, highlighting affordability and standout value for buyers.
Negro Home Bombed Sparks Tennessee Racial Dispute
In Jackson Tennessee a kerosene bomb hit the carport of Medgar Evers NAACP field secretary, damaging his station wagon but not catching fire. Police call it a possible prank, as racial tensions rise after a sit-in at a local lunch counter and discord between Mayor Thompson and Negro leaders over desegregation goals. Several demonstrators and bystanders were injured or assaulted during the events and meetings.
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Jackson
Miss
Medgar Evers
National Associators For the Advancement of Colored People
Evers
Hom Evers
NAACP
Allen Thompson
Thompson
G.R_ Haughton
Haughton
D. L. Luckey
Neucoes
Memphis Norman
Wiggins
Benny Oliver
Po Ticeman
Norsman
Bennie Moody
Peralina Lewis
Walter Williams
John Salter
Tougaloo Southern Christian College
Clifford Upchurch Named New President of BEF
Clifford Upchurch elected president of the Baytown Employes Federation. Officers elected include L. B. Phillips secretary H. A. Edmonson treasurer and J. L. Taylor and Harry T. Harvey in runoff for vice president and A. L. Simmons and Buster McAllister in runoff for trustee. Runoffs to be conducted by mail with installation at June meeting.
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Clifford Upchurch
BEF
C._R. Upchurch
Baytown Employes Federation
L. B. Phillips
H. A. Edmonson
J. Chappell
Willard C. Bushman
E. A. Davanport
Chemical Products Laboratory
Frank Daskocil
C. C. Parrish
F. R. Gregersen
A. G. Fayle
H. R
Bob) Gwens
George Arnold
E. R
Jack) Sutphin
B.C. Buescher
Light Hydrocarbon Laboratory
Troy Calhoun
Opal Crosby
Jack) Taylor
Harry T. Harvey
A. L. Simmons
Buster McAllister
Jackie Fetes JFK With Birthday Dinner and Cruise
President Kennedy marked his 46th birthday with a planned birthday dinner cruise on the Potomac aboard the Sequoia. Jacquline Kennedy hosts about 25 relatives and friends for an evening sail if weather permits, while Kennedy keeps a full schedule of activities and continues to manage a persistent back ailment.
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Washington
Kennedy
Jacqueline
Potomac
Sequoia
Pierre Salinger
Supreme Court backs Railroad Commission survey power
The Texas State Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to uphold the Railroad Commission's authority to allow oil operators to survey other wells. The decision supports a commission order aimed at preventing a repeat of a slant-hole oil scandal linked to the East Texas affair that began last year.
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Austin
State Supreme Court
Railroad Commission
Commission
East Texas
Former Cove Man Benjamin Hill Rites Set Thursday
Funeral rites for Benjamin Porter Hill 53, a former Cove resident who died Monday in Tunica Mississippi, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home. Hill, a farmer, moved to Tunica seven years ago. Surviving include his widow and children Raymond Murrell Avon Miss I E Hill Mont Belvieu Elton Till Baytown seven grandchildren six Cove sisters and one Cove brother E P Hill Baytown and Isaac M Jones minister will officiate with burial at Cedar Crest Cemetery.
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Paul A. Lee
Benjamin Porter Hill
Cove
Tumica
Miss
Hill
Tunica
Ta Hill
Raymond Murrell
Avon
Elton Till
Baytown
Ben Bonner
Cecil Winfree
B. J. Harmon
Leonard Dugat
S. E. Fisher
Tarkington Prairie
S. H. Guidry
Beaumont
E. P. Hill
Isaac M. Jones
Mont Bemeu Church of Christ
Temporary raise reached at Baytown United Carbon plant
About 10 workers at the Baytown International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers unit of United Carbon Co receive a six cent per hour wage boost under a temporary contract settled Tuesday night. The agreement includes a layoff allowance and a two month notice termination option with one month notice to reopen negotiations, retroactive to May 15 after weeks of talks and a previously approved strike. The Baytown plant employs around 200, including 180 in the Baytown Metal Trades Council, with other unions in the deal such as the Pipefitters Union and the International Association of Machinists.
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Iternational Brotherhood of Elec
Baytown
Trical Workers
United Carbon Co
Baytown Metal Trades Council
Pipefitters Union
International Association of Machinists
Baytown Boy Named to Air Force Academy
William Elliott Sharp Jr. son of Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Sharp of 500 Tamarack Baytown has been named to the Air Force Academy in Colorado. He is the third Baytown student to reach the academy with Sen John Tower arranging the appointment. A top 30 percent graduate of Robert E. Lee High School this year he participated in science seminars three years and held National Honor Society Chemistry Club Science Projects Club and DeMolay roles. He is an acolyte at Trinity Episcopal Church.
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William Elliott
Bi) Sharp Jr
W. E. Sharp
Tamarach
Air Force Academy
Colorado
Bill
Baytown
Jimmy Steed
David Killough
John Tower
Robert E. Lee High School
Trinity Episcopal Church
Integration Suit Fades as Judge Denies DOJ Authority
U S District Judge 1M Ho rules the Justice Department lacks the right to sue for integrating Madison County and Studtsville schools. DOJ had filed in January seeking to force integration in federally impacted districts. Gary Indiana teachers resume classes after a one day strike that won recognition of the Gary Teachers Union as bargaining agent. North Texas Methodist conference urges the National Board of Christian Social Concerns to stay out of politics. Kennedy Administration plans for a sea based nuclear missile force in the Atlantic runs into Britain’s objections. Edward Breathitt Sr. may have delivered a final bid to be Kentucky’s only three term governor by defeating a 64 year old rival. Britain and the Soviet Union issue a joint appeal urging a cease fire in Laos. Cuba accuses a U S Navy plane of firing on a Soviet Cuban crew drilling off the north coast. no casualties reported. President Kennedy remains in discussions with Democratic governors on mutual problems. Secretary Hodges notes several shipping firms seek government contracts to operate the nuclear ship Savannah. Third Court of Civil Appeals bars Georgetown School Board from building a segregated school.
Kennedy invites North South businessmen to briefing on integration
President Kennedy asked about 75 business executives from the North and South to meet next Tuesday at the White House to discuss integrating public facilities and improving minority access to jobs and services. Telegrams went out today and 25 more executives may be invited. organizers emphasized private sector responsibility in theaters hotels stores and drugstores. A high source indicated similar conferences may follow.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
North
South
Pirre Salinger
Baytown Observes Memorial Day With Mixed Hours
Baytonians will see a mix of work and off days on Memorial Day. Downtown stores and banks stay open while many industries close. Post offices and library close. city hall and some city services suspend. Garbage collection continues. local industries mostly observe the holiday with skeleton crews.
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Memorial Bay
J. B. LeFevre
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants Committee
Dave Moore
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
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