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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1961

Page

6

La Cabana Prison Described By AP Correspondent

AP correspondent Robert Berrellez recounts his years in La Cabana Havana prison where 1300 inmates endured filth damp cold and harsh guards. He recalls the fortress layout vaulted cells a barber shop death row and a patrol over the moat area with executions heard but unseen.

Robert Berrellez Cuba Fidel Castro la Cabana United States New York Havana Cabana Florida Straits Havana Bay Del Castro Jesus Sosa Blanco Hayun Death Row Cha Our Lady of Charity Manolo Fernandez Herman Marks Marks Taenie

Minow blasts TV as vast wasteland sparks fierce debate

AP report notes Newton Minow calling television a vast wasteland and provoking mixed reactions from viewers and industry leaders. ABC hires William H Lawrence as political editor to cover Kennedy European trip while CBS and NBC pursue new series and editorial plans. Shari Lewis sets CBS Steel Hour debut as Disney program dominates the latest telecast with long commercial segment.

Cynthia Lowry NEW York Federal Communications Commission Newton N. Minow Minow FCC ABC News James Hagerty William H. Lawrence Washington New York Times Fetwork News Lawrence NBC Today Haagerty Kennedy CBS Dwight Eisenhower Shari Lewis Steel Hour Disneyland Butler

World At Large TV Log Schedule

A Tuesday night of mixed programming lists World At Large and news segments, westerns, comedies, thrillers, and late news. The guide shows show titles such as Whirlybirds Laramie Stagecoach West Alfred Hitchcock numbers and host names, with weather and sports updates interspersed.

Wight Guy Savage Connaway Laramie Wyatt Earp Alfred Bitchcock Dobie Gittis Tom Ewell Stagecoach West Red Skelton

KWBA Program Log 1% On Your Dial

A scrambled radio and TV program log for KWBA and MITCI TD listings. It catalogs morning and daytime shows including News Weather Sports and various entertainment slots with times and host names, hinting at a late 1950s or early 1960s broadcast schedule. The page mentions Dick Harvey, Joanne, Captain Kangaroo, Love Lucy, The Price Is Right, and a range of soap operas, game shows, and police-faction segments. It reflects a local station schedule with channel branding, hosts, and on-air segments.

Cadet Don Mr. Caboose Houston Capt Kangaroo Howton Jim Bowie Jack la Lanne Margie Gale Storm Bob Guidine NBC News

Democrats And Republicans Give Election Views

In Washington Republicans hail John Tower's Texas Senate win as a conservative national signal. Arends calls Texas a Democratic Gibraltar and cites a broad trend, while Humphrey says Democrats can't win by denying their party's cause. Both reference Kennedy era policy debates and party strategies.

Washington John Tower Senate Texas Tower William Blakley D-Tex In & House Leslie Arends Illinois Arends Kennedy Hubert Humphrey D-Minn

Adenauer calls for West German nuclear arms in NATO plan

In Hamburg Chancellor Konrad Adenauer urged arming West German forces and other NATO troops with nuclear weapons. He argued it would be a crime to deploy young men against an enemy armed with nuclear weapons and tied German unification and universal disarmament to NATO creating a nuclear striking force as deterrence.

Hamburg Germany Konrad Adenauer NATO Europe Adenauer Soviet Union North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Pearson amendment clash in committee vote and politics note

The committee rejected the Pearson amendment 19 to 12 along party lines. Mayor Morrison faces scrutiny over school integration stance affecting his potential gubernatorial roles. Separately, Alabama officials praise Floyd Mann for restraining a mob during a violent incident in Montgomery.

Hiestamd de Lesseps Morrison New Orleans Eva Peron Buenos Aires Bull Connor Birmingham Alexander City Opelika Montgomery

Bob Holcomb Barbecue opens Baytown area eatery

Bob Holcomb Barbecue at 1007 N Main Baytown offers beef ribs ham and links with sides. Owned by Bob Holcomb and Dr C N Ammons the 90 seat main dining room plus 125 seat Gan der Room cater events and do off site catering with hot cans. Meat cooked on a pit with hickory fire using nothing but natural flavor. no fat served. Open daily 11 am to 9 pm closed Mondays.

Bob Holcombe Baytown Bob Holcomb N. Main Bay-Tex South Houston C. N. Ammons Bob Hengon Harris County Dr. Ammons Holcomb Holcombe Bob Hol U. S Tawa Texas

Baytown insurance man Kerr marks 35 years at Kerr Bond

Waller Kerr co owner of Kerr Bond Agency at 5 S Ashbel is Baytown’s most experienced insurer with over 35 years serving property owners. He recalls Baytown’s growth from 23 foot Texas Avenue lots fetching 1750 to today, and notes the firm now represents 30 major companies.

W. E Walter) Kerr Kerr Pruett S. Ashhel Baytown Grapeland W. E. (Waller) Kerr Kerr-Bond Agency S. Ashbel Baytown Insurance Houston County Texas Texas Avenue R. S. Sterling Gay, Sterling Ker Bond Agency Walter Kerr Jim Bond Kerr Behold Kerr-Bond Peenein Kerr Ained Ter Padies Stewards Grace Methodist Church

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