Return to Prison Rates Highlight Work Therapy Plan
Editorial from Baytown discusses Dr. William B. Gates of the Texas Department of Corrections noting releasees returning to prison drop from about 60 percent to 50 percent under the new work therapy approach. The plan emphasizes religious and moral instruction, skill training, and a Point Incentive Plan to measure progress, aiming to rehabilitate inmates and reduce parole violations. The piece critiques past harsh treatment and rails against punitive methods.
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William B. Gates
Houston
Texas Department of Corrections
Baytown
Texas
Gates
West Baytown
California
Responsibility Vs. Irresponsibility
A Texas gubernatorial race summary contrasts Young Yarborough’s tax and pension expansion plans with Don Yarborough opposing tax hikes and urging state bankruptcy risks. John Connally pledges a sensible progressive administration and criticizes Utopian promises, urging continued virile leadership in Austin.
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Don Yarborough
Texas
Austin
Young Yarborough
John Connally
Utopia
Texas City ICs Set Fish Contest
Texas City Jaycees host the ninth annual Tackle Time Fishing Contest on June 23 inviting anglers from Baytown and nearby Texas and Louisiana areas. Grand prize is a boat with trailer and 40 HP motor. Draw date is July 4 at 5 p.m. at the office dike headquarters.
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Texas City
Texas City Jaycees
Baytown
Exas
Louisiana
Lé Fot
Office Dike
Baytown Sun staff and circulation details misread in OCR
An OCR fragment from The Baytown Sun lists staff roles and office details, including office manager and editorial positions, plus advertising and subscription notes. The legible bits mention Pearce and Ashbel streets in Baytown Texas and a copyright line attributed to The Associated Press.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Refresher Course on DNA and Education in Babson Park
Taxpayers question education costs while a column lauds DNA and RNA as tools to boost learning efficiency. It argues that genes and proteins could tailor schooling, reduce per capita costs, and even eliminate retardation through early exposure and improved aids. Partnerships with DuPont and American Cyanamid are noted in pursuit of genetic education advances.
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Babson Park
Mass
Bethesda
duPont
Willington
Del
American Cyanamid Co
New York
Lederle Laboratories
National Institute of
Stop Me TYROUNDKEEPER Harry Harnshaw Faces Rush
Halifax cricketer Harry Earnshaw had a dangerous day when he climbed into a greyhound track after mowing a pitch. A rabbit electrocution startled the dogs and the race was voided. Earnshaw was fined two pounds for illegal entry once conscious. Nearby children teased five year old Timothy as he refused to come out, saying he was busy taking his map.
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Harry Harnshaw
Halifax Cricket Club
England
Mr. Earnshaw
Timothy
Today’s Grab Bag The Answer Quick
A playful quiz column with questions on ponies, Cass Timberlane, Tokyo Tower, homicide types, and vice presidents later elected president. It also teases future fortunes and birthdays for Don Ameche and Ruth Geri Nagy, plus a mock moot court and literary history trivia.
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Tokyo Tower
Kennedy to appoint Robert C. Weaver first Negro Cabinet member
President Kennedy plans to name Robert C. Weaver, former Housing and Home Finance official, as the first Black member of the Cabinet. Weaver, 55, a Harvard graduate, will be sent to the Senate on the same day Abraham Ribicoff resigns as HEW secretary to run for Senate in Connecticut. Weaver’s career spans the Interior and Roosevelt administrations, with key roles in housing and wartime agencies. The move coincides with the Emancipation Proclamation centennial observance and highlights notable African American achievements since emancipation.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Kennedy
Robbert C. Weaver
Housing and Home Finance Agency
United States
Weaver
Senate
Abraham Ribicof
Health, Education, and Welfare
Connecticut
Secretary of the Interior
Harold Ickes
Roosevelt
War Production Board
Office of Production Management
New York State
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Hale Williams
Chicago
College of Surgeons
Medical Journal
Dr. Williams
Netro
Garrett Augustis Morgan
Cleveland
Morgan
Lake Erie
Dan Ernest Matzelinger
Lynn
Mass
Granville T. Woods
Cincinnati
J. H
5. L. Dickinson
New Jersey
C. V. Richey
Washington, D. C
William Douglass
Arkansas
William Hastie
Philadelphia
Thurgood Marshall
U. S. Court of Appeals
George Weaver
Worthy and Castro linked figures stir Cuba praise on campus
Bible verse frames Worthy as defender of revolution praising Castro and denouncing U S firms in Cuba. He links a Negro revolutionary future with Robert F Williams, now on Castro radio, claiming an underground U S Cuba escape network. Worthy recounts prior legal troubles and 1944 CO camp refusal before 4 F exemption. ARMY PVT Johnnie B Alexander, son of Cros by residents, joins 82nd Airborne for Armed Forces Day parade in New York.
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Washingtonn
Baltimore
CBS News
Time Mazine
William Worthy, Jr
Cuba
Worthy
State Department
United States
William M. Kunstler
Kunstler
Morton Sobell
Julius
Ethel Rosentwig
House UN - American Activities Committee
St. Nicholas Arena
New York
Hungary
Red China
Peking
China
Chou En-lai
Chou
U. S
Cbs-Tv
Reg China
New Mexico Western College
Castro
Red Line
NMWC
Robert F. Williams
Monroe
N. C
NAACP
FBI
Williams
Havana
Philadelphia
C. O
ARMY
Johnnie
Alexander
Leon Alexander
Barrett Rd
Crosby
82Nd Airborne Division
New York City
Charles R. Drew High School
Prairie View A and M College
Letters to The Sun Reader Reflections on Art and Local Politics
A Wayne University student praises modern artists and wartime galleries in Detroit, noting exposure to Goya Rembrandt and Rasputin images. A second letter criticizes Baytown council gas-rate action, defending a 95 cent monthly increase as the cheapest option and accusing a letter writer of political confusion.
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the Sun
Goya
Rembrandt
Rasselti
World Foundation of Modern Civilization
Wayne University
Detroit
Mich
Sudy
Europe
American
Detroit Art Gallery
Carolyn Comer
Capitol Station
Austin
Texas
Ray Heinrich
Railroad Commission
Baytown
Heinrich
Opening lead seals slam in North South bridge play
In a bridge deal North South reached a slam after aggressive bidding. West led the queen of spades, a natural choice, but South overcame the defense by reading East holding the high clubs and hearts, discarding a heart on the way to making the contract. South's line relied on East for all key cards and a favorable break.
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South
West
Plaiest
Jed
East
Rome
Declarer
Weast
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