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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1962
Page
1
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority sponsors a children’s style show with holiday fashions at 7:30 pm Thursday in the Community House. Also, A&M Mothers Club hosts a pie and cake sale at 3 am Saturday in front of Penney’s at 220 West Texas.
Two Channelview women, Mrs. Drew Waldrop and her mother, Mrs. A E Waldrop, were in critical condition after a car exploded in a driveway at 3 p m Wednesday. The blast, caused by a butane tank in the trunk, started when a cigarette was lit. both women suffered third degree burns. Firemen and a passerby quelled the flames. they were taken to Tidelands Hospital and then moved to Jeff Davis and Northshore hospitals.
Around Town reports the Gander Booster Club will sponsor a 7 p.m. barbecue at the Lakewood Civic Center for the 1962 Gander varsity, Suicide Squad, and players’ fathers. Also notes parish weather, tide times, and local thanks from A Roper for Sun coverage.
London AP Sir Winston Churchill will mark his 88th birthday with a quiet day at home amid frail health and a few close visitors. His private secretary Anthony Montague Browne said he would see only family and very close friends, not the House of Commons.
US pilots who flew reconnaissance missions over Cuba report Soviet MIG presence in the skies. Air Force and Navy officers awarded medals to crews, while others await honors. Vatican later reported Pope John XXIII suffers intense anemia and stomach issues but remains spirited.
Grover Edge, veteran service officer for East Harris, received a national VFW certificate of appreciation at a Wednesday reception attended by about 150 people. The honor acknowledged his long service to veterans, including securing benefits for disabled veterans and guiding local programs through the VFW and American Legion.
Washington AP reports five Army divisions were slated for possible invasion of Cuba before the crisis cooled. About 100000 Army personnel were involved, including antiaircraft missiles and support units in Florida. President Kennedy viewed part of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia, after moves from Fort Hood, Texas on October 22. Four other divisions were designated for invasion, with leaves canceled and gear readied. Navy and Marine forces were also positioned to support a possible Cuba operation.
President Kennedy aims to obtain first hand Soviet facts from Anastas Mikoyan on whether Khrushchev seeks to ease tensions beyond Cuba. The talks in Washington include planned meetings with Mikoyan and U S officials while Castro ties and Cuban missiles loom in the background. Kennedy will stress international safeguards against nuclear weapons and his no invasion pledge, shaping U S policy as Mikoyan’s mission continues.
Harris County Commissioners Court shortly before noon Thursday accepted a bid of 19,440,000 from Johnson Drake and Piper with H A Lott Co for the proposed domed sports stadium. Commissioner W V Ramsey said the bid was within reason and the people will go for it, noting five other bids ranged up to 24,000,000.
Dr Harry Ransom of the University of Texas calls southern colleges and universities to accept all qualified students in a speech to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. French cabinet minister says de Gaulle will not seek re election when his term ends in December 1965. India moves troops to the Himalayan front and plans more diplomatic teams as Red China engages in global non aligned support. U N expected to publish new U S Belgian plan to weaken Katanga secession by rerouting minerals through Congo. Kennedy and Eisenhower endorse a million dollar cultural pageant to fund a national cultural center.
Baytown City Council is set to consider an annexation ordinance for eight square miles to the north and northwest including Fresh Water Supply District 8 and Water District 58. The plan, potentially 6-1 in favor, would add about 6,000 residents and put the new area on the tax rolls from Jan 1, 1968. Mayor Clayt on may oppose.
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