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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1964
Page
1
Rumors say President Johnson may visit Houston October 17 to 19 with a possible helicopter trip to Baytown. Obituary notes Thomas R. Bacon 82 of Baytown died in Abilene with funeral services planned there. Local clubs schedule meetings and rides, including Baytown Music Study Club event and Rough Riders outing. Weather expected fair and cool through Wednesday with 50 to 78 degree temperatures.
Mrs. Beth McDowell introduces herself at a local gathering. Mayors and city officials attend Texas Municipal League meetings in Dallas through Wednesday. Mrs. Homer Little has two extra tickets for the Gander-Marque game Friday. Eva Rae Collier of Sterling Library to enter Gulf Coast Hospital for surgery Wednesday. Winston Hayes recalls events from two decades ago. Frank Boyle travels from La Porter for an assignment. A Bayshore reference ties to a nickname from decades ago. Fred Hartman’s East Harris County arrival is noted 33 years later.
Eisenhower backs away from endorsing a NATO task force on nuclear weapon use as Johnson and Goldwater push for or against deeper controls. Debate centers on who should decide when nuclear arms may be deployed and how public such plans should be.
Senator Barry Goldwater, campaigning in Bucks County Pennsylvania, said he will ask Dwight Eisenhower to head a team of experts to travel to South Viet Nam and report back. He stressed the era question for Americans and dismissed socialism as unacceptable. Eisenhower had no comment, and Goldwater planned more Philadelphia-area stops as Gov Scranton campaigned for the ticket in New England.
Channelview fisherman Wally Frey Jr and Willis Stone aided an American pilot Wil Vara Rolfe after a plane crash off La Pasoa coast near Brownsville. Rolfe, Indiana, was ferrying a P-47 Thunderbolt from Tampico to Chicago when he went down. he walked away, then was rescued, treated for an ankle injury after being without food or water. Frey and Stone flew him to Matamoros then Brownsville, logging a hazardous recovery and logging to Mexico later.
Six more groups at the Hun ide Oil and Refining Cos Baytown Refinery receive a banner of excellence in the United Fund drive. The award goes to accounting general and att est section, employe relations, fuels admin and clerical, eC finely section, R and D admin group, and service supervisory and clerical for contributing eight fours of pay to the drive.
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson launched a Southern whistlestop with a Robert E. Lee quote urging Virginians to forget civil rights tensions and seek unity. With the President, she toured from Alexandria to Raleigh, drawing cheers despite some heckling and Goldwater signs.
Police report a trio looted a Cedar Bayou Junior High cafeteria stealing Jello glasses chips and nine dozen chocolate bars from a kitchen and refrigerator. Entry via east side window with a torn screen. Separate theft of spark plug wires reported at Bayshore Motors.
The Soviet Union accused three U S military attaches and a British attaché of espionage in Siberia and seized items from their rooms in Khabarovsk while US and British protests claimed violations of diplomatic immunity. The four named were Lt Cmdr Nigel N Saville Lt Col Karl R Liewer Col George A Aubrey and Maj James F Smith. The incident occurred Sept 28 29 and involved entry of 15 Soviet officials into hotel rooms and removal of belongings including a wristwatch. The attaches were traveling by train ship and plane routes toward Tokyo and Hong Kong with a return to Moscow planned via New Delhi. The Foreign Ministry reserved the right to comment on their stay.
Reports from India describe a mounting death toll in Andhra as heavy rains and cyclones devastate the region. U S Air Force crews search for 448 fishermen missing near Cocansole while 75 small boats operate in the water. A dam burst at Mucher-Ta killed about 100 with 320 more feared dead. The Krishna River washed away a two span bridge affecting nearby areas.
Olin Mathieson Chemical plans a 100 million expansion to build what would be the world's largest phosphoric acid plant in Pasadena a 350 ton per day plant will be dismantled when the 500 ton per day facility is finished. Leaders of nonaligned nations meet in Cairo to exclude Moise Tshombe. Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Charlottetown after a royal yacht cruise with tight security. President Johnson to deliver a nationally televised campaign speech from 7:30 to 8 p.m. over CBS. Supreme Court opens term hearing civil rights act challenges with no immediate ruling. Sager and Rob Carpenter laud Manager Gene Mauchet as he earns a two-year contract amid pennant drama.
The Thursday night Lucky Shopper contest runs 5 p.m. to closing, with participating Baytown stores offering tickets to shoppers. A winning ticket drawn Friday selects a winner who must claim by 5 50 p.m. Saturday at a participating store, with the prize announced in The Sun and paid Monday at 10 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce. About 25 merchants participate to spotlight new hours and boost Thursday sales.
Baytown firemen volunteers and emergency corpsmen launch a relief drive for hurricane victims in Louisiana. Fire Chief A H Lintelman says clothing linens canned goods and food staples are accepted at Baytown fire stations while furnishings are kept out due to transport difficulties. First convoy leaves Tuesday for a distribution center in South Louisiana.
A repeat showing of the American Cancer Society film will be held at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Baytown Junior High auditorium. Mrs Paul Black will host with helpers Mrs Charles Cater Mrs McMurrey and Mrs Chatfield. The film highlights the value of early detection.
Detroit reports slow progress in ending a nationwide strike against General Motors. Only two local settlements were reached, at Fisher Body Framingham Massachusetts and Allison plant Indianapolis, leaving 115 of 130 local agreements unresolved. About 280,000 GM workers would return if final deals are reached. President Johnson noted progress as Chrysler and Ford also improve terms with the UAW.
Funeral services for Marvin Gordon Edwards 51 will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home. He died Monday night in a Baytown hospital. Officiating will be Rev A L Jordan Memorial Baptist and Rev Robert Cheek First Baptist. Burial will be Memory Gardens. Edwards came to Baytown in 1935 to work at Humble Oil and Refining Cos Box town Refinery. He retired in 1953 from pumping and gauging. Survivors include widow Grace Marie Edwards a son Larry a grandson David his mother Jennie Edwards two brothers J G Edwards Baytown and G A Edwards Canada two sisters Mrs Gearse Pesnds Huntsville and Mrs Eula Lee Cox Baytown. Edwards was a member of Memorial Baptist Church. Born July 9 193 in Huntsville.
Houston youths confess to joyride thefts after a stolen car chase ending near Anahuac. They admitted taking a gasoline tank from a boat owned by Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Williams of Houma Louisiana and removing a tank from a water truck at a construction site before being spotted by a worker and pursued by sheriff deputies.
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