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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1967
Page
3
Mrs. E R Barton, new Sweetwater resident of seven years, heads Nolan County Historical Society efforts to found a museum. The group gathers a collection including an antique well drilling machine brought in 1918 by Seaborn F Walker, who drilled many county wells. The drive aims to preserve local history.
Vatican City AP reports a morning routine at the Roman Catholic synod where a cardinal rings a bell, bishops gather at three coffee tables, and espresso flows during a 30 minute break. Smoking allowed outside the room, no alcohol served, pope moves through bishops fostering collegial atmosphere.
HAL Boyle reflects on memory and everyday life in midcentury America. He contrasts human memory with machines, recalling small town entertainment, fashion, family dynamics, and social norms from past decades. The piece blends humor with nostalgic anecdotes about quirks, morals, and cultural shifts.
NEW YORK AP The Worker the American Communist party s newspaper says in a 45th anniversary announcement it hopes to start publishing daily again next spring The anniversary was observed at the Hotel Roosevelt with almost 1000 people present The program included protest songs a film and speeches The Worker has had financial troubles and history of shifts from weekly to daily to twice weekly Simon W Gerson heads the new project and said we are coming back in the same tradition and spirit
The Russell panel reviewing post Forrestal fire finds safety measures behind times. It urges more firefighting gear and damage control equipment plus clearer crew instructions. Panel leaders note carriers now stay on station longer and conduct sustained ops, increasing risk if safety lags.
In Washington a peace group declares it has cabled the Viet Cong and Hanoi to respond favorably to an American peace initiative. The petition, signed by 500000 Americans, urges an unconditional halt to bombing North Vietnam and inclusion of the NLF at negotiations, with a call for all parties to join talks. The Rt. Rev. Leland Stark spoke at a press conference supporting the effort.
Texas congressmen’s votes on key measures are listed by position. Amendments to limit governors’ veto power on antipoverty programs for migrants fail 42 to 35 with Yarborough voting against and Tower not voting. A substitute job training plan is rejected 37 to 0. An emergency program is deleted 34 to 25. A spending-cut motion passes 213 to 203, with Dowdy Pool Bush and Price voting no. A motion to block Senate additions to a 13.3 billion Labor HEW bill is adopted 173 to 2, with Dewey Pool Roberts Cabell Teague Bush Poage White Burleson Price Fisher for and Patman Eckhardt Brooks Pickle Wright urcell Young de la Garza Mahon Gonzalez Casey Waren against. Footnotes note FCC decision.
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