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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1951
Page
1
United Drive plant leaders announced J O Miten Se as the top official for the project. Industry sources specify Hance will hold a key advisory role amid ongoing restructuring.
Disjointed OCR text hints at a focal Friday game between local teams with bets and references to players Hartman and Wittanis. Mentions Texas, Durhan, Lowell Lammers Tate, and hospital plans. The fragmentary item references a chaotic scene and upcoming events without clear outcomes or coherent details.
Four persons escaped death when their car plunged through the causeway rails into Tabbs Bar at 3:45 am yesterday. Three remain in Santa Memorial Hospital with shock and cold exposure after the vessel sank upside down. Driver Roy C DeOrieans of San Antonio freed companions and called for help, while Miss Esteil Sadler Miss Elea nor Dry and Clarence O Jones faced serious injuries.
In North Selangor, Communist terrorists ambushed two British convoy columns killing 10 soldiers and wounding 12. Five attackers were reported killed as Royal West Kent Regiment troops countered. Police cordons sealed Kuala Lumpur area amid ongoing security operations following the same region’s earlier high profile assault on Sir Henry Gurney.
The Supreme Court reversed its prior stance and agreed to examine contempt sentences given to six attorneys who defended eleven convicted Communist leaders. The case centers on attorney conduct in the wake of the convictions, with potential implications for post trial actions and legal proceedings.
Lake Charles reporting on Judge J Bernard Cocke who rules he is qualified to preside over charges against five crusading newspapermen accused of defaming 16 Calcasieu Parish officials and three gamblers. Defendants contend constitutional conflict and challenge prosecution by M B Culligan, with names of Williams Smith Miller, Sheriff Reid Hawkins and others listed.
President Truman faces a growing political religious fight as he defies Protestant opposition to General Mark W. Clark’s nomination as ambassador to the Vatican. White House aides say Truman plans a recess appointment or waits for Congress return, while Catholic and Protestant leaders react, with debates over possible reelection impact and church-state separation. Clark asserts nomination would not force retirement.
Former Truman military aide Harry W. Vaughan acknowledged using Washington connections to expedite government decisions for thousands of people. He insisted he never accepted payment for assistance and noted occasional gifts, while denying pervasive favoritism. The interview framed ethical scrutiny as largely political, with Vaughan describing his access as selective and limited to those who can navigate the system.
In London aging Winston Churchill faces a heated clash as the Conservatives and the Socialist Party vie for power. The campaign centers on leadership and war policy with sharp attacks from rival parties. Churchill answers a war-monger charge while voters weigh national security and economic issues.
Chicago report says Ralph Beard one of three former Kentucky players charged in a basketball fix refuses to name others. Beard and Alex Groza were brought to court to waive extradition. In Britain, three days remain before general election day as Conservatives lead tightens.
A merchant defends price hikes as profit driven while debate rages over Churchill's potential return to No 10 Downing Street. Attlee as Socialist critic brands him a war-monger. Churchill, age 77 next month, warns Britain’s finger on any third world war trigger could come from abroad, not Britain.
British jet fighters guard the Suez Canal Zone as reinforcements flood in by sea and air. Troops move to Suez City edge while four railway stations near Suez are seized. Port Said hosts Che sher e Regiment landing from Cyprus as anti aircraft units bolster defenses. Egyptian leaders denounce premeditated aggression. British ships sail to Tripoli for potential Beyrouth deployment. The Suez perimeter tightens with the zone cut off from Egypt and calls for a holy war echo from Alexandria professors.
New York report says Abdullah King flew from Europe to contest his mother, plan divorce from his wife, and wed Egyptian dancer Samia Gamai in Cairo. He mentions Dallas living, hopes for no children for 10 years, and carries a $30,000 wedding gift. King plans divorce proceedings tomorrow.
One man is hospitalized at San Jacinto Memorial in critical condition after a beating in a hotel shower on Main Street. A second man, 56, was found with a knife wound to the abdomen, with police reporting no charges filed as of today. Martinez and Miranda provided limited statements.
UNratified ground rules ease resumption of armistice talks at Panmunjom with a target 11 am start. In Korea, UN forces hammer Kum Song for a second time in three days, using M-18 tanks to blast the city into ruins as heavy air battles rage nearby. Communist jets counter with multiple MiGs while B-29s strike Taecheon runway facilities, shaping a tense restart of negotiations and renewed combat.
Formosa endured 33 violent quakes in under 16 hours triggering landslides and damaged dams along a 2 mile east coast corridor. At least 118 dead, including 100 in Hualien County and 15 in a coal mine blast linked to the quakes. toll feared to rise. Taipei Observatory logged 179 tremors by 3 pm Baytown time, with only 33 felt by residents.
In Houston the Texas Baptist Women’s Missionary Union begins a two day gathering as a Prelude to the Baptist General Convention of Texas. A drama on Lottie Moon will be staged directed by Dr. Floyd Barnard. Music is led by Dr. B B McKinney. Speakers include Mrs WLR White wife of Baylor’s president and Mrs George R Martin of Virginia. The Baptist Brotherhood of Texas meets tonight through tomorrow with speeches by F Ivy Boggs and Bryce L Twitty.
Senator Robert A. Taft, seeking the Republican nomination, walked through a picket line of workers at the Hotel Fort Des Moines to check into a speaking engagement. He paused for news photos and moved quickly inside amid the demonstrators.
Las Vegas reports a tiny atomic blast at the Nevada test site marked the opening of the nations first atomic combat maneuvers. The baby A-bomb produced only a faint rumble thirty miles away with no audible effect in Las Vegas.
Washington reports the Communist air force has built up to about 600 jets in Manchuria, with an inferred rise of 200 aircraft over four to five months. US and UN air forces destroyed 70 enemy planes and damaged 204. Far East Air Force losses total 53 planes. General Bradley praised air and rail strikes as Korean operations continue. Communist rail and highway assets are being eroded, with substantial destruction of vehicles, locomotives, cars, bridges, tunnels, tanks, and buildings as UN air power intensifies.
A beer company has filed a $4 million lawsuit against unions the International Union of United and Allied Workers of America and Masters Union Local 6. The petitions allege major losses from illegal strikes and sabotage including reduced sales, damaged property, and diverted retail business.
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