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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1963
Page
2
In a nostalgic column AP notes that fifty years ago a five cent cigar and a twenty five cent haircut reflected stronger currency. The piece contrasts past modest prices with today’s inflation and ponders how a $3 haircut might become reality, recalling barber shops as neighborhood hubs.
George McEntire Jr of Texas traveled to Cumberland Gap Kentucky to curse the Yankees seen as the Union. He says he does not hate them and was moved by inscriptions on rocks citing Lt McEntyre of Georgia with Civil War ties. Park Ranger Tilman recounts the moment and the misfired payment attempt.
Ninety one Cuban exiles landed on Cozumel Island off the Yucatan Peninsula seeking asylum. The group included 46 women and 21 children and reportedly forced the crew of a Cuban government vessel to redirect to Mexico. Nearby reports note the vessel Artemis was confiscated and linked to the exiles.
A brief notice promises a fly by Pan-Am jet to five destinations in three tours with registration at your bay.
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