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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1962
Page
1
The BAYTOWN CITY Council will hold its annual public hearing on the 1962-63 budget at 5 30 pm Thursday at city hall. Residents may attend to protest or question the budget during the session.
Federal revenue agents fanned out nationwide to seize proceeds of the Liston Patterson heavyweight title fight aiming to collect about 3.9 million dollars in taxes. The action included levies against promoters and TV rights organizers, with receipts from Chicago, closed circuit theaters, and ABC expected to flow to the government. If successful, IRS could collect over five million dollars.
Houston longshoremen picketed the Yugoslavian cargo ship Drak on Wednesday morning, saying they did not have time to load due to being busy elsewhere. The ship had brought Russian wheat to Cuba and was to take 13,000 tons of flour from Houston to the United Arab Republic.
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers through Thursday and cooler tonight. Galveston tides show high at 3 45 pm and 4 11 pm Thursday and low at 9 40 am and 9 38 pm.
UTex senior Robert Hargrave writes from Austin as Baytown residents anticipate the Ark-Tex game. Boxing at Calt Stadium drew about 10 000 fans for a brief Patterson Liston bout. Baytown upgrades include a $23 770 metal building at 1100 N Commerce for the Stedman Co Baymontoffice and new office space fill in.
A new wholesale grocery supply outlet will occupy a building with a parking area of about 8,500 square feet. The site fronts North Commerce Marion Street and North Main, and the old frame structure has served as storage space for Jack Heard Furniture and Tranes.
Baytown Chamber of Commerce seeks business and industry hosts for the annual Education and Industry Day on Oct. 26. Host firms will present a half day program to acquaint teachers with operations and problems in American business. The event aims to strengthen ties across professions and local issues.
Houston developer James J. McDaniel announces a $10 million Moonharbor Resort near the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center at Clear Lake. The Moonharbor complex includes a missile shaped 11 story hotel with a revolving glass tower, a 500 room hotel and motel, 1500 boat docks, water sports, restaurant, private club, swimming pool, and shops. Epstein & Co. will operate the resort, with Richard Himmel as designer and Palmer R. Suddaby directing operations. financing to be arranged through a Houston savings and loan association.
Republican gubernorial candidate Jack Cox will address a rally at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Robert E. Lee High School Auditorium Baytown organizers say a $100 auditorium fee has been paid. Co chair Doug Tromblee invites Baytown and Texas residents to attend and meet the future governor.
A Humble Pipe Line Co spokesman in Houston denied knowledge of a fixed number of early retirees, while Baytown reports suggest 450 employees may be affected. He described the program as voluntary and running from Sept 1 this year to Feb 1, 1963, with about 18 employees in Baytown said to be off by the program. He noted no city by city totals and distinguished it from Humble Oil and Refining Co. Baytown Refinery's plan. He stressed the program is open to all employees and no exact numbers were given.
CHICAGO AP promoter Tom Bolan of Championship Sports Inc. says no taxes are due after IRS agents seized money taken Tuesday at the boat scene in Chicago and at theaters showing the Patterson Liston bout on closed circuit TV. Barcelona AP reports hurricane winds hit villages near Barcelone with more than people dead or missing.
Houston AP A Texas House committee hearing into the slanted oil well scandal saw near total silence as seven witnesses refused to answer 93 questions. The panel plans to move to Austin for a final session with eight hours of testimony and several refusals. Chair Rep Hallinan said the Thursday Austin hearing may be the last public session, while witness J W Tyner invoked the 5th Amendment 38 times and declined 51 questions citing attorney-client privilege.
Jerry Turner Port of Houston manager fired buyer Goyen after a daylong probe into port looting. Bill Blanton Port Commission vice chair urged action to purge untrustworthy staff. Grand jury indictments and more forthcoming from Harris County DA Briscoe.
Funeral services were held for Joe Benjamin Griffin 8 of 410 Bolsters at 2 p m Wednesday at Paul A Lee Funeral Home. A Baytown resident for more than four years he died at 1 a m Tuesday at a hospital He was a native of Buckhorn Texas came to Baytown in 1919 and worked as an oil field driller Rev Thomas B Guinn of Central Baptist Church officiated Burial was in Hill Memorial Cemetery near Baytown He is survived by siblings and a brother Jeff Griffin of Baytown
Principal Holly McLemore announces 11 000 semi-finalists named from 16 000 high schools nationwide. About 11 000 seniors, including Walter Alan Buster and Martha Sue Strauss, reach semi final status in the National Merit Scholarship Program, advancing toward four year scholarships. The semi finalists include top scorers from states and territories. The Merit Corp notes the 11 000 reflect a stable percentage of each graduating class.
Negro James Meredith was halted by three highway patrol cars at the University of Mississippi entrance as he attempted to enroll in the all white school. Governor Barnett drove toward the campus while federal courts ordered him to appear in New Orleans for contempt. Meredith and a Justice Department attorney returned to the airport and departed after being turned away. Federal troops and court orders loom as the clash over desegregation intensifies in Mississippi.
Washington reports say U S defense sources believe a Cuban port built with Soviet help could serve as a naval base. Soviet trawlers, a 2500 mile coast, and a joint Atlantic fishing fleet are cited as indicators. Fidel Castro announced a small flotilla of trawlers last summer, seen as part of the plan.
La Porte City Council annexed about 12 square miles south of Spencer Highway and east of Red Bluff Road, increasing the city to roughly 2 square miles larger. Mayor Pfeiffer blames Houston for pushing the action via threats of an injunction and notes Houston challenges a 1956 annexation, while landowners seek to block it.
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