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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1951
Page
1
A military source reports a submarine sighting off the Alaska Peninsula near the Arctic coast. The U S Army Navy Air Force and other officials are investigating a claim about foreign vessels seen offshore near a remote area.
Fragmented notes describe Carver High Panthers hosting Trinity in a midweek basketball loop. Mentions include Bison, Welker, and Sherwood family ties, with a 19 year old linked to the scene and mentions of a base and squadron in unclear context.
Ratt Cail created in Assistant to M Rosen-Ington of a recent and planned strength corps.
An OCR fragment recounts scattered local scenes from a town day. References include a Temple game, Cedar Bayou Bears, buses breaking down, Reed arts, Gayland crops, Herbert Atwood’s birthday, Mr. S Blalock’s anniversary, and various community figures at a football event. The text is garbled with missing names and dates.
York Maine newspaper reports Congress may consider reappointing all 90 ousted cadets. Robert Dare of the Committee on Justice of the New York Bar Association says an omnibus bill would avoid delays. The piece notes West Point disbarment context and mentions ongoing political reaction and scandals.
In Buenos Aires a pro government crackdown follows an attempted uprising led by rebel officers loyal to an anti Peron group. Navy Captain Vicente M and others fled to Uruguay as President Peron orders martial law trials, with casualties reported and actions to strip rebels of citizenship and property.
Houston Lighting and Power linemen resume duties after a two day holiday tied to a labor dispute. Baytown area workers joined the walkout but voters at a special IBEW meeting opted to return to work while negotiations proceed.
Washington conference committee to decide whether most individuals face an 11 or 12 percent income tax increase after House measures boost the tax by about seven and a quarter billion dollars. Senate plan favors an 11 percent rise with a complex rate for upper brackets, while both plans raise excise taxes on cigarettes beer gasoline autos. Bills contest budget balance and trigger dates for implementation.
Allied forces faced Red offensives across the 6 1 front from Seoul to the east as Communist attacks pushed from Ayumsong. Fifth Air Force and Marine Corsairs supported counterattacks with heavy airstrikes as UN troops recaptured a position. The Ejishtu Army tallied 796 Communist dead Friday across the front while warning against a broader push due to enemy weakness.
Robert E. Lee coach Dan Shults praised near flawless teamwork as the Eagles blanked Temple 26 to 0. Key moments included a 35 yard Lee march, stout pass defense, and a bruising ground attack led by Kevin Lounsberry and fullback co captain. Doyte Traylor was pressured into hurried throws late.
In a late fourth quarter surge, Noel Craplin, a 195 pound junior, recovered the decisive fumble to clinch a comeback at Mento rist Stadium. Temple backs Doyle Staylor and Hit Cooper anchored the offense as the Ganders staged a dramatic finish to edge Temple. The Roberts Lee coaching staff returned to the locker room after a spirited performance fueled by Santa Claus and the crowd’s festive mood.
Rebellious Robert E. Lee band provides halftime humor at Gander stadium while Student Director Jimmy Russell guides through Men of Music March and Pass and Peasant Overture. The Brigadiers perform well drilled maneuvers with disciplined formations as fans in short sleeves watch a cool evening game.
FRANKSTON Texas wife Laslie Carter armed with shotgun pistol and bulldog to guard a house vacated after eerie footsteps and a bloody bathroom print. Neighbors heard noises over weeks since she inherited the residence from her Oklahoma City father. Sheriff Roy Herrington advised shoot to kill if threatened. investigation confirmed a human blood print on the bathroom floor.
Britain plans to block Iranian oil in transit as diplomatic tensions rise. The Labor government to present Iran dispute to the UN Security Council and seize oil in transit from Abadan if needed. United States proposes a new neutral oil company as a settlement, while Iran prepares to head to New York with its delegation.
Tokyo dispatch reports Peiping radio charged the UN planned troop landings in Korea as Generals Bradley and Ridgway met secretly. It claimed American forces prepared invasions and probes north and south of the 38th Parallel, noting divisions and carrier activity as evidence. The piece suggests a deadline proposal to end stalemate in armistice talks.
In Houston a 26 year old petroleum engineering student from Shreveport was found dead in a blood spattered car. Lieutenant Frank Murray named Leon Hedy Greder as the deceased and said investigators are unsure if murder or suicide caused the death. An autopsy was ordered by Justice of the Peace Fom Mass. The body was discovered at 5:15 am in a car parked near a plant. A sister in Shreveport reported he had been married and had $8 in his billfold earlier that night.
Strikes by unions halted or slowed construction at two top secret atomic energy sites. Los Alamos workers refused to cross picket lines, while a Paducah group stayed off duty though some settlement was reached. In Minnesota, 16500 iron miners staged a spontaneous walkout but returned to work next day. Weather forecast: Baytown. fair with mild temperatures tonight.
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