Heavy voter turnout eyed in Baytown city election
Polls open 7 AM to 7 PM as voters decide on a city sales tax and the District 1 council seat. Five candidates vie for the seat with incumbent Pat Baill not seeking reelection. U.S. Steel contract criticism and tax equity also shape debates among candidates.
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Mike Lonsford
Baytown
Coun
Cil
Baytonians
Pat Baill
Dub Ward
C. L. “Peanuts Boullion
James Burgess
C. ‘Dutch’ Ptacek
Ted Kloesel
Andy Braswell
Albert Fanestiel
Burgess
Ward
Kleeser
League of Women Voters
Ptacek
Boullion
U. S. Steel
Humble
Fanestiel
Braswell
Koesel
Nassau Bay
Baytown City Precincts And Election Judges Listed
The Baytown city voting precincts for Tuesday's city and sales tax elections are listed with each precinct's polling location and assigned election judge. Precincts include 12 Alamo School J. W. Hayes, 13 David G. Burnet School Irving St. John, 99 Courtesy Ford Jack Hester, 100 Ashbel Smith School W. O. Tidman, 101 Horace Mann Junior School Mrs. George Dabney, 102 Baytown Junior School Andy Contreras, 103 F. Austin School Mrs. W. A. Goodrich Jr. Precinct 149 San Jacinto School Mrs. E. G. Bowen, 1635 Travis School J. Roger Read, 248 Carver School Woodrow Lewis, 249 James Bowie School Wayne McClurg.
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Baytown City
Alamo School
J. W. Hayes
David G. Burnet
Irving St. John
Courtesy Ford
Jack Hester
Ashbel Smith
W. O. Tid
Horace Mann
George Dabney
Baytown
Andy Contreras
F. Austin
W. A. Goodrich Jr
San Jacinto
E. G. Bowen
Travis
J. Roger Read
Carver
Woodrow Lewis
James Bowie
Wayne McClurg
Local notices and social updates from Baytown region
A mixed batch of social notes and community items from Baytown area listings. Alpha Pi Epsilon honor member Laura Etta Long of 118 Parkway, Air Force Cadet Ball sweetheart Diaia Devore of Anahuac, and Beta Psi Chapter meeting at 7:20 pm at Mrs. Archie Hale’s home are noted alongside brief weather and tide outlooks for Galveston. Local clubs such as B&PW and Baytown Kennel Club schedule meetings, DRT Solomon Barrow Chapter plans a Wednesday gathering, and Beauxis receives a U S patent linked to the Esso Laboratory work in Baytown.
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Laura Etta Long
Michael Cole
Roy L. Long
Candy Adiong
E. H. A. Houston
Parkway
Houston
Alpha Pi Epsilon
Heights
Lamar Tech
Alpha Lambie Relia
Diaia Devore
Anahuac
Air Force
Texas Aem University
Brunette
Latmar Tech
Beaumont
Solomon Barrow
the Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Charlie Busch
Woodlawn
Wordy notes on moves and movie site sightings
Jessie Richards prepares to move to New York Susan Ueckert delivers a graph Rosabel Pridmore ponders wording Ray and Lilian Spear plan a move with two grand pianos Flora Wilhite recalls overdue library notices in Berlin Jim Hutton now with John Wayne at a film Patsy Wallace and others spotted at the Malayan Jungle site Kay Beavers Juanita and Joey Judice present R A Parker offers a constructive suggestion Richard Kelly speaks on a returned call P Walter Hen Sell comments on the state of the world
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Jessie Richards
New York
Susan Ueckert
Rosabel Pridmore
Ray
Lilian Spear
Flora Wilhite
Berlin
Germany
Jim Hutton
John Wayne
Chris Chandler
Kay Beavers
Juanita
Joey Judice
Interstate 10 Span Hearing Stated Here
Public hearing on I 10 bridge across the San Jacinto River on I 16 to explain construction sequence and traffic controls. Texas Highway Department reps and contractors will answer questions. plans available from Allen Ranft in Houston. Contracts awarded to Austin Bridge and Austin Road and Worth Construction of Dallas for grading structures cement and more.
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San Jacintos River
Interstate 16
Texas Highway Department
Allen Ranft
Envicer
North
Greenwood
Houston
Austin Bridge
Austin Road
Worth Construction
Dallas
San Jacinto River
Spur 330
Texas Demo Party Plans Upset by LBJ
President Johnson's decision not to seek reelection unsettles Texas Democratic strategy for 1968 primary and state races. State party leaders move to regroup with Gov. Connally as likely ally, while Sen. Yarborough and labor liberals consider a renewed bid for power amid Johnson's influence.
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Texas
LBJ
Ralph Yarboroustt
D-Tex
Connally
Yarborough
Goveror
Johnson
Senate
Editorial urges Baytown sales tax to fund city growth
An editorial argues that Baytown must adopt a city sales tax to fund growth and provide services comparable to nearby cities. It says the tax would raise about 400 000 annually and is not a burden, urging readers to vote for the tax at the upcoming polls.
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Baytown
Texas
Ike Beaumont
Port Arthur
Galveston
Texas City
Pasadena
Brazosport
Baytown Sun
Lyndon says decision to stay irrevocable
AP dispatch notes President Johnson’s withdrawal from seeking a second term while reactions spread across Europe and Asia. Kennedy seeks meeting, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces pause air and naval strikes near Hanoi Haiphong and the Chinese border as soldiers react with mixed emotions.
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Lyndon
Saigon
North
Vietnnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Wide Open Race After Johnson Withdrawal Shocks Baytonians
Baytonians react with astonishment at President Lyndon B. Johnsons decision to withdraw from the 1968 presidential race. Voters expect a wide open Democratic field with Humphrey Kennedy and McCarthy as front runners while Nixon benefits in some views. Local leaders weigh Johnsons impact on momentum and party dynamics.
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Baytonians
Richard S
Dick’ Manne
Johnson
Richard Nixon
Manne
Johnson Peace Bid Triggers Mixed Asian Reactions
London sources expect Hanoi to reject President Johnson's peace bid as he declares he will not seek re election. British officials weigh Geneva diplomacy while Moscow and Paris offer cautious responses. Thai and Malaysian leaders react anxiously about U.S. staying the course in Vietnam and Asia.
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London
Johnson
Vietnam
Europe
America
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Iits
NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Connally calls news conference amid 1968 speculation
Austin reports Gov. John Connally, eyed by Democrats as a potential presidential or vice presidential candidate, schedules a news conference for 10 am. in a sign of rising campaign chatter.
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Austin
John Connally
Washington
Bone Family's Coats Of Arms Stolen From Mailbox
Flossie and Harold Bone’s four bleached knuckle bones sign hung on a mailbox for 71 years. Someone clipped the wire and took the bones last Thursday night. Flossie seeks the bones’ return and offers a reward at 105 Tamarach.
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Bone Family
Flossie
Harold Bone
Harold
Brownwood
Tamarach
Johnson signals hands off in 1968 race
President Johnson, in a nationwide address, declares his candidacy decision irrevocable and rejects a bid for another term. He seeks to quell fears of a draft and influence by a successor as Humphrey Kennedy McCarthy enter the Democratic sweepstakes amid Vietnam War divisions.
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NEW York
Robert ¥. Kennedy
DNY
Johnson
Hermedy
U.S
North Vietnam
Ha“Ao
Ama
Thailand
Thanom Kittikachorn
Robert F. Kennedy
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Asia
Vietam
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Malaysia
Washington
the Nation
White Mouse
Hubert F. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Harry [S.fruman
Liberty House Candidate Fights Oyster Dredging
Liberty County Texas candidate Dan iel Jr. for State Representative District 6 pledges to stop live oyster reef dredging in Trinity Galveston and East bays and seek immediate pollution controls. He would introduce a bill banning dredging within a safe distance of live beds with heavy penalties to halt reef destruction.
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Liberty (Sp
Price Daniel Jr
Seleces
Chambers
Liberty Counties
Trinity
Galveston
East Bays
Texas
Daniel
Gilveston
East Days
Liberty
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Brasweil
Kleesel
U.S. Steel
Beta Psi
Archie Hale
Ashwood
B&pw
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Kennel Club
Baxtown Kennel Club
J. N. Chastain
D.V.M
Beauxis
Esso Research and Engineering Co
Baytown Analytical Research Laboratory
R. A .Parker
Richard Kelly
Walter Hene- Sell
Peoples State Bank Jammy Fbc
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Humiching
Bert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Kennedy
Houstor
W. N. Blanton Jr
Harris County
Democratic Executive Committee
Baxtonians
Britain
Harald Wilson
Paris
U. S Supreme
Chicago
Fohnson
Liberty House
Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
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