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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1971
Page
1
Baytown Chamber of Commerce will host its weekly membership meeting Friday at the Holiday Inn with Sen. Chet Brooks as speaker. Brooks will discuss the 1971 legislature. Also on the program is a steak fry fundraiser at the Bay Oaks Gun Club. Donors and attendees urged.
Loudy and windy with a chance of showers forecast for the Baytown area. Temperatures likely in the low 60s to upper 70s. Tides at Jorgan's Point show high at 11:43 p.m. and low at 8:49 p.m. Friday sunrise at 1:10 a.m. and sunset at 6:41 p.m.
Mayor Glen Walker recalls a tense trip through New York City visiting Wall Street officials and bond houses. He notes early risers like Bednarski Gates and Savell driving development talks, while Weldon Newby, Tillery, and Burney appear in local chatter as Ramsey sports a seaside suit visiting Baytown friends.
Sen Hugh Scott leads a Republican counterattack accusing Democratic hopefuls of turning the Indochina conflict into a political football. Freshman GOP senators Taft Jr Weicker Beal Jr and Brock back administration policy as House Democrats vote to end the war by 1972, amid debate on disengagement timelines and war rhetoric.
Baytown motorists face arrest for failing to buy 1971 auto license plates by Thursday midnight. Enforcement begins 2 01 a m Friday by Baytown police and state DPS, with Harris County Sheriff giving an extra day. County offices stay open to 5 p m Thursday at Baytown and Houston venues. more than 50 000 motorists still lacked plates late Wednesday.
Austin AP reports Speaker Gus Mutscher told the House there was never any connection between alleged quick profit stock deals and the passage of two banking bills in 1968. He described purchases and sales of National Bankers Life Insurance stock and stated he acted without financial consideration.
A Sunday Sun feature explains how accidents occur not by chance but by sequence. The quiz prompts readers to judge statements about causes and prevention, highlighting common risky behaviors and safety basics.
A pleasant change in the traditional Easter dinner offers recipes for Roast Lamb with Sour Cream Sauce on Cloret Easter Bonnet Salad Buffet Chicken in Lem on Aspic and Lettuce Sau cer Salads featured for the meal.
Gene Barry is profiled as a complete entertainer in show business. He credits a 26 year marriage to a strong mutual effort and a shared goal to make it work without letting ego or individual thoughts take over.
Baytown Youth Fair and Livestock Association set April 15-17 for the rodeo with 11 livestock classes. Entries cost 2 and 1 dollars, deadline April 8, check-in by April 14, release by April 17. Events include Ralph Fisher acts, D J Rodeo Co stock, parade April 8, and KWBA live radio coverage.
Reports from Fort Benning and Saigon outline Lt. William L. Calley Jr. seeking reduced imprisonment for My Lai murders amid protest telegrams and draft resignations. In Saigon a North Vietnamese raid drives back Saigon forces. Nixon schedules talks on unemployment among engineers. Burns urges six month cap on wage and price controls while House investigators question POW families about peace group mail contacts.
Bob Brodhead resigns as Houston Oilers general manager effective immediately to return to the Cleveland Browns as treasurer. He cites a personal situation that prevents relocating his family to Houston at this time.
Protesters simmered in Texas as Rep Joe Hubenak planned a House resolution condemning Lt William Calley and urging Nixon to pardon him. Calley’s life sentence for My Lai spurred petitions and varied reactions from veterans groups and officials across the state.
Charles Richard Dutton 27 of Channelview is believed drowned after a 12 foot fishing boat capsized in Lake Livingston. Damon A. Denson 30 of Highlands survived after more than 21 hours in the water. Both men worked at Humble Oil Baytown Refinery. Rescue crews resumed searching at dawn after darkness halted efforts.
Fragmentary OCR text references an offer and a gas tank, mentions a goose, creek property near a shore, a capsizing event, and a date of April 1. Names and context are unreadable, with no verifiable actions or outcomes.
Fire Chief Jim Bland Jr. announced that the Baytown Fire Department will start door to door home inspections Monday, April 5. Two firefighters will seek permission to inspect for hazards, spend about 35 minutes, and leave a correction sheet. The program relies on voluntary compliance, aims to improve safety, and follows reduced Houston fire calls.
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