Meeting Changes and Local Notices in Baytown
The Baytown Genealogical Society April meeting is rescheduled to 9 30 a m on April 2 at Sterling Municipal Library. Mr and Mrs W H Syer host an open house celebrating 25 years of marriage at 108 Staples from 2 to 5 p m. Rocks worth noting were stolen from Mrs T A Young at 507 E Gulf including quartz and petrified wood from Arkansas. PSALMS FOUR will appear on Rev Paul Stephens TV program For Times Like These on Channel 39 Houston.
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Arkansas Petrified Forest
Second Baptist Church
Paul Stephens
Houston
Lynette Busch
Lavon Heintschel
Chinquapin School
Channel 11
John Shaw
Mike Masters
Sam Houston University
Paula Groberg
North Vietnamese Leave Four-Party Peace Panel
In Saigon the North Vietnamese delegation bid farewell to the four party Joint Military Commission and accused the United States of sabotaging the ceasefire. Maj. Gen. Le Quan Hoa claimed U.S. support for Saigon's sabotage and ongoing clashes despite no formal direct operations. Viet Cong spokesman Col. Vo Dong Giang echoed ceasefire violation charges and disputed POWs’ alleged torture, noting returning U.S. prisoners appeared healthy.
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Candy Stripers Meet at Gulf Coast Hospital Cafeteria
Gulf Coast Hospital Candy Stripers will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the hospital cafeteria. Interested girls are invited to attend the gathering.
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Gulf Coast Hospital
Weather And Tides Fair Weekend Baytown Forecast
Fair through Sunday with mild days and cool nights. Lows around 44 to 46 degrees Saturday night. Highs Sunday 72 to 82. Tides: Sunday highs at 1:20 a.m. and 12:56 p.m. Lows at 1:46 a.m. and 2:18 p.m.
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Baytown
Morgans Foint
Around Town Highlights From the Texas Press Women Meet
Reports from the Texas Press Women's convention in Matamoros feature Podie Schatz and Glenn Pfennig. Notices include Orville Younse visiting the Sun office and neighbors thanking for theater tickets. Channel 11 plans a documentary due by end May.
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Podie Schatz
Glenn Pfennig
Matamoros
Texas Press Women's Convention
Orville Younse
Sun
T. M. Bertram
R. G. Craig
City To Get State 88 For Traffic Boss
Baytown receives a $65,576 traffic safety grant from the Texas Traffic Safety Administration for a three year program. The funds pay a traffic safety coordinator to work with public officials and citizen groups to reduce deaths injuries and crash related losses. Baytown is the first Houston area city awarded in the state program among 50 cities.
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Public Officials Coordinating Committee
Citizens Public Support Group
Houston
Harris County bond plan eyed as vital to East Harris
Harris County officials urged media support for a $155 million bond election on April 14 covering three issues. Port of Houston bonds 340 million, county government 45 million, flood control 30 million, with no tax increase. County roads get 60 million plus funds for a youth home, a new office building, and parks. detailed project allocations and a Northeast Freeway segment are noted.
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East Harves
Houston
Harris County Commissioners Court
Bill Elliott
E. A
Squatty
Elliott
Harris County
Precinct 2
Janie Bray
Uvalde Road
FM 2100
Thieu Begins US Peace Tour Aims for Aid and Backing
President Thieu departed Saigon for a six day US visit the first leg of a five nation tour to win billions in aid and reaffirm US military support. He meets Nixon in Washington and plans stops in Italy England South Korea and Taiwan with an audience with Pope Paul VI in Rome. He praised American soldiers and will meet families of fallen troops.
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Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Tan Son Nhut
Cooperation In Peace
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Sai Kon
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Italy
England
South Korea
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Rome
Pope Paul VI
Traffic deaths rise in Texas and brief national items
Texas reports 705 traffic deaths this year, up 64 from 1972 by this date. Greece orders spending cuts to curb inflation. Deputy Premier Makarezos cites 333 million dollars in lower public expenditures with exemptions for industry agriculture and tourism. Texas Panhandle sees spring snow of up to two inches near Dalhart. Texas Atty Gen Hill names Larry York as first assistant attorney general replacing ill John Barron. Wounded Knee talks resume after 13 days of FM and AIM negotiations in a tepee near the village.
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Nicholas Makarezos
Austin
John Hill
Larry York
John Barron
Texas Meat Producers Cool Toward Nixon Ceiling
Texas farm leaders, including Texas Farm Bureau President J. T. Woodson, criticize President Nixon's price ceiling on beef pork and lamb. They warn it could squeeze costs for livestock producers and curb production, risking shortages in coming months.
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Nixon
Associated Press
United States
Texas Farm
Texas Farm Bureau
J. T. Woodson
Waco
General Farm
Woodson
Farm Bureau
Election Set For Tuesday In Baytown Mayor Race
The Baytown election features a four way mayoral contest with 12 candidates for mayor and three council seats. Incumbent Glen Walker faces Tom Gentry Al Clayton and Donna Kay Cryer in a tight race. Voters total exceeds 23 000 with turnout seen around 25 to 50 percent. City returns expected after 7:30 p.m. Polls close at 7 p.m. and the Sun will track results.
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Wade
Luengual
Baytown Sun Switch Board
Sun
Glen Walker
Tom Gentry
al Clayton
Donna Kay Cryer
Voter Precinct Realignment Confusion In Harris County
Voters in Harris County face precinct changes as Precinct 414 is created from 249 with lists overseen by Tax Assessor Carl Sraith and Edna Oliver. Officials discuss corrections and timing for the March election and how to redraw boundaries along Bowie, Highway 144 and nearby bayous.
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Harris County
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Edna Oliver
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Corrections
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Correc de Direct Fran Hoves
Smiths
McChire
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Bowie
Baytown Woman Earns Highest Scouting Honor
Mrs. Mary Ann Veselka is named a Silver Beaver Award recipient at a Houston Area Scout banquet, recognizing 30 years as a den mother for Cub Pack 142. Her late husband Elo Veselka was cubmaster. she conducted weekly den meetings from 1939 to 1969 with 20 to 30 boys.
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Mary
Baytown Businesses Adjust Tag Sale Hours
Three of four Baytown merchants selling license plates cut hours due to paperwork delays while one location extends sales. Weingarten’s West Texas reduces to 9 to 5 on Saturday, Weingarten’s Alexander Drive adds an hour to 7 p.m., and Sears keeps 9 p.m. Saturday hours. Roadside counts show higher shopper numbers prompting the changes.
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Coker
Bayway Drive
Weingarten’s
West Texas
Weingarten's
Mexander Drive
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