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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1971
Page
7
Sen Strom Thurmond, 68, and wife Nancy welcomed a one-hour-old daughter weighing 7 pounds. Physicians said mother and child were doing fine. Thurmond joked he wasn’t nervous and quipped about the baby staging a filibuster.
The Baytown Human Relations Council answers readers about food stamp applications and purchases. Applications are taken Fridays 9 am to 3 pm at First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 1915 Market Street. Stamp purchases occur on the second and fourth Tuesdays 9 am to 3 pm. Houston address 1103 Elder Street accepts applications any day. For non welfare cases, explain circumstances for possible arrangements. Baytown site staff unavailable by phone, call 227-4371 in Houston for an appointment.
Baytown public works director explains the city uses cheap well water high in minerals and iron. Oxidized iron from distribution pipes causes dirty water. flushing mains helps temporarily. Baytown has begun converting to surface water to gain softer, cleaner supply.
Washington Senator Henry M Jackson calls himself an official noncandidate for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination. He travels to primaries Florida California Oregon and Massachusetts while maintaining a minimal operation. He argues for a strong national security policy and warns the Democrats against adopting a platform of national weakness. He may seek influence through policy stance rather than a formal bid, with potential southern support if he pursues candidacy.
A April 8 pool operator course will be held at the Baytown Civic Center. Hosted by City of Baytown health department Harris County and Texas Beach and Pool Association, with R R Duff leading the sanitary engineering division. Registration starts 8:30 a.m. program at 9. Exam for certification offered. Topics include pool chemistry filtering water safety first aid disinfectants and algae control. Contact Howard Brister at city hall 422-8281 ext 263 for details.
Gov. Smith asked President Nixon for federal help, seeking added counties to the disaster list after rainfall in the past six months. The state has spent 33.5 million on disaster relief in the past year, with an initial 1.5 million allocation requested for relief efforts.
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