Baytown ROTC cadet in UT Air Force program pledge
John Carter of Baytown is among 35 spring pledges of Alpha Phi Omega at Texas Tech. Cadet Curtis Linwood Junge, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Junge of 107 Gresham, is a first-year Air Force ROTC freshman at The University of Texas majoring in geology. Upon program completion he becomes eligible for a reserve commission as a second lieutenant in the USAF.
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Alpha” Phi. Omega
Texas Tech
John _ Carter
Baytown
Curtis Linwood Junge
W. C. Junge
Gresham
University of Texas
Junge
Air Force
United States Air Force
A Baytown dog pound break prompts burglary claim
Police report a hole cut in the wire at the Baytown dog pound allowing several dogs to escape. The escape is linked to burglary and felony theft charges as authorities note it as a serious crime, with detectives pursuing leads. Other items include minor accidents, lost items, and local notices.
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Baytown
Stimpson Street
Rufus Honeycutt
Beaumont
James Lankford
Bzytown Sun
Turtle Bayou
Kenneth Taylor
Joe Buford
Pearce
L. L. Fuller
Goodrich
Goodyear
Associated Press
Martha Lilly
Jerry Gieger
Fannie Maude Wright
Euna
Vernon Lawhon
Corky Dickerson
Jasper
Clara
Quincy Gieger
School Vote Opens With Heavy Afternoon Hope
Voters in 13 precincts began casting ballots for two school board seats as polls stayed open until 7 pm. Officials expected a strong afternoon turnout with about 7,000 votes in the races, noting no runoff. Nominations include Nelson Longnecker Ben Shirey and others amid active campaigning by board members and supporters. Mangum withdrew due to illness.
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CS Aidate
Nelson D. Long
Ben M. Shirey
H. H
Ser
Tom H. Chrisley Jr
B. Davis
Knox T. Beavers
Boyd
Hill
Emery H
Zeke) Harbers
Politicalland
G. C. Carlton
Beavers
Joe T. Horeczy
A. Re (von) Stark
L. BD
Victory
Karl Opryshek
William H Bridges
Nelson D. Longnecker
H. Wf, Rosser
Tom H. Chrisley
Kroger
B. Davis Murray
Mangum Knox T. Beavers
Boyd Will Emery
Mangum
Four-Year National Merit Scholarship Brightens Miami Boy
John Pearson a 17 year old from Miami wins a four year National Merit scholarship after an alert job interview changes his outlook. He left home with five dollars and only a spare shirt and trousers in a bag but pursued the chance after learning of the award. His widowed mother Marion Pearson cried with relief at the news and had struggled to send him to college.
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Pearson
Myatt
John
Lubbock
Night Rain Welcomed In Baytown
Baytown residents welcomed a light rainfall Friday with some 2 inches reported, easing drought fears. March totals at Humble Oil Research Center show 2.45 inches below the 14 year average, keeping year to date precipitation at 6.6 inches and 5.3 inches below normal for the first quarter.
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Baytown
Humble
Oil and Refining Co
Texas
Wace
Houston
Ellington
Former Olympic Skier Sonja McCaskie Killed in Reno
The mutilated body of former Olympic alpine skier Sonja McCaskie was found in her Reno apartment. Authorities reported severe mutilation including a severed foot and head wrapped in garments. Neighbors last saw her Thursday. she had missed work and was involved in a paternity suit.
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Reno
Nev
Tor
Great Britain
Sonja McCaskie
Alice
Elmer
Ace
Sai
Briscoe
Bloctstained
Miss McCaskie
High Sierra
Sparks
East West Berlin talks and global political shifts
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin discussing East West Berlin rifts. Liberal victory expected in Canada as campaign ends. Argentina's rebellion leaders still at large. West European Common Market shows life after De Gaulle veto. Cuban exiles disrupt Florida Bahamas operations. Miami raider confirms Coast Guard encounter. Ole Miss art prof ordered to remove desegregation paintings triggering faculty protests. Air Force to disperse over 10 jet fighters next summer to curb Soviet missile vulnerability.
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Dean Rusk
Anatoly Dobrynin
Berlin
U.S
Florida and
Bahamas Keys
Miami
Coast Guard
University of Mississippi
Oxford
Miss
Domed Houston Stadium Project Advances With Steel Contract
United States Steel’s American Bridge Division is awarded the contract to furnish and erect structural steel for Harris County’s domed stadium. The 9,000 tons of steel will form the fixed and movable seating framework to house 45,600 baseball, 53,000 football, and 66,000 boxing capacities. Thirty-seven 200-foot erection towers will place the dome, with a push-button system to shift seating between baseball and football in five minutes. An escalator will serve the first and third base sides of the field.
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Houston
Dome Stadium
H. A. Lott, Inc
Lloyd & Morgan and Wilson
Mar‘Johnson
Drake & Piper, Inc
Is. Crain & Anderson
Walter P
Moore
United States
Pate Ae
Steel
Harris County Com
Hous
Nuny Arumeg
Qiui
North Stadium Drive
American Bridge
U. S. Steel
Orange
Sun Grin in Limerick Contest Ends in Last Word
The piece notes that women often win limericks because they are adept at adding the final words. It highlights the competitive edge and playful tone of the contest.
Rundell to Lead Texas College Group In New Role
Walter Rundell dean of Lee College arrives in Corpus Christi to address Grace Methodist church group and assumes leadership in the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities. He has served in multiple UTAC and Southern Association committees and led Baytown civic boards.
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Walter Rundell
Lee College
Corpus Christi
Grace Methodist
Association of Texas Colleges
Board of Trustees
As and Universities
Rundell
Commission On Standards and Acreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Universities Schools
Committee On Research and Service
Commission On Colleges and Universities
Southern Association of Junior Colleges
Texas Junior College Association
TICA
Dean Rundell
Town Hall of
Baytown
Baytown Welfare League
Annual Push For Cancer Aid Begins
Harris County launches its annual cancer aid crusade with plans for a mid May election on road and improvement bonds totaling about 71.9 million. County officials discuss priorities including Precinct 1 projects near NASA and a bridge linking Precincts 1 and 2, with Baytown and Chambers County tolls and access roads. Local leaders and volunteers, led by Leonard Derden and I. N. Chatfield, prepare house to house drives and educational outreach to reach every family in the city.
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Fred Hartman
Ramsey
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center
San Jacinto Ordnance Depot
Harris County
Cedar Bayou
Baytown
Chambers County
East Harris
Cochairman
I. N. Chatfield
Stanley Henson
Lee Briga- Derden
Virginia Diers
Jean Blackmon
Prus Adeficer
Robert E. Lee High School
Dorothy Jones
Jim Brazzij
Highlands
Derden
Holiday Inn
Open House Sunday at Wooster Branch Library
Baytown photo shows librarian staff lineup for Wooster branch opening after 20 years at its Baytown location. Standing left to right: Mrs Owenshy, Commissioner Ramsey, Laramlio F McPhail president of Wooster Chamber of Commerce, and Miss Barbara Collier assistant librarian.
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Wooster
Baytown
Owenshy
Ramsey
Laramlio F. McPhail
The
Or of Commerce
Missy Barbara Collier
Talley, Shorty’s Paint and Body Works
Downey Roofing
Appell Electric Co
Lea’s Nursery
John Adamak
Shewell
Aytown
Barbara Collier
Harris County Library Opens Wooster Branch In Baytown Area
The Harris County Library opens a new Wooster branch at 614 Bayway Drive with about 8000 volumes and a child reading room. An open house runs Sunday 2 to 5 pm, with V. Ragesey cutting the ribbon. The branch serves all Harris County residents and operates Monday through Friday with specific hours. no library fee for county residents.
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Wooster
Harris County Library
Lbrary
Harris County
C. T. Shewell
Baytown
Sterling
Down Io Town
Flattish County
Wooster-Brownwood
Lakewood
Bayway Drive
Mary Owensby
Sey
Shelwott
Amehide
Wooster Chamber of Commerce
Wooster Lions Club
Adam's ,Hardware
Britton-Craveng Lumber Co
Bradbury
Roy Holzheuser
Baytown Man Dies From Wreck Injuries at 35
Stanley A Robertson 34 died at Pasadena General Hospital from injuries suffered in a single car wreck early Friday on Highway 23 at Underwood Road. He lived at 707 West Main Baytown with wife Ilena and three daughters Edna Alice 10 Helen 8 and Sarah Allen 6. The car left the highway, struck a concrete culvert pipe pinning Robertson. A passing motorist Clem W Carver Houston reported the engine was jammed against the front seat before Robertson was freed. Burial at Memory Gardens Baytown after services at Central Assembly Church. Survivors include wife and three daughters.
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Baytown
Stanley A. Robertson
Ally
Alice Rob
Pasadena Hospital
Terextson
B. Robertson
Pay Robertson
Dustin
Oklo
Central Assems
Lillie Matly
God Church
Walker
Oklahoma City
Memory Gardens
Sarah Allen
Leverland
Robertson
Wright
Ropesville
Tex
Edna Alice
Helen
Pasadena General Hospital
Hocatetan
Rnke Ereimine
Eaneer Robertson
WS Am
Sheriff Department
RL L
Foudrey
Tommy Lee
Sirew
Hishway
Highway 23
Underwood Road
Clem WN. Carver
Houston
Carver
Deer Park
Ilena Robertson
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Dan E. Webb Corp
NASA
Baytown Lions Club
James A. Anderson
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Dads Club
Lamar-Alamo
Pruett Street
Congregation Knesseth Israel
W. A. Goodrich Jr
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Wives Auxiliary
American ‘Institute of Chemical’ Engineers
Goose, Creek Country Club
Paul Cater
Bartlett& Johnston
Galveston
Annie Wright
A. C. Long
Robert Robson
Robsons
Woodlawn
Morena
Alexican
Mont Bervieu-Crosby Road
W. H
Dutch) Heintschel
Beverly Realty Co
Lee Drive
West Main
Thomas Circle
Harris Road
Argentina
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Texas College Group
Suzanne Allison
Ann Bender
Ruth Bender
Anne Blakeney
Gaye Blumbere
Pam Sreeland
Betsy Broyles
Debby Carney
Molly Cartlidge
Lee Cook
Linda Cook
Linda Dyer
Janet Enoch
Pamela Fisher
Betty Fuchs
Cindy Gardner
Jo Neil Handley
Pecky Hastings
Pam Haynes
Cathy Hillard
Betty Jacks
Debbie Jacobs
Ginger Jones
Keyy Kattibe
Judy Kelley
Stenda Kollmeyer
Carol Lammers
Lynette Lucas
Carol Maeste
Jean Mann
Martha Marti
Pam Matthews
Carol Miles
Lou Ann Miles
Lynn Mosley
Karen Nelson
Lounelle O'Grady
Jo Anne Padgett
Cindy Phillips
Annette Porter
Sally Powers
Jessie Ramirez
Mary Beth Schillaci
Karen Schiller
Mary Schwendeman
Jan Seamans
Pam Spuhler
Mary Catherine Stewart
Lynn Stratton
Karen Smith
Janet Summers
Jean Summers
Bonnie Fromblee
Judy Troutman
Linda Vidrine
Nancy Winninghar
Clarms
Layway
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Tunsey
C. T. Sheweil
Jama
Harrys County
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