Reagan's first 100 days as California governor noted
Ronald Reagan marks his 100 days in office amid praise and criticism as he pushes a conservative agenda in a Democratic legislature. He shifts from film star to executive, drawing national attention and support from party allies while facing budget battles and protests over tuition policy.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Oregon
Tom McCal
Edmund G. Brown
Democratic Assembly
Jesse M
Robert H. Finch
Finch
Houston I. Flournoy
Brown
Kume
Wition
Senate
Unruh
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Nancy
Patty
Skipper
KC Dance Saturday Promises Charity Night in KC Hall
Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree hosts a charity dance at 26001 W Main Saturday night from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Karel’s Dance Band of Houston provides the music. Tickets are $3 per couple. Proceeds fund local assembly projects and charitable efforts. Public invited.
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Knights of Columbus
Christopher 4. Byrne
Retiring Shell Official Will Move To Texas
Bernard M. Downey, a Shell Oil veteran since 1925, retires May 1 after rising from Martinez Refinery maintenance to vice president of Shell Chemical. He and his wife relocate from New York to Houston where he led the Houston plant before 1954. Downey, born 1907 in Garrett Indiana, grew up in Richmond California and held key manufacturing roles in Martinez Dominguez and New York before becoming VP with advisory duties since 1959.
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Houston
Bernard M., Downey
She Oil
Martinez Calif
Shell Chemical
Drs. Downey
New York
Garrett
Ind
Downey
Richmond
Calif
Martinez
Shell Research Center
Emeryville
Dominguez, Calif
Dominguez
Sheil Chemical
Beekeeping Talk at Baytown Kiwanis Meeting
Fred Hederhorst will speak on beekeeping at the Baytown Kiwanis lunch meeting hosted at the Tower Club. The session begins at noon on Thursday with members expected to hear about hive management and honey production.
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Fred Hederhorst
Baytown Kiwanis
Gta
Tower
Missouri farmer uses Nile-like irrigation to boost harvests
In southwest Missouri, Eugene M. Poirot 68 employs ponding and creek water storage to irrigate 270 acres, boosting corn to 125 bushels per acre and green beans to 385 per acre after a drought. He leads a regional irrigation push with Ozark Agricultural and Industrial Development Corp, aiming to expand cheap, land-appropriate water use across 21 million acres through ponds, dams, and simple pumping.
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Carthage
Joseph
Nile
Missouri
Eugene M. Poirot
Poirot
Coon Creek
Southwest
Ozark Agricultural and Inustrial Development Corp
Kansas
Oklahoma
Pairet
Vie Fe Poiret
Mrs Clinton Bates Wins In Golf Play Championship Flight
Mrs Clinton Bates won the championship flight in the women's play day at Goos Creek Country Club. Mrs King won the first flight, Mrs May Ellen DeCell won the second, and Mrs Del Smith took the nine half flight. Baytown women attended the Gulf Crest Country Club Invitational in Houston. Results include Mrs Frank Turner as Medalist with 73, Mrs ML Morgan first bow net in Championship, and Mrs L G Sanders second low net in Championship. Bates also won Towgross in the first flight with Mrs J FinERrell taking second low net in the second flight.
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Clinton Bates
Goos Creek Country Club
King
May Ellen DeCell
del Smith
Baytown
Gulf Crest
L. G. Sanders
Bates
J. Finerrell
Local Soldier Assigned as Helicopter Mechanic at Fort Eustis
Army Private Tomasy R. Brewer, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred L Brewer of 1600 Harvard, is assigned as a helicopter mechanic in Headquarters Company, 764th Transportation Battalion at Fort Eustis Virginia. A 1965 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School.
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ARMY
Tomasy.r. Brewer
Alfred L. Brewer
Harvard
Tidth Transportation Battalion
Fort Eustis
Robert Eo Lee High School
Airman Bates Receives Outstanding Unit Award at Luke AFB
Airman 20 James J. Bates, son of Mrs. Odie Bates of 1215 Carver, is awarded the U S Air Force Outstanding Unit Award at Luke AFB Arizona. Bates a Cars ver High School graduate is married to Alma daughter of Mrs Mary Spencer of La Porte.
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James J. Bates
Odie Bates
Carver
U.S. Air Force
Luke Aeb
Ariz
Bates
Cars]ver High School
Alma
Mary Spencer
la Porte
Instructor Eaton Selected for Air University Course
STAFF SGT William J Eaton son of Lloyd A Duncan of 200 East Fayle is chosen to attend the Air University academic instructor course at Marvell AFB Alabama He serves as aircraft propeller maintenance instructor at the Air training center Sheppard AFB Texas and is a Robert E Lee High School graduate His wife Betty is the daughter of Curtis Penning-
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William J. Eaton
Lloyd A.' Duncan
East F “Ayle
Air ‘University
Marwell AE
B. Ala
Air Training
Ceriter
Sheppard’ Afb
Tex
Robert.E_ Lee High’ School
Betty
Curtis J. A. Penning
Defector from Peyton Place seeks exit from series
Barbara Parkins, longtime Betty Anderson on Peyton Place, says she wants out to pursue other film roles. She cites fatigue from a heavy TV schedule, aims to travel and see the world, and notes she has done all she can with the Betty Anderson character. Parkins has not spoken to 20th Century-Fox about leaving.
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Hollywood
Peyton
Barbara Parkins
Betty Anderson
Vancouver
Canada
Pimeey
Mia
Farrow
England
Frank Sinatra
Miss Perkins
Peyton Place
Umigs ‘Parkins
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Dale
Willie B. Schilling
Willie Schilling
Yupan
Cam Rahr Bay
Vietnam
Robert. E. Lee
John H. Schilling
Ft. Sill, Okia
Pete Mc Ilister
Navy
Saint Paul
Sar
Bert E. Lee
Lee College
Cian
Mont Belvieu
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Culpepper
Baytown's
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