Baytown City Council to canvass votes at 6:20 p.m.
Baytown City Council will meet at city hall to canvass votes from the April 5 election and swear in new council members. A business session is planned. Also, Baylor professor gives talk in Houston at Texas Children's Hospital auditorium on April 19.
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Baytown News Bits Bring Local Notices and Guest Updates
Allen Rice reports on small town items including Crosby School Supt Allison Koonce visiting Baytown, doctors Jones and Wolfean due Wednesday, Jerry Cravey joining The Sun news staff, and Pat Ball recalling a found picture. Nearby residents note blooming wisteria and azaleas in local yards, with Mike Mitchell gifting coasters and Frank Krystyniak writing Houston stories. Dorothy Troxell at Baytown Hospital awaits surgery Wednesday.
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Koonce
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Baytown
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Alford
Henry Moore Yard
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Mike Mitchell
Frank Krystyniak
Linda McWilliams
Bay
Tax Deadline Near Midnight Friday For Tax Returns
Tax deadline near midnight Friday to file returns without interest or penalties. R L Phinney of the IRS in Austin notes no extension this year and explains the new automatic data processing system aiding faster service. Tips include double checking for plain writing and arithmetic, entering social security numbers, signing joint returns, and attaching W 2s and statements.
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Elections Planned As Buddhist Opposition Demands Boycott
South Viet Nam's military government pledged to hold elections once a constitution is drafted and election machinery is ready. Buddhist leaders boycotted the congress while urging the United States to end support for Thieu’s regime. A withdrawal of 15300 Marines was noted as Da Nang faced new antigovernment demonstrations with students and locals carrying U S supplied weapons.
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Conspiracy Allegation Fireworks In Estes Case
Billie Sol Estes testimony drew a flood of names of firms and individuals alleged to have joined his scheme to issue bogus mortgages on fertilizer tanks. Cross examination began with rebuttals from finance company spokesmen. Estes listed Walter E. Heller Co Pacific Finance Corp and others as his partners, while Pacific Finance denied any secret deals. The case moves toward further hearings with Estes to be questioned again.
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Amarillo, Tex
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Louisiana to appeal a 5th Circuit ruling giving the Federal Power Commission authority over comingled natural gas. Chair John Hunt says the decision could raise federal rates and strip Louisiana of rate regulation for gas produced and consumed within the state. He warns of federal encroachment on state rights if the ruling stands.
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Hospital Desegregation Rush Under Civil Rights Act
Federal officials press six Southern states to desegregate hospitals by July 1 under the Civil Rights Act. Hospitals face possible Justice Department action if noncompliant, with gradual transition rejected and full integration demanded amid regional resistance. Georgia Hospital Association notes calls for complete desegregation of semi private rooms as part of the push.
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Explosive Break at Maryland Reform School Riot Ends
About 400 prisoners at the Maryland Reformatory were brought under control after two hours as authorities battled a developing explosive situation. In New York a medical school dropout killed his mother-in-law while under LSD influence. Stephen S. Kessler, 30, of Brooklyn, faces charges. The Economic Development Administration announced a 32,429,006 grant to Brownsville for water and sewer upgrades. William Richard Carter, 32, a staff sergeant at Lackland AFB, died when his plane crashed at Sweetwater Municipal Airport after takeoff. Over 74 million bushels of wheat have been exported from the Fort since last June 1 per Kenneth Reden of the Houston Public Grain Elevator. Shell Oil Co plans a 47-story downtown Houston office building, the tallest reinforced concrete structure, costing 525 million.
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Officials Study Burning Of Flag At Offbeat Theater
New York officials plan a hearing to consider suspending the theater license after an antiwar performance included a scene burning the American flag. Producer Elsa Tambellini denounced the move as a complete distortion of freedom of speech. The flag burning occurred in a playlet titled LBJ advertised as a live videotape show at the Stidge Theater during a program of 26 sketches.
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Rates Boost For FHA and GI Home Loans
Washington AP reports the government raised rates on new FHA and GI home loans from 5.0 to 5.5 percent, a second rise in two months. The move raises monthly payments by about $3 on a $15,000 loan but lowers origination charges, with points reaching 6 to 7 percent in some areas. FHA also increased rates on certain multi family loans, while VA loans remain unchanged. Officials cite tight money and mortgage money shortages as motives, with calls to maintain competitiveness and affordability for veterans.
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Baytown Masons Strike Won't Halt Major Local Jobs
Houston Cement Masons Local 681 says Baytown projects at Humble Oil Refining Co Baytown Refinery Gulf Oil Refinery and a Channelview work site continue under international agreements. The dispute with the AGC and CEA centers on wages and benefits with a gentlemen's agreement limiting detail.
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British Officials Anticipate Rhodesia Aid Cut Over UN Reprisals
London reports say authorities expect South Africa to discreetly trim oil and other aid to Rhodesia to avoid UN reprisals. The Greek-owned tanker Manuela arrived in Durban with a cargo of 15,000 tons of oil.
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Retired Justice Speaks on Reds in Civil Rights Movements
Lawrence Kansas AP retired Supreme Court justice Charles Whittaker warned that communists and rabble-rousers have infiltrated civil rights demonstrations and spread to campuses. He urged respect for law and order, criticizing mobs that disobey laws they dislike and questioning equality as a total social obligation.
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Bee Swarm Help Offered by W A Page in Cleveland
Bee swarm assistance announced by W A Page at 211 W Cleveland. Call 582-7154 for collection service. Page offers to remove and relocate troublesome bee swarms for residents in the area.
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