Hamburger Chain Owner Die- La Porte Plane Crash Kills 2
Whataburger founder Harmon Dobson 53 of Corpus Christi led a Baytown drive in chain and Whataburger manager John Sneed 43 of Victoria died when a private twin engine Cessna Skymaster failed on takeoff at La Porte. Witnesses reported a steep takeoff attempt before the plane nosed into the runway with no fire. FAA and CAB investigators planned or set to investigate. bodies taken to Harris County Morgue for autopsies. Funeral plans pending in Corpus Christi. Dobson had 47 franchises across Texas Florida Tennessee Arizona and directed Citizens State Bank in Corpus Christi. Survived by wife Grace and children Mary Lynne Tommy Hugh.
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John Sneed
Victoria
Whataburger
la Porte
H.F. Freeman
Dobson
Baytown
Humphrey
Col
H. M. Humphrey
Pasadena
Houston
Citizens State Bank
Corpus Christi
Federal Aviation Agency
Civil Aeronautics Board
Austin
Corpus: Christi
Ini
Grace Dobson
Corpus
Mary
Lynne
Tommy
Hugh Dobson
Laniel ‘Andert
Ethel Dobson
Cushman, Ark
Teen Basebal l Opti mist signup on Sunday
Sunday is the final day to register youngsters for Opti Mist teen baseball with registration from 2 to 4 pm at the Optimist Building on Market Street. Each youngster must be accompanied.
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Market Street
Baytown Weather and Local Notes From Teachers Meeting
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers forecast for Baytown Wednesday. highs near 86 and a low of 68. Galveston tides Thursday point to high markings at 2 a.m., 1 48 p.m., and 3 30 p.m. Local items include Fred Parker leading singing before State Sen Barbara Jordan appearance, Susie Powers honored for BEAM work, and various school and chamber activities among Baytown teachers and residents.
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Baytown
Galveston
Fred Parker
Barbara Jordan
Susie Powers
Wendell Shiflett
Fred Lemley
Littl League
DeZavala
Houston
Burke Baker Planetarium
Sally Evans
Jeanne
Ramsey
Robert Feinberg
Jane Jordan
Baytown Sun Mail Room Reorganized
The Baytown Sun announces a full overhaul of its mail circulation to meet postal rules and improve service. Jim Kyle, Sun circulation manager, says the new system increases efficiency after consultations with postal officials and will benefit 550 subscribers.
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Baytown Sun Mail Room
Baytown Sun
Jim Kyle
Sun
Baytown
Kyle
Rail strike cooling-off period approved by Johnson
President Johnson backs a two day cooling-off extension to the looming 12:01 a.m. Thursday strike deadline. He presses railroad management and the shop craft union negotiators to avert a nationwide walkout and spells out Congress authorization for the delay.
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Owashington
Johnson
Brooks Bill to Protect Drivers From Uninsured Drivers
The Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 219 to require uninsured motorist coverage with an insolvency clause in auto liability policies sold in Texas after Oct. 1. Insured drivers, passengers, and even guests are protected, with the option to decline coverage, while the bill aims to shield state regulation from federal action and cover claims if the other party’s insurer goes insolvent.
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Austin
Texas Senate
House
Chet Brooks
Pasadena
Texas
Senate
Sen. Brooks
Lability Insurance
Lability Insurance Company
U.S
Canada
Tickets Ready for Baytown Theater Comedy Never Too Late
Members of Baytown Little Theater may reserve seats for the comedy Never Too Late which opens April 21 by calling Mrs. C. H. Stevens at 596-7257. Public ticket sales begin April 17 at the theater.
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Baytown Little Theater
C. H. Stevens
U S Plans Do It Yourself Approach in Latin Talks
President Johnson seeks a gradual Latin American common market with U S support and self help. Delegates frame a preamble calling for economic integration while demanding preferential US treatment for Latin goods and use of Alliance for Progress dollars in the world market. Johnson’s personal talks with Latin presidents loom larger than formal summit sessions as ministers defer hot issues to chiefs.
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Afi
Latin America
U.S
Johnson
U.S. Congress
United States
Washington
Alliance For Progress
Johnny Carson Vision Holdout Returns to TV
In New York AP reports Cronkite standing in for Zenker as Carson's familiar voices return. The onscreen image and sound align, reviving the old cadence of what was. The piece reflects a moment of media continuity with set pieces and announcers back in place.
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New York
Walter Cronkite
Arnold Zenker
TV Strike Ends as Carson Quits NBC In Rebound
The 1 day strike by the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ends and Cronkite Brinkleys and Jennings return. David Brinkley reunites with Chet Huntley on NBC. Johnny Carson declares contract terminated and says he's a free agent, with NBC hoping for his return.
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L American Federation of Television
Radio Artists
Cronkites
Brinkleys
Jennings
Zenker
CBS
David Brinkley
NBC
Chet Huntley
ABC
Peter Fennings
Darry Griffin
Johnny Carson
Carson
Jimmy Dean
Education Goals Challenging Barbara Jordan Calls For Action
State Sen. Barbara Jordan told 300 Baytown educators that dramatic action by teachers legislators and the public is needed for Texas education. She backed a bill to raise teacher salaries by 715 a year and another for state supported sick leave benefits, both supported by TSTA and the Baytown chapter. The senator urged continued effort until a supportive tax measure passes.
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Texas
Barbara Jordan
Washington
Baytown Education Association
Sen. Jordan
Sen
Jordan
Texas Senate
Texas State Teachers Association
TSTA
Senate Education Committee
Senate
House
Landslide Victory Powell Again In Congress Lap
In New York 32,000 Harlem voters gave Adam Clayton Powell an 86 percent win over Lucille Pickett Williams as he campaigned from a Gulf Stream retreat. Powell, excluded by the House for the next term, held a strong lead in the 18th District, losing only in white precincts amid racial dispute over his seat.
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Powell
Congress
New York
House of Representatives
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Gulf Stream
Bimini Island
Lucille Pickett Williams
Adam
Fowell
Williams
Ervin F. Yearling
House
Auto firms plan to recall thousands of auto workers
DETROIT AP The nation s auto industry mapped plans to call back thousands of workers laid off due to parts shortages blamed on the trucking shutdown. A tentative contract between the Teamsters Union and the trucking industry was reached in Washington but came too late to stop several thousand layoffs ordered by Ford for today s shifts. Ford planned to idle about 15 000 in five states. GM and Chrysler officials said they were evaluating when 7 650 laid-off workers at their plants could return.
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Detroit
Teamsters Union
Washington
Ford Motor Co
Ford
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Houston Poised To Host 1968 Democratic Convention
Washington reports chances rise that the Democratic Party will accept Houston as host city for the 1968 national convention. Houston offers 15,400 first class hotel rooms and 1,600 more in Galveston, plus $850,000 cash and use of top facilities. Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami Beach also bid with Philadelphia offering the largest package.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Houston
Edward A. Stumps III
Greater Houston
The
Timowthey
Roy Hofheinz
Houston Sports Association
Harris County
Stumpf
Galveston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
Miami Beach
Baytown Council weighs cheaper ambulance plan Wednesday
Baytown City Council meets at 5 30 p m Wednesday at city hall to discuss a proposed ambulance program intended to cut the city subsidy from 6000 to 3000 dollars monthly, pending contract negotiations. The plan lowers daytime two ambulances and night three to two, with a graveyard shift reduced to one and a reserve ambulance funded by the city. The meeting also considers reconstriction bids for Commerce Street and a flood control study request from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
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Henry Holcomb
Baytown
City Hall
Andy Braswell
Brasswells
Sds
Fritz
Lanham
Police Department
Commerce ‘Street
Gulf
Easrest
Brown and Root
Houston
W.E. Worthen Construction Co
Gulf Biulithic
Skria
Tinc
Larry Hale
City Planning and Zoning
Com- Feeerr
Harris County
Council
But Officer, She Really Is My Wife
In Goleta California a gas-station note claimed a wife was being forced to pose as her husband. Police broadcast an all-points bulletin and roadblocks were set. Arthur Baker, 35, and his wife, 27, claimed they were newlyweds who did not know who staged the prank.
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Goleta
Calif
Edward Facundus
Harold C. Clark
Santa Barbara County
Arthur Baker
Rialto
Calf
Whiting
Frank Loper
Baker
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Highlands
Highlands Scout House
Texas Exes
Milton Stewart
Richard Thomson
Highlands Council
Thad Felton
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Brooks
NST Litter
Et Fight Agai Circle HK Club
LEE College
Sammy Hance
Enjay Chemical Co
James Orchin
Dennis Williams
Randy Kohnfarber
Mack Warren
Highway 146
Foyle
James
Ward
Clayton Drive
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Venezuela
Johnny ¢ Carson
George Gentry
Vera Hartt
BEA
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Johnella Boxnton
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