Easter and Passover Crowds Fill Jerusalem Holy Week
Thousands of Christian and Jewish pilgrims flood Jerusalem for Easter and Passover. Visitors jam hotels and homes as Christians proceed with the Way of the Cross and Easter Sunday celebrations while Jews pray at the Western Wall and prepare Seder feasts for army units from the Golan Heights to the Suez Canal amid tight security to prevent unrest after Israeli forces ended Jordanian control of most Christian holy sites.
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Jerusalem
Calvary
Wall
Egypt
Red Sea
Sinai Desert
Golan Heights
Suez Canal
Mt. Sinai
Israel
JC installation and Jaycee convention in Baytown
Spots invite all Jaycees to attend the stele convention in Austin in May with a 32 dollar fee. Lost money bag items belong to Shirley Sylvia of Mont Belvieu found on Alexander Drive between Texas Avenue and Cedar Bayou Road with return reward. New Jaycee officers to be installed April 30 at Newby’s Restaurant in Baytown. Slide Rule awards will honor Charles Clinton and Kurt Pulten for science and math excellence.
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Jaycees
Austin
Shirley Sylvia
Mont Belvieu
Alexander Drive
Texas Avenue
Cedar Bayou Road
Sylvia
Jaycee
Baytown Jaycees
Newby’s
Deve Evans
Tom Phillips
Richard Andrews
Ernest Hauser
David Kadjar
John Archer
Joe Hall
Joe Hollecek
George Miles
Genes Santana
Erwin Wilbanks
Baytoun
Tex Es Chemical Council
Charles Clinton
Ross Sterling High School
Kurt Pulten
Robert E. Lee High School
Weather And Tides In Galveston Through Saturday
Partly cloudy to cloudy and mild through Saturday with widely scattered showers possible Saturday. Temperatures Friday expected in the mid 50s to low 70s. Galveston tides for Saturday show highs around 5 p.m. and 3:24 p.m. and lows around Ilaim and 10:24 p.m.
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Galveston
Ilaim
Names and News Stitched in Quiet Weekend Vignettes
A collage of short items notes Leslie Celeste Lee’s effort with a tricky name, Ted O’Seils Jr. family weekend plans at HemisFair, visitors from Chinoise, Gary Burroughs in Sam Houston study break, Mrs. Paul Holladay’s pride in her family, Susan Hodges’ rush week, Melissa Smith’s Easter Eve caution, Judy Linscott’s busy schedule, Irey Brassfield’s December skiing hospital stay and hoped move to Baytown, Minzi Stefens’ actor remark, Lynn Mosely’s bouquet catch, Guy N. Davis family holiday in New York, and Thelma Hamilton Wanda Elder with John Wayne photos.
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Leslie Celeste Lee
Ted O'Seils Jr
HemisFair
Chinoise
Gary Burroughs
Sam Houston
Paul Holladay
Susan Hodges
Melissa Smith
Judy Linscott
Rey Brassfield
Hubby Lee
Houston
Baytown
Minzi Stefens
Lynn Mosely
Guy N. Davis
Tonya
New York
Thelma Hamilton
Wanda Elder
John Wayne
Changes in Junior School Courses Next Year
Junior school offerings will shift in the fall with changes to science foreign languages and electives across all three grade levels. In sixth grade social studies will be removed from the block time and teaching will be split between two teachers with two periods for teaching reading and English while a separate teacher covers social studies. Students may choose band all year or an elective program including vocal music art and speech across 32 12 12 week terms. Mathematics and physical education remain full year.
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Johnella Boynton
Supt
W. C. Herring
Bet
Herring
FBI withdraws pickup order in MLK assassination probe
AP reports the FBI withdraws a pickup order for Eric Starve Galt as the wide scale inquiry into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s assassination enters its second week. Insurers estimate riot damage totals across Chicago Baltimore and Washington while violence and looting claim lives in Kansas City. Sen. Eugene McCarthy proposes a guaranteed income and federal health insurance to aid the poor. US officials warn of extended talks friction signaling early peace negotiations challenges.
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FBI
Eric Starve Galt
Birmingham, Ala
Martin Luther King
Chicago
Baltimore
Washington
Eugene McCarthy
Dminn
Battle Over Texas Demo Delegation Control Emerges
A Houston liberal bloc the Harris County Democrats presses for uncommitted Texas delegates led by Sen Ralph Yarborough to the national convention in Chicago. Yarborough signals not bound by unit rule and a statewide draft for his leadership, while Gov John Connally widens an old feud as campaigns race in the Texas governor’s race.
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Associated Press
Texas
John Connelly
Ralph Yarborough
Houston
Sen
Yarborough
Inter-parliamentary Union
Africa
Johrgen
Democratic Party
Harris County
Yarnborough
New Breach Of Peace Rule Hit By Mike Blackman
Baytown Police Chief Blair Mann reports officers worry a federal court ruling declaring the Texas breach of peace law unconstitutional could limit enforcement. A Waco federal panel ruled the statute too broad after arrests at a Johnson speech in Killeen. The decision delays effect until the legislature acts.
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Mike Blackman
Baytown
Blair Mann
Texas
Waco
Vickery
Houston
James M. Damon
John E. Morby
Zigmunt Wimigaj Jr
Austin
Morby
University of Texas In
Damon
Smigaj
Johnson
Ft. Hood
Bell County Sheriff's Deputies
Long Holiday for Baytown Students this Easter Break
Baytown’s 12 800 students enjoy an unusually long Easter vacation. The break runs from Friday through Tuesday, with classes resuming Wednesday morning per School Superintendent George H. Gentry. Lee College students have had spring vacation since Monday and return Monday, despite widespread spring fever.
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Baytown
George H. Gentry
Lee College
Humphrey Expected In Race With Unified Democrats
Humphrey allies announce United Democrats for Humphrey with Barry Truman as honorary chair. Sponsors include two senators and five House members, but governors Guy and Ellington deny authorizing their names. Humphrey, in Baton Rouge, says he will enter the race after Easter and will defend the Johnson-Humphrey record.
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Associated Press
Hubert Humphrey
United Democrats
Humphrey
Barry S. Truman
House
William L. Guy
North Dakota
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
Baton Rouge
Johnson
Johnson-Humphrey
Louisiana Afl-Cio
Truman
United Democrats For
Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
Walter J .F. Mondale
Minnesota
Ivan Allen Jr
Atlanta
A J. Cervantes
St. Louis
George Meany
Une
AFLAC
James A. Farley
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Baytown Schools May Get About 37000 For Head Start
L. E. Pennington the Baytown schools federal programs director says the district may receive about 37000 in 1968 federal funds for summer Head Start centers. He estimates Baytown's share at around 27000, about 220 per eligible child, with possible staff reductions while keeping three centers Anson Jones DeZavala and Harlem Elementary open. The eight week program is tentatively set for June 1 to August 2 with forms available from elementary principals' offices.
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L. E. Pennington
Baytown
Pennington
Harris County
Anson Jones
DeZavala
Harlem
Lake Conroe project approved to add 25 million gallons daily
The San Jacinto River Authority board approved a 2 million dollar contract to build a Lake Conroe dam and reservoir 100 miles north of Houston in Montgomery County. Houston will fund two thirds of the cost and receive two thirds of the water, with one third allocated to industries and areas east of the river.
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Henry Holcome Conroe
Baytown
San Jacinto River
Lake Conroe
W. B. Weisinger
San Jacinto
Houston City Council
River Authority
City of Houston
J. Bryan Stratton
Burytown
Houston
Montgomery County
Service Station Hijacked at Walker Station
A bandit hijacked Walker Service Station at 4923 Mary Street about 8 20 a m Friday taking roughly $2000 from manager Sherman Clayton. The suspect, a white man about 35 wearing blue jeans and a western shirt, drove off in a yellow 1965 or 66 Mustang. Police searched the area as deputies pursued leads.
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Walker
T. Mary
Sherman Clayton
Harris County
Newell Morriston
Clayton
Morrison
Baytown
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Lamar Elementary
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Cedar Bayou- Crosby
Texasees Department
Cedar Bayou-Crosby Road
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Baytown Sun
Minneapolis
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
JFK
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