Eckhardt Praises Bay Pollution Conference Call
Congressman Bob Eckhardt applauded the EPA decision to hold a pollution conference on Galveston Bay and noted he had requested such a conference four years earlier. He warned current pollution limits threaten 48 percent of Galveston Bay area oyster production and Texas oysters sold nationwide.
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Bob Eckhardt
Environmental Protection Agency
Galveston Bay
James Quigley
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Texas
The
Water Quality Administration
Quigley
Eckhardt
Secretary of the Interior
Galveston Bay Complex
U.S
FWTCA
America
Lake controversy over environmental impact of projects continues
A Lake discussion continues as Jones criticizes the corps for advancing projects without addressing environmental damage and recreational potential. He says key points were raised but the corps appears to proceed without satisfactory answers.
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Jones
Love Story Extends Run at Brunson After Record Attendance
Love Story remains on extended run at Brunson Theater where manager Rufus Honeycutt reports record attendance. The film, nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Actor Ryan ONeal Best Actress Ali MacGraw, tells of four young lovers and a fleeting love that ends abruptly.
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Rufus Honeycutt
Ryan O'Neal
Ali McGraw
John Marley
Arthur Hiller
Ali MacGraw
Ryan O’neal
Christmas Seal Drive Tops $305000 in County Campaign
R B Gene Read, former Bay Town resident and general chairman, reports the 1970 Christmas Seal Campaign exceeded its $300,000 goal by 5250, finishing March 31, 1971 with $305,260. The increase reflects a 41,000 rise from the previous year, aided by gifts, bequests, and a building fund.
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Houston
Gene
Read
Baytown
Sth District Legion Meet Held Here
The American Legion Eight District spring convention opens at the Holiday Inn here this weekend. Wesley Beard district commander announced eight posts will be honored with citations for outstanding membership. Names include Aldine 578 S M Kauf froth Baytown 323 Ronald B Arcenaux Baytown 456 William T Pregeant Crosby 688 Gerald Michalsky Crosby 820 Clifton J Bluitt Houston 560 John P Danko Humble 132 Donald D Cook Jacinto City 1397 John B McCormick. Rehabilitation seminar led by Curtis Paschall Saturday. Sunday features joint Legion and Auxiliary session and a business meeting with committee reports and Beard presiding.
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Holiday Inn
Wesley Beard
Channelview
Aldine
S. M. Kauffroth
Baytown
Ronald B. Arcenaux
William T. Pregeant
Crosby
Gerald Michalsky
Clifton J. Bluitt
Houston
Allen bill aims to aid police in tracing stolen property
Allen proposes a bill requiring pawn shops to record sellers and verify identification before purchasing items like TV sets. The measure would force thieves to provide ID, making it harder to offload stolen goods and easier for police to trace them. Community members, including irate housewives, shared herbal protests and written letters urging action.
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Allen
Funeral Notices for Baytown Residents Lead Weekend Services
Mrs. Alice Adeil Howard 74 of 3907 Redell Road died in a Baytown hospital at 5 15 a m Saturday. Services 2 p m Monday Paul A Lee Chapel. She is survived by two sons a daughter three stepchildren and several grandchildren. Burial Memory Gardens of Baytown. Also Walter R Wagner 89 of 186 Weaver died Saturday in a Temple veterans hospital. Services 11 a m Monday Paul A Lee Chapel. Burial Cedar Crest Cemetery. Survivors include three sisters and a sister in law. Nephews pallbearers. Mrs Cecil Irene Scruggs 76 of 1306 Olive died Friday in a Baytown nursing home. Services 3 p m Sunday Earthman Chapel. Burial Cedar Crest Earthman Funeral Home. Survived by daughter and grandchildren.
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San Antonio
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Silsbee
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Old River
Tilde Harmon
Victoria Jenkins
Beeville
Baytown Cemetery
Cecil Scruggs
Cecil Irene Scruggs
Olive
Earthman Chapel
P. Walter Henckell
Rites Monday For Baytonian Walter Wagner
Walter Speedy Wagner 59 of 136 Weaver Baytown died at 1 a m Saturday Funeral services are at 10 a m Monday at Chapel with Rev Royce Robb of Crosby United Methodist Church officiating He is survived by wife Mrs Alma Gray Baytown sisters Mrs Jack Ford Mrs Elizabeth Baker of Crosby and sister-in-law Mrs Tony Wagner Fayetteville Tex Pallbearers include Charles Wagner Herbert Gray Mack Ford James Fulton Glen Hurr and Dr R L Baker
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Speedy) Wagner
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Baytown
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Royce Robb
Crosby United Methodist Church
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Alma Gray
Elizabeth Baker
Crosby
Tony Wagner
Fayetteville
Tex
Cedar Crest Cemetery
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Herbert Gray
Mack Ford
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Snakes Seen After Ditch Cleaning Effort
City and county crews cleaned the ditch, last done by city forces in summer 1970. Morton says another cleaning will occur this summer. Officials note the ditch drains into Goose Creek, making snake deterring impractical. Coverage costs reach as high as 20 per foot, with funds unavailable.
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Goose Creek
Marten
Rainfall brings heavy showers and high tides in Baytown area
Rain readings show 2.6 inches since Friday noon as a downpour drenched the area. Tides run about three feet above normal with expectations of higher levels Friday night and easing by Saturday. Water covered Bayshore Brownwood and Short Streets but spared homes. Monthly average rainfall is 3.5 inches per T L Satterwhite of the San Jacinto River Authority.
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Baytown
Bayshore
Brownwood
Short Streets
T. L
Doc
Satterwhite
San Jacinto River Authority
FCC says it cannot punish songs with drug lyrics
AP dispatch reports the Federal Communications Commission will not discipline broadcasters over songs deemed to carry drug lyrics amid accusations of censorship. In other items, pollution in Florida’s Everglades doubles counts, posing a health risk to South Florida’s Gold Coast. The U.S. table tennis team returns from a historic visit to Communist China described as the most memorable experience of their lives. FBI director J Edgar Hoover receives defense and a presidential tribute but no firm pledge to retain him.
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China
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Nixon
REL Candidates Campaign Over Closed Circuit TV
Student elections at Robert E. Lee High School used closed circuit television to broadcast candidate speeches directed by Lowell Majors. About 70 students watched per showing with 75 percent of the student body seeing the telecast and follow up discussions in classes and clubs.
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Ihig
Senate
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Martin
Rain Dampens Houston Astroworld Preview Night
Rain halted Houston Astroworld previews as guests departed early and a slide presentation replaced the opening. Anheuser Busch opened its new grounds along Interstate 10 with a May 29 debut, part of a four park rollout overseen regionally.
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