Baytown Area News Briefs Touch On Local Events
A flurry of local notes: J W Wright of Sulphur Springs dies of a heart attack and a funeral was held Wednesday. Moores Lodge hosts a Friday dance from 8:30 to midnight with a $1 per person donation. Baytown figures attend national engineering society events in Houston. A hospital room update for Stanley Cernoch follows a Tuesday accident. Jason McCain celebrates a Baytown Youth Fair birthday and wins a farm tractor. various locals visit, retirements, letters, and juror rounds are noted. Drug program speakers appear at Harris County Community Action Association. Timothy Dunn tops Texas A&M accounting juniors with a $75 scholarship. French poetry awards go to Barbara DeGarmo’s daughter. City council expense reports filed after elections. eight misfiled in wrong folder.
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John Cleveland
Operation Inlet
Houston
Joe Hundley
Baytown
Bay Town Morgan's Point Weekend Weather Forecast
Cloudy to partly cloudy through Saturday with a slight chance of showers. Friday through Saturday forecast covers Morgan's Point area. Highs around 12:43 a.m. and 2:43 p.m. Lows near 2:13 a.m. and 3:25 p.m. Saturday sunrise at 5:46 a.m. sunset at 6:54 p.m.
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Baytown
Morgan
Final day of Vietnam veterans protest near White House
AP reports the Vietnam veterans against the war begin their final day of protest after a court victory and a candlelight march on the White House. The series of dispatches covers Haiti calm after Papa Doc’s death, Duvalier era leaders backing Jean Claude, Agnew’s uncertain political future, Soyuz space link up, and the Supreme Court weighing school segregation in North and South.
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Washington
White House
Port AU Prince
Haiti
Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier
Jean Claude
Supreme Court
North
South
New Lee College President Pledges LC Program Push
Dr Raymond Cleveland, president elect, visited Lee College to confer with regents and staff before taking office on July 1. He pledged to be a catalyst for Lee College, aiming to elevate it to a top notch community college, and discussed the college's achievements and problems after a three hour faculty chat.
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Raymond Cleveland
Lee College
Richard Strahan
Strahan
Cleveland
Sam Bramlett
Sun
Johnella Boynton
Lee College Board of Regents
Richard) Strahan
Pratt Community College
Pratt
Kan
Charlie Weaver
Honey
Humble Exec Appointed To City Tax Board
Trustt C. Smith of Humble Oil Baytown Refinery was appointed to the city board of equalization by the council on Thursday night. Ronn Haddox was reappointed. Dr C L Umbhalty and Truman Cox may not seek another term. A third appointment will be made next meeting. Stasney urged charter changes for earlier appointments and terms to ensure continuity. Kelley praised service on the board as a thankless job.
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Trustt C. Smith
Leonard Stasney
Smith
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Ronn Haddox
C. L. Umbhalty
Truman Cox
Stasney
Lamar Kelley
Old Units To Fall Humble Enjay Building To House 850
Humble Oil and Ref Co and Enjay Chemical Co will move to a new Main Office Building on Decker Drive. The current 10th floor completed of a 12 floor plan will halt as occupancy shifts. The 850 employees will consolidate from 18 Baytown buildings into the new structure, with demolition of the old facilities including the historic hospital built in 1920. Construction aims for December completion and January 1972 occupancy.
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Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Enjay Chemical Co
Decker Drive
DiCorcia
Humble
Enjay Administrative Peorple
DiCoreia
Company Hospital
Enjay Chemical
E. T. DiCorcia
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Enjay
Craigmont Plant Purchase Delayed by Bid Debate
City council delays award for the Craigmont sewage plant after two sealed bids are opened and two more await preparation. Public Works Director Jack Morton notes opening the first two bids would invalidate the others. Councilman Lamar Kelley opposes the 250000 gallon per day package plant in favor of a 50000 gallon option ready sooner. Federal funding for temporary facilities is not available. Mayor Glen Walker cites Amendment No 4, altering city and federal shares for sewer projects.
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Craigmont
Public Works
Jack Morton
Lamar Kelley
Kelley
Glen Walker
Advisory Panel Named By Council for BHA
The Baytown City Council approved an advisory committee for the Baytown Housing Authority at the request of the Baytown Tenants Association. Tenants representatives will attend Housing Authority meetings monthly. Board member Herb Campbell supported the move, saying it could improve tenant information flow. Campbell and Ervie Coxson were reappointed to the Housing Authority.
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Baytown Housing Authority
Baytown
Baytown Tenants Association
Housing Authority
Herb Campbell
Housing Authority Board
Campbell
Ervie Coxson
New Cedar Bayou U D planned on 211 acres near Baytown
Baytown City Council approved creation of Cedar Bayou Municipal Utility District in West Chambers County half a mile north of the Cedar Bayou bridge on Highway 146. Glenn McMillan of Westchester Corp. outlined a 211318 acre condo project with 500 quad-plex units and amenities. He cited condo prices of 4500 down and 142 monthly, and noted Westchester projects in Conroe and Houston area developments.
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Wanda Orton
Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Cedar Bayou Bridge
Highway 146
West
Chambers County
Glenn McMillan
Westchester Corp
Houston
McMillan
California
Council
Conroe
Houston Area
Willchester
Northchester
Northampton
Northshire
Lockshire
Lake Houston
Mobay City Pact To Yield $50,000
Baytown City Council approved a contract with Mobay Chemical guaranteeing the city $50,050 in seven annual installments from April 1, 1971 to April 1, 1977. Mayor Glen Walker opposed, saying he had not had time to study the deal and suggested postponing action. Lamar Kelley and Councilman Leonard Stasney urged timely approval, noting the contract mirrors patterns for future deals.
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Mobay Chemical
Baytown
Mobay
City of
Glen Walker
Lamar Kelley
Walker
Kelley
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Lamar
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American Engineering Model Society
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Stanley L. Cernoch
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Jason McCain
Albert Fanestiel
John Black
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Baytown Sun
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Texas
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N. C. Morrison
Georgia Womack
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JP Court
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W. R. Dunn
Burnet Drive
Texas A&m University
College of Business Administration
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F'Lois Martin
Elma Dailey
River Crest Country Club
Fort Worth
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Baton Rouge
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Abe Simon
Ruby Callaway
E.Q. Camp
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Charley C. Walker
Alvie Carlton
Jim McWilliams
Tom Gentry
Peoples State Bank
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Nixon
Red China
Moscow
Soyuz
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National Bank
Ami
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American Cancer Society
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Frank van Court
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