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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1969
Page
1
Baytown voters head to an all important runoff to choose between former City Councilmen Glen Walker and Albert Fanestiel for the mayor's chair. Each candidate cites rapid action on a capital program flood insurance for Brownwood levee and tax base efficiency as top priorities.
CONTINUED CLEAR to partly cloudy and mild through Friday in the Baytown area with temperatures in the 60s to mid 80s. Morgan's Point tides Friday high 11 49 p.m. low 9 55 a.m. Mrs Marjrett Dandrea of 904 Sunset received a two year service pin from her Order of Eastern Star chapter in San Antonio last weekend. Folks at Bowie school look forward to the baseball game captured by Mrs Lou Gentry and Mrs Viva Miller. Laura Woods goes on a late shopping trip. A number of folks complained of sore muscles Monday after pretty weather let them catch up on yard work Saturday. Diane Woodcox smiles at her husband Larry's early return from overseas duty. Mr and Mrs J D Williams delighted to have their daughter in law Mrs Jack Williams and granddaughter Kelley visiting from Rusk. Kelley is four months old and, according to Grandpa, the perfect tiny tot.
Two transplant experts removed a heart and lungs from a 19 year old youth killed in a traffic crash and flew them 200 miles in a first use of a new organ transplant chamber. The donor son of an Air Force sergeant was unnamed and the eyes were to go to Wilford Hall eye bank.
Here are the voting precincts, their locations and the judges in Tuesday's runoff election for mayor. Precinct 12 Alamo Elementary Bill G. Rogers Precinct 99 Courtesy Ford Jack G. Hester Precinct 100 Ashbel Smith Elementary W. O. Tidman Precinct 101 Horace Mann Junior School Mrs G E Dabney Precinct 102 Baytown Junior School Andres Contreras Precinct 103 Stephen F. Austin Elementary Mrs Claude Tompkins Precinct 149 San Jacinto Elementary Mrs Ted Kloesel Precinct 165 Travis Elementary J Rodger Read Precinct 248 Carver Jones Elementary Woodrow Lewis Precinct 249 Bowie Elementary Wayne McClurg Precinct 13 Burnet Elementary Irving St Sohn
Rep Otis G Pike probes broadened Pueblo incident inquiry to include loss of a Navy reconnaissance aircraft and assess the intelligence system and mission volume. Vietnam toll rises to 246 last week, Beirut curfews and emergency rule follow riots with 11 dead, 62 wounded. Cornell faculty overturns charges against three Black students, campus unsettled. U S B 2 bombers mount heavy raids near the Cambodian border, 2000 tons dropped along a 30 mile stretch northwest of Saigon. State Senate filibuster looms as James Connaily Institute bill tops the calendar. SNCC members denounce police brutality amid downtown disturbances. Eye transplant patient John Madden shows progress. outcome due in three weeks.
Program Ready TOM ROYDER, chairman of a citizens committee for Harlem School, says organizations and groups can obtain a development program by calling him or Deputy Supt. W. C. Herring. Individuals with questions may contact either Hoyder or Herring.
President Nixon urged Congress to add one cent to the postage rate for most letters and promised a broad Post Office Department overhaul within 45 days, outlining a plan to modernize mail service and operations.
Baytown officials announced an accord with San Jacinto Methodist Hospital over tax rolls. Hospital trustees agreed to four procedural changes aimed at qualifying for tax exemption. The statement noted no decision on the 1967 and 1968 positions, applying to 1969 and future rolls. The dispute centered on charity status and public relief obligations.
Dr. Melvin P. Sikes clinical psychologist and former Houston Police Community Relations coordinator will be guest speaker at the Baytown Community Relations Council banquet. Event at Baytown Civic Center 7 p.m. tickets 2.50. Rick Wickman master of ceremonies. Music by Mike Davis. Sikes, associated with Saylor University College of Medicine and Justice Dept. community relations, has long studied alcoholism and once led Wilberforce and Bishop colleges.
Baytown City Council plans a final hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance for May 12 before a referendum vote on May 20. City Planner Ross Wilhite noted minor map changes since the last hearing. Maps and final ordinance copies are available at City Hall planning office.
The Lee College Foundation reports the scholarship drive at one third of its $20,000 target with $7,442.18 raised in receipts and pledges. Dr. Richard D. Strahan notes strong student group involvement and plans for continued forward fundraising through faculty, administration, regents, and student leaders.
Representatives of the League of Wooden Voters of Baytown will discuss the parks and recreation survey recently completed by their organization at the weekly noon Baytown Chamber of Commerce meeting. Mrs Abe Rosenzweig chairs the program, outlining current facilities and future plans.
At the 14th session of the Vietnam peace talks in Paris, Ambassador Lodge urged North Vietnam to join practical steps to start withdrawing outside forces from South Vietnam. Xuan Thuy rebutted, saying only U S forces remain, while Viet Cong negotiator Tran Buu Kiem pressed for U S withdrawal and end of Saigon support.
Delly R. Voelkel, 46, former Kerrville city manager for seven years, was hired by Baytown City Council to become city manager effective June 1. His $16,000 yearly salary was approved amid a 1 to 0 vote with one councilman objecting to the hiring procedure. Voelkel is a Texas A&M civil engineer veteran of the state highway department and private practice, and serves in multiple local organizations.
Nixon aides say the 0.8 percent rise in March is the largest since 1951 but does not signal renewed inflation. They warn it should heighten concern about the economy and the need for restraint. Labor Department data show the March increase was the biggest in 18 years.
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