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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1968

Page

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Honor Guard to Serve at 40 Hours Devotion

Members of Bishop Christopher E Byrne General Assembly will assemble in full regalia at 6 30 p m Thursday at St Joseph s Catholic Church to serve as honor guard for the closing of 40 Hours Devotion at 7 p m at the church in Baytown Hendricks Hurt Charlie Hendricks was in an automobile accident at Hill Top Lake and received 11 stitches in his lip at a Madisonville hospital Also Mrs Jack Mack Si of Dobbin died at 10 45 a m Wednesday in a Navasota hospital Mother of Mrs Frank M Hachmeyer of 2102 Ivie Lee Drive

Christopher E. Byrne St Joseph’s Catholic Church Hendricks Charlie Hendricks Hill Top Lake Madisonville Jack Mack, Si Dobbin Navasota Frank M. Hachmeyer Ivie Lee

Weather And Tides Baytown Area Forecast

Partly cloudy skies to persist through Friday in the Baytown area. Daytime temperatures expected from the mid 70s to the mid 90s. Galveston tides: Friday will see high at 12:54 a.m. and low around 5 p.m.

Baytown Galveston

Local notes and visitors mix at Baytown area hospitals

Mrs W L Ward admitted to San Jacinto Hospital for tests and in room 338 with visitors. Former Baytown Mayor Al Clayton recovering from surgery. Mayor Seaborn Cravey improving at home. Paula Bishop flies to Fort Huachuca to visit sister Donna Daniel. Decycle Hawking enjoying vacation with sister. Eugene Cheatham visits The Sun office.

W. L. “Dub” Ward San Jacinto Hospital Baytown al Clayton R C. Pryor Seaborn Cravey C. W. Gillette G. T. Munson Jose A Paula Bishop Fort Huachuca Ariz Donna Daniel Pfc Kenneth Daniel U. S. Army Decycle Hawking Pat Stevens Elsa Wilson Sandra Zeglin Susan Hunter Baytonian Ella Wernlece Madole T. C. Dent

GOP Platform Eyes Smaller U.S. Viet Role and City Aid

The Republican platform committee signals a smaller U.S. role in Vietnam but supports tougher crime measures and urban renewal. It calls for private sector job training, homeownership drives, pensioning city programs, and tax cut prospects, while stressing balanced budgets and inflation control. Governor George Romney offered recommendations on Vietnam policy and labor law revisions.

Miami Beach Fila U.S Republican Platform Committee GOP George Romney Michigan

Horse Show Opens Crosby Fair and Rodeo Events

Crosby Fair and Rodeo opens with an open horse show at 8 a m Saturday at the fair grounds. Contestants of all ages compete in performance halter and timed events with divisions by age. Events include western pleasure riding western trail halter classes and timed cloverleaf barrel racing pole bending flag racing and ring racing.

Crosby Crosby, Fair and Rodeo

Steelmakers raise prices despite Johnson criticism

The nation's top three steelmakers announce the highest price hikes in six years, signaling a firm stance against criticism from Johnson as they push through sharp increases despite pushback.

Johnson Pittsburghap Axa

Vietnam peace talks hang on bombing halt amid world events

Reporting from AP and wires describes North Vietnamese diplomats hinting peace talks may stall if bombing continues. In Fort Worth a massive gasoline tank fires, injuring 32. Soviet and Czechoslovak leaders edge toward a possible final communique. Denver oil union workers go on strike. aviation boards ease actions by opening private lounges. Southern governors meet in Atlanta ahead of the DNC to influence the ticket, while Wallace visits Shreveport for fundraising. US and South Vietnamese casualties rise. labor and steel pricing moves ripple through the economy as Johnson weighs responses. Bethlehem and Republic Steel announce price hikes, prompting White House questions about the broader market impact.

Paris Johnson North Vietnam Fort Worth

Rites Set For 50 Year Baytown Resident Mary Pace

Funeral services for Mrs Mary Pace a 78 year old Baytown resident will be held at Trinity Tabernacle at 4 00 p m Friday with Rev J J Krimmer and Rev J O Savell officiating Interment will be in Memory Gardens Baytown Cemetery under Earthman Funeral Home direction Survivors include one son Bert Pace five daughters and many grandchildren Also noted is Pace Restaurant on Commerce Street and the Pace family history The obituary mentions spouses and relatives with numerous surnames and a long list of pallbearers. The report also includes unrelated steel industry notes about price increases and potential layoffs from steel firms and unions.

Mary Pare Baytown Trinity Tabernacle J. J. Krimmer Savell Baytown Cemetery Earthman Funeral Home Pace I¢L Scott Kirbyville 11. L. Pace Paces Commerce Street Bert Pace BK. Corelius D. G Riley G. W Collier Dan Savell Coy Akins Bert Gene Pace Ronald Cornelius David Riley Jerry Don Collier Wesley Collier Gary Savell Terry Riley

Museum visit highlights atomic energy displays

Visit by Mr and Mrs Robert Garris and Bobby of Crosby to the American Museum of Atomic Energy in Oak Ridge Tennessee showcased peaceful atom demonstrations and displays at Oak Ridge Hall of Science emphasizing beneficial uses of atomic energy.

Robert Garris Bobby Crosby American Museum of Atomic Energy Oak Ridge Hall of Science Oak Ridge, Tenn

Johnson blasts Bethlehem Steel price hike amid Vietnam crisis

President Johnson warned of a possible massive enemy attack in Vietnam and potential dire economic consequences at home from a steel price increase. He condemned Bethlehem Steel's 5 percent across the board rise, linking inflation to national welfare and urging restraint while noting a new labor contract may boost wages. The impromptu White House briefing focused on inflation, steel profits, and military tensions in Vietnam.

Johnson U.S. Steel Corp Fothiehehif Steel Republic Steel Corp United Steelworkers Bethlehem Jmearly Washington Edmund F. Martin Bethleshremm Auy Loti John F. Kennedy Republic Steel Beth‘lehem Republic U.S. Steel U.S Vietnam North Vietnnam Hanoi White House Bethlehem Steel ,Corp John F. Kennedy Bethlehem Company Industry United Steehworkers Nex Jonzer

Levee Study Sent to Senate for Baytown Area

A House vote sent a Rivers and Harbors measure to the Senate authorizing an Army Corps of Engineers survey of Burnet Crystal and Scott bays for flood control drainage and water resources. No funds are appropriated. study could lead to federal levee construction with right of way purchases if approved. Local voters previously rejected a 30 million flood control bond proposed for the area. The levee would protect Baytown from hurricane impacts and improve recreation by creating a freshwater take. Supported by Baytown officials and local chambers of commerce.

Johnnella Boynton Beckhardt Chief of Engineers Harris County Harris County Commissioners Court Corps of Engineers Bay Carla City of Baytown

ILC Data Processing Workshop At Lee College

The four week data processing workshop at Lee College, sponsored by the Texas Education Agency, draws thirty-one participants from Texas colleges and high schools. Allen Bailey directs the program, which began July 22, covering accounting applications punch card operation and fundamentals with IBM representatives. Colleges include Cisco Junior, Hill, Howard County, Kilgore, Tarleton, Melennan, Odessa, San Jacinto, South Plains, Southwest Texas, Tarrant County, Temple Junior, Victoria, Weatherford. High school teachers come from Austin Beaumont Colorado City Dallas Cypress-Fairbanks Smiley Houston Kermit Pasadena. The program uses Lee College facilities and lab space for classes.

Waxhers Texas Lee College Texas Education Agency Allen Bailey Bailey IBM Corp Cisco Junior College Hill Junior College Howard County Junior College Kilgore Junior College Tatreda Junior College Melennan Junior College Odessa College San Jacinto College South Plains College Southwest Texas Junior College Tarrant County Junior College Temple Tunior College Victoria Bob Meyer Barnhart

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