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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1973
Page
2
A cinema listing shows HWY 146 in Porte presenting The Last American Hero on screen at 10 30 PM in Car 471. The notice references Culpepper Cattle Company and TM branding for the film event.
Gen Richard Stilwell, former U.S. 6th Army commander and West Point graduate, assumes command of U.N. and U.S. forces in Korea, directing the 8th Army and overseeing vast allied armed forces. Also notes Gov Bennett reassignment, plus Senator Talmadge fishing trip and Queen Elizabeth II plans Pacific tour with Philip.
John Garrett a Lon Morris sophomore drama major and drama scholarship recipient will teach dance in the Lon Morris drama department this fall. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Garrett of 307 North and a member of Delta Psi Omega. Garrett has 13 years of training in tap, jazz, ballet and acrobatics and studied with Bruce Roush and Hallie Prichard for several years.
Report says glass doors and windows were broken by vandals at two Baytown businesses during the summer of 1969 while a rock was thrown at a back door. No entries or items missing. police noted damage to a university library and a theater building as Briggadoon and The Music Man productions were involved in the era.
A scanned equity page lists many major stocks including IBM Exxon Mobil Gulf Oil and Dow components. The article notes McKinsey findings that CEO compensation rose about 18.6 percent in manufacturing and railroads while a limited number of industries showed decreases.
New York AP report outlines that discussions of others finances fuel concern over wage growth and profit margins. Executives’ pay rose 7.8 percent in 1972 while prices climbed across wholesale and retail sectors. McKinsey notes widespread profit margin increases past four to five fiscal years, suggesting more violations of management standards may follow.
Reports from Phnom Penh Shah, Saigon, and Washington describe Cambodian troop offensives northwest of Phnom Penh, U.S. dollar weakness blamed on Nixon policies, a Texas prison riot with fatalities, a Saigon ally replacing Canada on a peacekeeping body, a federal ruling critiquing the Nixon administration, and threats by General Telephone to seize phones over rate disputes in Dallas area cities.
The article discusses executive compensation rising 7.8 percent despite a 5.5 percent wage guideline and notes separate plans for executives. It cites McKinsey's George Foote saying the claim that executives profit at worker expense isn’t supported by facts. It also covers after tax profits in mid 1973, Citibank survey comments, and mentions lists of public figures like Frank Sinatra and Helen Hayes in connection with access and possible White House appointments.
Mrs. Margaret Saxon Smith 75 of 122 W Sterling died 1 55 p m Tuesday at Methodist Hospital Houston. Native of Corrigan she came to Baytown in 1942 owned the Smith Hotel on Sterling Street and was a Northside Baptist Church member. Survived by daughter Mrs H H Skipper Grand Isle La and grandsons Mike and Wayne Skipper Baytown. Funeral Thursday 1 p m Paul A Lee Funeral Home Chapel Rev C Lile Calhoun officiating. Burial Memory Gardens of Baytown Cemetery.
Heavy rain sparked one crash Tuesday when Gloria Rice Marvel pulled onto N Main from Massey Tompkins and was struck by Danny Wayne Savell. Savell and Marvel and two kids were taken to hospital. A second crash occurred when John Evans opened a door into traffic, causing Dennis Keith Fulkerson to hit it. Evans stayed at the scene.
Fire Chief L. V. Bailey reports two Tuesday incidents linked to burning trash. The first at 203 E Wright occurred around 4 p.m. the second at 2100 Connelly Road around 8:30 p.m. Bailey noted a trailer house fire dispatch accompanied the latter call.
Army First Lt Jimmy D Dunham son of Mr and Mrs Orval E Dunham 801 McFarland completed a historic crossing of the Rhine River in Germany He serves as a platoon leader with the 12th Engineer Battalion Company E stationed in Dexheim Germany.
Kroesel defends board findings while C M Coe praises Pickett firms work. Exxon rep Pace commends deliberation as Burk argues appraisal rests on effective age vs chronological age. He notes aging units can be upgraded to boost value amid pollution costs impacting Canada’s economy.
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