Levee Backers Push Plan as Congress Eyed Study
Gene Muller leads the Levee Water Recreation and Resources Committee formed in 1967 to push a feasible levee project. Members include O. L Clevenger Nelson Longnecker Dean King and others with support from The Baytown Sun and local donations funding a Turner Cookie and Braden study. The study, awaiting Corps authorization, could take four months to a year and may be contracted out to finish before Congress reconvenes. Harris County bonds for right of way were defeated, but Muller remains optimistic about securing funds and access.
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O. Lclevenger
Nelson Longnecker
Dean King
W. F White
Glen Walker
C. M. Floyd
Andy Braswell
Seaborn Cravey
Muller
Nance
Turner, Cookie and Braden
U.S. Corps of Army Engineers
Congress
W. W. Ramsey
Ramsey
Harris County
Fourth candidate enters Oct 5 school board race
Glenn Lippman, 38, of S17 N Burnet, an employee at Tenneco Byydrocarbon plant, filed shortly before noon Friday for Position 6. He will oppose incumbent Sam Alford in the Oct. 5 school trustee race.
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Tacs
Glenn Lippman
S17
Burnet
Tenneco Bydrocarbon Plant
Sam Alford
Rockefeller Nascent Pact Rises Over Nixon Surge
Hall said Nelson Rockefeller has locked a quick GOP nomination for Nixon through early ballots with favorite sons aligned. Wein countered Nixon can win on an early ballot without the favorite sons if they hold out. Romney and Rhodes hold about 106 pivotal votes among 1,333, while Rockefeller looks to two roll calls before any withdrawals.
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Auaml Beach
Fla
APY
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M Nixon
Leonard W. Hall
New York
George Romney
Michigan
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Herbert G. Wein
Nixon
First Presbyterian Church
Hies
Rockefell
Lex
Hall
Romney
Rhodes
Rockefeller
Klein
New Hampshire
Rocky
Mrs Nancy Everett Dies in Livingston
Nancy Everett of Shepnard dies Thursday morning in Livingston. She is mother of L J Everett. Funeral services set for 10:30 am Saturday at Pace and Stances Funeral Home in Cleveland.
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IRS
Nancy Everett
Shepnerd
L. J. Everett
Livingston
Pace and Stances
Cleveland
Local club meetings and social notes in L4ROUND LOWN
Gardener's Horticulture Club meets at 9 30 am Wednesday at Mrs. Robson's Woodlawn home instead of MLZ Seehiller. Bayshore Wagon Wheel Square Dancers perform Saturday at Knights of Pythias Hall with hosts Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Green. Ceremony by Henry Hayes and Ron Durkee, cakewalk feature. Weather partly cloudy and warm through Saturday with 10 percent shower risk. Local notices include residents returning home after surgery and family updates, travel, and community events across Austin and nearby areas.
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Bayshore Wagon Wheel
Knights of Pythias Hall
Johnny Green
Herry Hayes
Ron Durkee
City Fiscal Agent Aims to Raise Baytown Bond Rating
Tom Masterson of Underwood Neuhaus and Co. told Baytown officials the city should push its bond rating above A to attract buyers and cut interest costs. He cited potential savings of about 50,000 on current bids and suggested a New York visit to Moody's Investors Service with Mayor Cravey and City Manager Lanham. The council approved the trip and scheduled Aug 22 bids for 1,133,000 in capital improvement bonds voted in 1965.
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Tom Masterson
Houston
Underwood, Neuhaus and Co
Masterson
Baytown
Mesterson
New York
Fritz Lanham
Seaborm Cravey
Hhus
Moody's Investors Service
Texas
Clay Hooper Heads Sterling Library Advisory Board
Clay Hooper, public relations manager for Humble Oil and Refining Co. Baytown Refinery, is the newly elected chairman of Sterling Municipal Library Advisory Board. He serves a second term. other members include I. M. Jones, Mrs. E. H. Lovering, Mrs. Earl Hemphill, and Dave Moore. The board advises the library director and helps set policy. Hooper says the group seeks to increase book resources and double them over five years to improve service in Baytown.
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Clay Hooper
Humble Oi and Refining Co
Baytown
Enjay Chemical Co
Sterling Municipal Library Advisory Board
I. M “Deacon” Jones
Rotary
E. H. Lovering
Earl Hemphill
Dave Moore
Hooper
Hbrary
Police Reserve Status Questioned by Baytown Officers
Baytown Police Association asked attorney Tommy McManus to study the legality of police reserves after the City Council decided to continue using reserves as ancillary policemen. Attorney General Crawford Martin’s opinion says reserves in civil service cities cannot legally carry guns, but the ruling lacks force of law and must be interpreted by the courts.
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Association
Baytown
Texas Atty
Crawford Martin
Ilegal
Texas
Sis
Civil Service Commission
Port Arthur
Deel
McManus
Bill Laughlin
Attorney General
Hitler and Eva Braun Died By Cyanide Poisoning
New York Times reports a book by Lev Bezymensky details a Soviet autopsy of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun. The work, The Death of Adolf Hitler, claims self-inflicted cyanide poisoning caused their deaths, with new postmortem details released decades after the event.
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New York
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
New York Times
Lev Alek- Sandrovich
Bezymensky
Hitler
Brann
Times
Applications Ready For Mont Belvieu Postmaster
Civil Service examination for Mont Belvieu postmaster at $7,286 yearly will accept applications until August 27. Mary Shires is acting postmaster. Applicants must meet residency, age, and experience requirements and pass a written test for final rating. over 70 cannot be appointed.
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Mont Belvieu
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Washington
Mary Shires
Washington, D.C
Republicans Push Ahead on Platform Draft in Miami Beach
In Miami Beach AP reports Republicans pressed to finish a 1968 platform amid minor changes and wordsmithing. Senate veteran Everett Dirksen led debates over wording as GOP seeks a renewed blueprint opposing the Democratic administration and shaping future policy.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Vietnam
Everett M. Dirk
Illnois
GOB
Dirksen
Lon
Platform Committee
Dickson
Government Boycott Is Instigated
Washington AP President Johnson orders a boycott against firms raising steel prices to curb inflationary effects. Defense and Pentagon guidance urge shifting orders to lower cost suppliers while maintaining timeliness for military needs amid Vietnam era demand.
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Washington
Johnson
Defense Department
Defense
Clark Wi
Sifford
Pentagon
Hebiehem Steel Carp
Senate approves 17 billion military construction bill
The Senate passes a 17 billion military construction appropriation including more than 54 million for Texag projects. North Vietnamese force attacks Marine units as U S casualties mount. Paris peace talks chair accuses U S of provoking more war. Philippines quake toll rises to about 260. Nixon campaign secures a post in Hilton Plaza. Congress faces recess and a looming Supreme Court nomination.
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Senate
Carpet Grabber Strikes Hughes Trim Shop Theft
A thief grabbed a $50 carpet from a car outside Hughes Trim Shop at 180 N Main. Mrs. Roy Hughes reported seeing a man about 25 with reddish brown hair seize the rug, enter a car and drive off. Local police investigate the incident.
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Hughes Trim Shop
N. Main
Roy Hughes
School Board Considers Writing Awards for District Staff
Superintendent George Gentry proposed cash stipends to district employees who publish creative work in professional journals. Awards would vary by publication level from 50 to 100 dollars, with a written policy and a published list of eligible journals. Trustees pressed for a formal proposal and queried possible pressure on staff while noting participation may be limited.
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Meek
George Gentry
Gentry
George Walmsley
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