Baytown Briefs: Damage, Naturalization, Meetings
Mrs C Magourie reports BB gun damage to a rear window and front yard light of her station wagon near Harold Lane around noon on Wednesday while she was home for lunch. Guillermo Gonzalez Fraga became a U S citizen in Houston. Baytown City Council meeting rescheduled to next Wednesday night. Baytown 4 H Horse Club to meet at 7 30 pm at the Civic Center. Edwin Eckholm Jr named to Georgia Tech Dean’s List as 5 673 spring quarter enrollment. Mrs Lille Garrett reports an attempted entry via tampered screen door. four inch cut found by Officer James Gienn.
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C. Magourie
Harold Lane
Edwin Lee “Eckholm Jr
Mor
Edwin ‘Lee
Georgia Institute of Technology
Lille Garrett
Casey
James Gienn
Weather and tides outlook for Galveston area
Probability of scattered daytime thundershowers through Friday. Temperature expected in the mid 70s to mid 80s. Galveston tides Friday high at 6 06 a m and 3 18 p m. Low at 11 06 a m and 10 34 p m.
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Galveston
Local notes and social updates from a small town
Mrs W O Tidmon recovering from surgery. Bob Feinberg and Leon Paine take a coffee break. Mrs W L Ward dismissed from hospital recuperating at home. Tom Berry inquires about a news picture and story. Dr Herbert Duke fit as a fiddle. Mr and Mrs Sam Alford plan a brief Georgia visit. Doris Treybig issues an invitation. Shawnessy Afichelle Collins celebrates seventh birthday. Mrs Elsie Chervenka busy with Girl Scouts. Del Anderson now a full time housewife. Sharon Edoux home from college goes grocery shopping. Lisa Fuselier visits near grandmother’s house.
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W. O. Tidmon
Bob Feinberg
Leon Paine
Rogers
W. L. Ward
Tom Berry
Herbert Duke
Sam Alford
Georgia
Albert J._Elliott Sr
Doris Treybig
Low Ann Barth
Virginia Hackfeld
Joan Smith
Shawnessy Afichelle Collins
Charles Fuller
Europe
Youth For Christ Crusade
Elsie Chervenka
Isleria Alexander
del Anderson
Sharon Edoux
Sam Houston State College
Lisa Fuselier
Crosby Street Dance Draws 1500 Fans For Old-Fashioned Fun
The Crosby Street Dance drew about 1,500 people for a country western night hosted by the Crosby Sports Association in conjunction with the Crosby Farmers of America. People of all ages enjoyed dancing, socializing, and the festive street scene amid favorable weather and community spirit.
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Crosby
Beverly Threadgeill
Ir Crosby
Smight
Crosby Sports Association
Tormed
Singer
Faulty Dam Gates Trigger River Floods Near Houston
A City of Houston employee testified to the Texas Water Rights Commission that flood gates at Lake Houston dam have not opened since 1961, causing water loss in the reservoir. Hydrologist H H Porterfield and Baytown Rep Joe Allen discussed potential flood control legislation while Baytown property owners seek damages likely exceeding $1 million.
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Lake Houston
City of
Houston
Texas Water Rights Commission
H.H. Porterfield
Bill Healer
San Jacinto
J. J. Burianek
Baytown
Banana Bend
Rep. Allen
San Jacinto River
George Chandler
Highlands Marine May Get To See New Son Soon
Mrs Maggie Moreno of Highlands was told her husband Conrad Moreno, recovering from a gunshot wound in Vietnam, has been flown to Corpus Christi Naval Hospital for treatment. The newborn son, born two weeks ago, may be brought to see him this weekend if doctors permit. Moreno, 22, served with the Marines in recon at Phu Bai and was due home in March. He sent a shaky letter from a hospital in Japan stating he would be sent to the United States but did not know which hospital. The family hopes for a reunion this weekend.
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Conrad Moreno
Vietnmn
U.S. Naval Hospital
Cornus Christi
Maggie
Green Dell
Highlands
Corpus Christi Hospital
Conrad Moreno Jr
Set. Moreno
Pho Bai
Temple
Moreno
Japan
United States
Channelview Sewage Plant Gets Additional Grant
Congressman Eckhardt announced Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 21 in Channelview received a further 14,229 grant for sewage plant improvements. The Federal Water Pollution Control Administration noted the original grant was 29,700 with total project cost 132,100. Eckhardt called it a continuation of the program to curb water pollution in the 8th District.
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Washington
Bob Eckhardt
Harris County
Pension Speaker to Address Baytown Barracks Meeting
Baytown Barracks No. 348 of the Veterans of WWI and auxiliary will hold a meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Civic Center. An expert on veterans pensions will be the speaker. All veterans, members and non members urged to attend.
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Baytown Barracks No
iVeterans
Auxiliary
Civic Center
Humor in defeat as Rockefeller responds to future plans
In Miami Beach Florida Governor Nelson Rockefeller faces questions about his political future after a poor showing. He deflects with a light remark about spending more time with his daughter Little Nelson and receiving support from wife Happy. Nearby Ronald Reagan endorses Nixon at the Republican convention with a playful tune referencing a return to California.
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Miamy Beach
Fla
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Liltie Nelson
Rockefeller
Amamt Beach
Fla,ap
Reagan
Richard M. Nixon
California
Brown and Root submits lowest bid for Stallworth Stadium
Brown and Root Inc of Houston bids 921 500 base price for Stallworth Stadium a 16 000 seat football facility The bid undercuts next lowest by 200 000 and high bid by 300 000 The base bid excludes site work turf and some ancillary features The stadium funds come from a 3 060 000 bond package of 1967 with total 7 770 000 The architect says the bid is favorable given rising costs and a board vote for award is not expected at the next meeting The district will compare other bids and decide which to pursue for a recommendation to the school board
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Brown and Root, Inc
Houston
Stallworth
Brown and Root
Gene B. Hazelwood
Baytown
W. S. Bellows Construction Co
Lowell Lammers
Lammers
P. G. Bell Co
J. M
Bellows
Hazelwood
W. D. Hinson
George HL. Gentry
É¢An Jaford
Trial of Carlos Marcelo in Houston stalled
Our World reports the defense rests in the Carlos Marcelo trial in Houston. Marcelo, alleged Cosa Nostra kingpin in New Orleans, is charged with striking an FBI agent at a New Orleans airport on Sept. 38, 1966. The piece also notes mixed views on Nixon’s prospects, Vietnam combat casualties, and other national items.
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Carlos Marcelo
Houston
Marcello
Cosa Nostra
New Orleans
FBI
Rocky To Support Nixon But Won’t Take 2nd Spot
Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller said he would back Nixon on the campaign trail but refused to pursue being Nixon’s running mate. He congratulated Nixon on clinching the GOP nomination on the first ballot and noted his own campaigns showed his party moderacy. Rockefeller reflected on past defeats and looked to a bright Republican future despite falling short of the presidency.
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Rocky
Nixon
Miami Beach
Frs
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefelier
New York
Rockefeller
Garry MM. Goldwater
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Ronald Reagain
IfSee Agnew
Alford Faces Second Opponent in School Board Race
Jimmy Choate Jr. 29, Sinclair Petrochemical Channelview plant operator, announces for Position 6 on the school board. He joins incumbent Sam Alford and Glenn Lippman in a contest for three seats as five candidates seek election. Paul Parkinson leads Position 5 and Dr. George Walmsley for Position 7. Walmsley serves out Seth Mitchell’s term.
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Jimmy Choate Jr
Sinclair Petrochemical
Channelview
Slector
Hela der
Incument
Sam Alford
Alford
Glenn Lippman
N. Burnet
Choate
Paul Parkinson
George Walmsley
Dr. Walmsley
Seth Mitchell
Humble
Netherlands
Sheriff and workers clash at steel plant protest
A Baytown Sun report describes a tense strike near the U S Steel plant site on FM 1405. Sheriff Louis Otter arrived with a shotgun after a picket halted traffic and threatened workers and a photographer. Union men say officers accused them of voting patterns while Otter warned photographers and demanded calm.
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Jomella Boynton
U. S
Chambers County
Eouis Otter
Otter
Sun
Alan McWhorter
Doyle Pourds
McWhorter
Dan —E. Ambrose
Sloan Hill
U. S. Steel
Sement Masons
Louis Otter
Ambrose
Baytown Sun
Earl Myers
Baytown
Harvey Glenn
Nixon picks Agnew as running mate in surprise choice
President Nixon announces Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew as his running mate after consulting about 108 party leaders. Agnew, a former Baltimore County official, had broad Democratic backing in Maryland and was chosen ahead of Nelson Rockefeller and Ronald Reagan. The decision aimed to balance the ticket with a capable, city-focused leader.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Seize T. Agnew
Maryland
Wixon
Agnew
Nelson A. Rockefeler
New York
Nixon
Bamore
Baltimore
George Mahoney
Carr
Triumph and Tragedy book on Kennedy family ships nationwide
The Baytown Sun reports AP's new book Triumph and Tragedy: The Story of the Kennedys, produced with 159 illustrations and 224 pages, will be issued by Poughkeepsie press. Copies are available through Sterling Keey Library, Lee College Library, and Robert E. Lee High School Libraries, with 259 190 copies already ordered nationwide. Orders sent via Sun coupon to Poughkeepsie NY 12601. price remains 3 dollars.
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Baytown Sun
Associated Press
Sterling Keey
Lee College Librar Sterling
Robert E. Lee
He Press
Poughkeensie
Péeatle
Sun
Tragei
Bay Box
Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie, N
Ye Town
Tex
N.Y
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Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
Tae Wae Wae
ANG
Wilma
Paul Fones
Peoples State Bank
Highlands Marine
Corpus Chrieti
ICV Sewage Treatment
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Vietnam
Dwight “D. Eisenhower
Jorge Areco
Johnson
Sint
Gallup
Hubert Wuiphrey
Vin Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Dievid Merrick
Republic
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Mian
Greenville
Spiro Agnew
Is Choice
Spiro T. Agnew
Louis Otter Lawman
Alan McWharter
Kennedy
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