Highlands Gl In Vietnam 2nd Time
Spi Mithael A Watson son of Mr and Mrs A E Watson of 180 Del Monte Lane Highlands is serving a second tour in Vietnam and has been awarded the Army Commendation Medal Watson a 1966 Robert E Lee High School graduate entered service June 1 1966 He trained at Fort Leonard Wood Fort Devens and now serves with the 230th TRRC radio reconnaissance battalion in Vietnam after a two day home leave before going overseas June A
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Teen Dance At Parks Recreation Center This Saturday
The monthly junior dance runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Teen Center. Admission is 50 cents. Music by Blue Mist ensures a lively evening for attendees.
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Houston area business opportunity clinic to aid government contracts
The Houston Chamber of Commerce and local congressmen George Bush Bob Casey and Bob Eckhardt will sponsor a federal business opportunity clinic to assist agencies in locating more production avenues and expanding businesses selling to government. Interested persons should call the Baytown chamber office at 422 3359.
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Nixon picks Agnew as running mate amid ratification push
The YR party expected a running mate announcement between 10 and 11 am EDT. Herbert Klein said discussions continued after 11. Nixon, age 35, would pair with a 495 year old vice presidential candidate. Delegates would vote tonight to ratify the selection before acceptance speeches. Nixon had won on the first ballot after a well organized campaign for a second bid.
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Texas Delegates Split Nixon Reagan 41 15
Texas Republicans at the Miami Beach convention backing Nixon 41 to 35 over Reagan with 54 Texas delegates. Tower named possible Nixon VP, while Reagan supporters claimed missteps by O Donnell and Tower. Some delegates protested, and others backed Nixon after late switching. Texas delegation discussed caucus timing and met later at the convention hall.
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Rockefeller Falls Short in Race for 1968 GOP Nomination
Rocky-Continued From Page 1 ran about 100 votes short of what I hoped he was going to get and there was the a game. Rockefeller added that the convention genuinely preferred Dick Nixon and the sare was true for party leadership. Would Rockefeller run again? He recalled he had said he wouldn't in 1964 and smiled Tye stopped making predictions. Backers were bleak as aide Joseph Boyd noted hard work yields little payoff and press secretary Leslie Slot could not predict today's schedule.
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Stadium bids for school site include AstroTurf and parking
Brown and Root and two turf makers bid on a stadium project with grading, sodding, base for AstroTurf, a 1900-seat ballpark, two 1000-car lots, and shell ramping. Brown and Root claim 300 working days. Monsanto and 3M bid synthetic turf direct to the district.
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Car Wash Slated by Young Americans at Turners Mobile
Young Americans plan a car wash Saturday at Earl Turner’s Mobile service station at the corner of James and Alexander Drive. The event runs from a.m. to 50 mm with a charge of 125 per car.
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Eckert O Sullivan candidate for B S degree
Betty Eckert O Sullivan is a candidate for a bachelor of science degree from Stephen F. Austin State College this month.
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Barbers Hill District weighs land value hike impact
Barbers Hill School district considers raising land valuations by about 20 percent, with an average increase around $200 per acre, as part of a general tax equalization reappraisal. The board seeks guidance from Pritchard and Abbott, with hearings noting industry and industrial assessments, and tentative values rising from prior ranges.
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Shotgun (Continued From Page 3) Traffic disruption at plant gate
A guard said law enforcement was called to control traffic as State Highway Patrolman Harry Stiles assisted at the scene. He declined to comment on whether he had been involved in the disturbance. Ambrose noted the picket began at 6 am and traffic built up when workers reported at 7 30 am.
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Funeral Notice for Ernest Claude Wes 59 at Baytown
Ernest Claude Wes died Wednesday in a Houston hospital at 59. A Baytown resident for 26 years, he was a DuPont process operator, WWI veteran, and member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 2053. Survived by wife Willie Mae West, son Harold, four brothers, two sisters, and grandchildren. Services p.m. Friday at Earthman Chapel with interment Memory Gardens. officiated by Rev. Wesley Diamond of Houston.
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Scenic Route Planned Along Little Shepherd Trail
In eastern Kentucky a two lane all weather highway will be built on 24 miles of the Little Shepherd Trail following mountain contours where possible. An overlook will offer a view of Big Black Mountain, the state's highest peak at 4150 feet.
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Museum honors Old South for Brazilian Confederate descendants
In Brazil the American Descendants Assn a Bre sian group of descendants of Confederate immigrants opened a small museum displaying Old South relics. In India at Kohima AP reports two Chinese proverbs captured from Nagas who trained in China mock marriage with harsh views on love and celibacy.
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