Sun Spots and College Notes Lead Local News
Local Sun items highlight DE program at ROBERT E. LEE High School urging fall registration. Youth choir THE CHORALIERS from North Richland Hills Baptist Church plans a sacred concert at Central Baptist. Crosby Fair Riders parade opening announced. Dean Johnston called to Kansas City after his father's death. Lee College fall registrations urged with Sept 5 start. Entrance exam details given. Mrs Angelina Matysiak dies aged 59 in Houston. Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers through Thursday. Galveston tides listed.
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North Richland Hills Baptist Church
Fort Worth
Central Baptist Church
Jack Terry
Baytonian
Pies Dean Johnston
Lee College
Kansas City, Mo
Johnston
Galveston
Townnotes round up a busy week in Around Town
JACK HEARD walks at dawn as Fritz Lanham invites visitors. Lee Tag complains about a company using too many g's in a name. 665 North Texas State seniors apply for bachelor’s degrees. Albert Costley tours the Sun building. Tom Farmer receives a promotion. The Dub Wards plan a vacation before school starts. Sue Jones makes a special phone call. James Webb insists he’s not qualified for military service yet proclaims health. Nora Hebert helps a friend. Dr Herbert Duke dons cool shirts in heat. Jack Huron obtains county seat information. Norman D’Olive recalls nostalgic hot plowing days.
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Jack Heard
Jeng
Fritz Lanham
Lee Tag
Karen Ann. Teggeman
Harriet Kelley
North Texas State University
Albert Costley
Sun
Tom Farmer
Dub
Sue Jones
James Webb
Nora Hebert
T-Men Watching Safety Program Underway in Baytown
Baytown government launches T-Man Safety Campaign with educational cards at meters to curb speeding and violations. Traffic Safety Council plans outreach, violator notices, and cooperation with Chamber cleanup, aiming to reduce accidents. Operation Clear View targets obstructed intersections with signs and weeds cleanup.
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Polce
Feinberg
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Senate approves housing cabinet to fix urban issues
Senate passes a bill to create a Housing and Urban Development department to address problems in cities. The Soviet Union signals readiness to sign a treaty halting nuclear spread despite the Viet Nam war. Three men named as U S agents, Roberto Fernandez Coho Raul Perevira Castaneda and Roger Sabino Sopena, were shot by a Cuban firing squad today. An avalanche in Portillo Chile killed five with Milton Orliotti of Portland Oregon and Roland Hock of Binghamton New York among the casualties.
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Soviet Union
Central Intelligence
U.S
Roberto Fernandez Coho
Raul Perevira Castaneda
Roger Sabino Sopena
Portillo
Chile
Milton Orliotti
Portland
Ore
Roland Hock
Binghamton
City Council To Hear Needs For Right Of Way Report
City council meeting at 6 pm will feature a report on right of way requirements for capital improvements, presented by A J Busch Jr. Also on the agenda are a Memorial Drive extension realignment proposal, a drainage ditch hearing, salvage lights request, street lighting plans for Lee Drive and Loop 201, a traffic ordinance on speed limits, and a parks committee update.
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A. J. Busch Jr
Busch
Memorial Drive
Park Street
Adams Street
Lee Drive
West Main Street
Highway 146
Loop 201
Executive PTA Meeting in Lynchburg at President Home
An executive committee meeting of the Stephen F. Austin Parent Teacher Association will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the home of President Mrs. Vernon Lamb. Address listed as 2903 E Cedlar Bayou Lynchburg Road.
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Vernon Lamb
E. Cedlar Bayou
Lynchburg Road
U S Food Prices Rise Amid Mixed Causes Across Sectors
Washington AP reports that household food costs rise about 10 percent by midyear due to diverse factors. Domestic policy decisions, weather, and shrinking meat supplies push up fats oils meats and vegetables while oranges sugar and coffee ease. Beef and pork prices peak before easing. vegetable prices rebound as production improves.
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Agriculture Department
U.S
Moon Shot Predecessor Looks Good
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP An Atlas Centaur rocket scored a test flight success and hurled a dummy payload toward a paper moon in a rehearsal for a late year attempt to land instruments on the lunar surface. The flight began on schedule at 9 31 am and placed the model Surveyor on a trajectory about 23700 mph with a planned path near 240000 miles and 63 hours away. The two stage launch proceeded smoothly and the mission aimed to collect trajectory data for a real Surveyor landing later in the year to test surface strength for astronaut vehicle support.
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Space Agency
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Flight Control Center
Strickler Heads Downtown Revitalization Study Panel
Strickler, past Baytown Chamber president, elected chairman of the Central Business District Study Committee to study downtown rejuvenation. Robert G Feinberg named vice chair. Joe Bridges secretary. First meeting at city hall discussed district problems, no decisions, next meeting date not set. Members drawn from Citizens Traffic Council Planning Commission Chamber of Commerce and city council.
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Baytown
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Seaborn Cravey
Rosenzweig
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Bob Beverly
Titan 2 missile blast in Arkansas kills 53 workers
An explosion and flash fire in a Titan 2 missile silo near Searcy Arkansas killed 53 civilian workers while safety devices reportedly failed during renovation. Air Force and presidential investigators head the probe as two survivors are treated and warhead removal is noted to have prevented a nuclear incident.
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Ark
Cant
Douglas Weed
Little Rock Air Force Base
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Eugéne My Zuckett
Zuckert
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Bit Viles
Wood
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Johnson Signs Desalting Study Bill To Boost Water Supply
President Johnson signed a 1.5 million bill to advance desalination and set a 1970 goal for two breakthroughs. He urged swift action as Northeast drought persists, with governors and officials in the White House reviewing further water‑supply measures and future proposals.
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Washington
Johnson
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Congress
White House
Delaware Basin
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Tennsylvania
Fire at Humble Baytown Refinery damages tank
A fire reported at about 1 45 p m Wednesday at Humble Oil and Refining Co s Baytown Refinery erupted in the same tank struck by lightning weeks earlier. No injuries were reported. An Earthmann ambulance was dispatched to the scene.
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Humble Oil and Refining &Co
Baytown
Earthmann
Travis Plan Lets Teachers Specialize At Highlands
Highlands and Travis elementary schools introduce a semi departmental program enabling teachers to specialize in 1 2 courses per day. Pupils in fourth through sixth grade rotate between subject rooms including reading, math and science with three to five teachers, depending on school. System officials call this pilot aims to reduce teacher overload and expand planning time.
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Stuart
Travis and High
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Highlands
Travis Ands Highlands
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Taine
School Board Votes Longer Day For Tots
The School Board approved an extended day for elementary pupils with grades 4 and 14. Dismissal shifts from 3 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. for some grades and 2 p.m. for others. Deputy Superintendent John M. Stuart cites time redistributed mainly into science and reading courses as new electives added to the curriculum.
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Tonger
Wboans
John MM. Stuart
Regents vote unsettled by Elliott action on election
A garbled report notes Judge Bill Elliott scheduling an election on September 7 to name regents amid dispute with the school board and county officials. Ramsey argues Elliott's move is within his authority. the college item follows on Page 2.
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Regents UK
Bill’ Elliott
Elliott
Molday
Fife
Ramsey
Svithin
Ate
Howe
Regents
Our World Today Science and astronauts approve study
A chaotic item lists scrawled phrases about a 2.3 billion study of weighting systems and space missions. It mentions figures, places, and people in a jumbled mix, including names such as Costa Mesa and Michigan officials, plus a court contempt note and alimony arrears.
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