Funeral Services for Mrs Carrie Peterson 83
Obituary notes Mrs Carrie Peterson aged 83 will be laid to rest in Oakdale Louisiana at 10 a.m. Burial follows Saturday death. She is mother to Mrs Pat Leslie of Baytown Bible School Vacation Bible School scheduled at South Main Church of Christ runs 7 p.m. August 16 to 20. Shrimp Fry for Baytown area events announced with tickets 1.75 and door prize. Contacts listed for information. Community updates include booster club officer election and local notices. Police report TV theft at Holiday Inn under investigation. Golf scramble at Goose Creek CC set for Sunday afternoon. Teen Workshop scenes to be performed free at Baytown Little Theater with awards. Basic training completed by area servicemen at Fort Polk and NCO Academy graduates in Germany. Local busybody notes birthdays, staff updates, and travel plans in Baytown community columns.
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Carrie Peterson
Oakdale
Goose Creek Country Club
Baytown
Highlands Park Holiday Inn Trav L Park water sewer approved
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No 1 members vote 3 to 1 to approve water and sewer service for a 200-campsite Holiday Inn Travel-Park in Highlands south of Ellis School Road and east of Crosby-Lynchburg Road. R T Marshall Co of Houston will build the park with central facilities and a 20,500 gallon daily capacity. The company will fund installation of water and sewer lines and a lift station. Extensions and deposits total about 1 737.72 and overall project costs are estimated at 200 000 to 250 000 dollars.
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Patrick L. Standing
Talbot, Wermers and Standing, Ltd
Holiday Inn
Standing
Barnes Denies Link In Bank Bill Controversy
Dallas AP. Convicted Houston promoter Frank Sharp named Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes in two banking bills tied to the Sharpstown stock scandal. Barnes denied the allegations, saying they are politically motivated. Sharp testified Osorio claimed Barnes manipulated cash and delivered as promised during 1969 banking bill passage. Barnes was about to address the state AFL CIO convention in Dallas.
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Dallas
Houston
Frank Sharp
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Afl-Cio
Sharp
Osorio
Eddie Barker
Kdfw-Tv
Regents At LC Approve $700 Faculty Pay Hike
Lee College regents approved a $700 across the board annual salary increase for faculty, plus a $150 yearly hospital benefits boost. The move raises starting pay for degreed teachers and follows a recommendation by Regent Sam Hastings, with unanimous approval.
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Johnella Boynton
Lee College Board of Regents
Sam Hastings
E. L. Gunn
Gunn
Regent’s
Hastings
Lee College
Raymond Cleveland
New College
Apollo 17 commander named from Houston center
Apollo 17 will be commanded by Captain Eugene A. Corman, husband of Barbara Atchley of Baytown, announced at the Manned Spacecraft Center. His wife is a 1956 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School.
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Houston
Eugene A. Corman
Rate Hike Is Sought At Public Phone Hearing
Wanda Orton reports a public hearing on General Telephone Co service where about six of twenty five attendees voiced complaints. Issues included wrong numbers delays in installations and slow moves within buildings. Don Tollefson cited nine day line changes versus three at Southwestern Bell and J A Carithers described an identity mix up in the directory. Major complaint was poor long distance dialing from Alloys Inc. in Highlands with customers frequently cut off or hard to hear, risking lost business in Baytown.
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Wanda Orton
General Telephone Co
Don Tollefson
Tollefson
Southwestern Bell
J. A. Carithers
Carithers
Carrithers
Chappell
H. M. Johnson
Alloys, Inc
Highlands
Johnson
Baytown
Eckhardt Pushes Wage and Price Controls in Basic Industries
Eighth District congressman Bob Eckhardt spoke to about 200 seniors in Baytown on inflation causes and fixes. He urged wage and price controls in key industries, criticized current methods, and backed a national health insurance plan to curb medical costs. He argued Vietnam war costs remain the major drain on federal dollars and favored domestic programs to lessen inflation.
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Betsy Webber
Defense
Bob Eckhardt
Houston
Baytown
Eckhardt
Nixon Busing Plan Draws Civil Rights Fire
The U S Civil Rights Commission says Nixon policy to use busing only as a last resort undermines desegregation. Commission leader Rev Theodore Hesburgh urges immediate elimination of dual school systems and support for officials carrying out the law. Alabama Gov George Wallace announces transfer of a white student to a distant black school, urging Nixon to join him in resisting court orders.
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Troy
Ala
George C. Wallace
Nixon
Washington
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Theodore Hesburgh
University of Notre Dame
Supreme Court
Austin
Tex
Alabama
George C. Wailage
Meridenars
Wallace
Baytown Area Weather Forecast Includes Warm, Partly Cloudy Skies
The Baytown area forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and continued warmth through Saturday with a slight chance of Friday afternoon showers. Highs expected in the mid 90s, lows in the mid 10s. Morgan's Point tides show a Saturday high at 1 13 p.m. and low at 11 25 p.m. Sunrise 6 48 a.m. Sunset 7 03 p.m.
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Baytown Area
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