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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1963

Page

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Sun Spots and Community Notices Rummage in Baytown

Baytown community items include a rummage sale by the Council for Retarded Children at 3411 Market St from 9 am to 5 pm Friday and Saturday. New students to the district should report to REL High School Aug 21–23 with through 11:30 am or 1–3:30 pm sessions. Also notes on a Ma and Pa Bowling League officer election at Bay Lanes, Craigmont Garden Club banquet, weekend youth revival at Central Baptist, and library meeting at Sterling Municipal Library. Baytown graduates from UT listed. keys found. weather and tides forecast.

Baytown Parents Council Market St Robert E. Lée High School REL

Molly Bowers Promoted to Houston Post City Desk

Molly Bowers former women's editor of The Baytown Sun is promoted to the city desk of the Houston Post. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bowers of 409 Inwood and a Robert E. Lee High School graduate who also attended Lee College.

Molly Bowers Baytown Sun Houston Post Molly Mike, Bowers Inwood Robert E. Lee High School Lee College Kathy Henderson Cheryl Green Robert E. Lee Boy Scout Troop 883 Camp Strake Gerald Bishop Mike Hunt Tommy ‘Towns George Shepherd Steve Schwartzkopf Bill Boyd Charles Nichols Scribe Willamae Williams Anahuac Bob Forche Baytown

Building permits totaling 429110 issued in Baytown July

City records show 429110 in building permits issued for July in Baytown. Twenty dwelling permits account for 324800, two commercial permits 13155, two garages 2625, a swimming pool 2400, 13 commercial adds 5900, one church addition 50250. Listed owners include Loy, Timmons, McGahee, Beall, Walker, Coates, Witkenfeld, Herbert, Starrett Lumber, Myers, Casey, Souby, Frazier, Clements, LaPoint, Arline, Ferrell, Tilbury Contractors, Williams Jr, Riley, Sutphin, and others.

Frank Krustyniak Baytown L. M. Loy Lindenwood H. B. McGahee S. Shepherd Akard Beall Honeysuckle Drive Leroy Walker River Bend J. J. Coates Southwood MM. Witkenfeld W. Main H. L. Herbert Barou Ave Starrett Lumber Co Massey L. E. Frazier Morrell C. F. Clements Dudley LaPoint E. Wright Archie Arline Bookertee W. M. Ferrell N. Jones Charles Tilbury Contractors Bayshore L. T. Williams Jr Azalea Drive D. G. Riley N. Main Cecil Sutphin Mississippi

Joint Chiefs Back Voluntary Support for N-Ban Test

Gen Maxwell D Taylor testified that the Joint Chiefs supported the limited test ban treaty without pressure from Pentagon superiors. He said the JCS had access to Moscow Washington cables during negotiations in Russia and that assurances of safeguards were discussed with Senate committees. He denied any coercive pressure and noted the pact aligns with U S security interests.

Washington Maxwell D. Taylor Joint Chiefs of Staff Pentagon Taylor Joint Chiefs Moscow Russia Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sen- House Atomic Energy Committee Ate Preparedness Subcommittee Richard B. Russell D-Ga Armed Services Senate Sery Services Committee Russell Angui Mittee Joint United States Sen Henry M. Jackson D-Vash

Real Power Behind The Throne Lady Bird Puts Brakes On Lyndon

Fred Hartman reports on the Baytown reception where Lady Bird Johnson subtly asserts control over Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. The piece contrasts Johnson’s autonomy with Lady Bird’s guiding hand, noting her quiet intervention to curb his remarks and steer the event.

Lady Bird Fred Hartman Lyndon Johnson Johnson Baytown Lady Bird Johnson Lee McDowell W. M. McDowell S- Circle Drive Holiday Inc Lyndon B. Johnson NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Harris County

Pupil count and back-to-school plans for district

Eleven thousand seven hundred three pupils are expected to start the 1963-64 school year in the district. Registration for students occurs September 5-6 with staggered times by grade at elementary, junior high, and high schools. The first teachers’ work day and the general staff meeting are scheduled for September 4-6 at Robert E. Lee High School, with department chairmen named for each grade and subject.

Wanda Orton Robert E. Lee High School George H. Gentry Margaret Broussard Mozelle Camp Cynthia, Moore Lilian Capps Elizabeth ‘Evans Herbert Zimmerman Horace Lindsey Johnny Riley George Perkins Jane Mitcham Ella Jean Lee Gloria Donnelly Geraldine Castleman T. L. Kielman Helen Zimmerman

Global headlines swirl in unrest and diplomacy

Multiple converging stories span Congo's president's dramatic resignation and army power grab, Sino Soviet drama over oil合同, U S anti communism stance, First Lady Kennedy at Hyannis Port, and regional U S educational and administrative shifts. The mix highlights Cold War tensions, political upheaval, and cross border diplomacy across Asia and Europe.

Merchants Ready To Fill School Needs

Baytown merchants present a 32 page Tack To School Supplement in cooperation with The Baytown Sun. The supplement describes crayons dresses and other items children need for new or returning to school. Editors Wanda Orton Bobby Sutphin Sue Jones and Bonnie Bond prepared the piece.

Baytown Baytown Sun Raytown Sun Wanda Orton Bobby Sutphin Sue Jones Bonnie Bond The University of Texas Wanda Bobby Sue Son Horace Helms Rick Hurst

Baytown Racial Survey Expands to Restaurants and Hotels

Baytown City Council’s biracial committee agreed to send letters to hotel, motel, and restaurant owners asking if facilities are open to Negro patrons. The move follows similar outreach to churches and businesses. The panel also backed away from using force to compel sanitation upgrades, preferring civic duty and friendship to improve run‑down areas. Members cited church and business responses, with eight white churches indicating no discrimination in membership while several Baytown churches welcomed Negro members.

Rick Hurst Baytown Bayton Velma Ansley City Legal Department E. F. Green Carver High School David Williams Seaham Cravey Williams Cravey Odis Mnennink Ansley

Dems Move to Strike GOP Tax Plan Amid Party Split

Washington AP reports House Ways and Means backs Kennedy tax proposals to repeal dividend tax credits while moving to preserve cuts for individuals and corporations. Senate critics including Byrd Dirksen and Halleck express doubt as to Congress approving the tax reductions this year. In Austin, Gov Connally names James Dellinger Mourland and Will Odom to the new Parks and Wildlife Commission, merging the Game Commission and State Parks Board and set to oversee hunting fishing and parks policy.

Washington House Ways and Means Committee Kennedy Eisenhower Treasury House Senate Harry F. Byrd Virginia Senate Finance Committee Congress Austin John Con Sen Dirksen Tinally James Dellinger Inois Corpus Christi A.W. Mours Charles A. Halleck Indiana Johnson City Will Odom Parks and Wildlife Game ’Commission State Parks Board Dellinger Mourland Odom Connally Parks Board The Game Commission Andy Rogers Childress LBJ Moursand Edwards Plateau Trans-Pecos

Traffic Experiment Tunnel Cameras Target Baytown La Porte

A Houston regional plan installs TV cameras in the Baytown La Porte Tunnel to test a traffic surveillance system. The project, a $20,000 research effort, aims to monitor tunnel flow from a central room to prevent accidents and allow rapid responses, with broader city and Southwest implications.

Ment Houston Eer Eee Baytown Detroit Logo New York City

Crosby Fair Champions Named In Early Judging

Six grand championships and six reserve championships were awarded by noon Thursday at the Crosby Fair. Winners include Richard Bryant in junior cattle grand, Myra Brown reserve, Weldon Haltom grand in market cattle junior, Eddie Glover reserve, Diane Lewis grand dairy cattle, Jerry Jones reserve, Paula Novasad grand poultry, Tommy Swoboda reserve, Donald Yates turkey tom first, Floyd Kuntz grand rabbit, Dorothy Clark reserve, with multiple junior beef cattle class placings and club affiliations noted.

Crosby Richard Bryant Myra Brown Bryant George Bryant Highlands Baytown Future Farmers of America Robert E. Lee High School Dayton Miss Brown F. W. ‘Brown Bill Taflin Richard Strokas Loftin Strokas Market Cattle Weldon Haltom Eddie Glover Diane Lewis Sheldon Jerry Jones Paula Novasad Tommy Swoboda Donald Yates Floyd Kuntz Dorothy Clark Crosby 4H Kristen Curry Freddy Barton Jeff Higginbotham Donnie Blackford Tommy Novasad Freddie

School Budget Hearing Tonight Increases Support At Public Meeting

A public hearing on the district's S74 million 1963-64 budget is set for 7 30 p m at the administration building. Supt George W Gentry says residents may voice approval or disapproval. The board has approved a resistation of intent to adopt the budget with action expected after the hearing. Expenditures total 7 483 915 61 including three of four voter approved building projects Cedar Bayou Junior High cafeteria Robert E Lee School renovation and a new school at MeNaIr. A tentative tax rate of 1 53 per 100 valuation, six cents higher than last year, has been approved.

George W. Gentry Cedar Bayou Junior High Robert E. Lee

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Bowling League Ma and Pa Bowling League Bay Lanes Craigmont Garden Club James Albers Louise Hebel Inn Jed Central Baptist Church Sam — Jones Jim Davis Church -Library - Council San Jacinto Baptist Association Sterling Municipal Library Hank Blasick Ben Michael Clapton Tyrrell Duke Harvey Michael Patrick Hodge George Riley Yates Don West Pfennig R. Roberts Ohio Galveston N-Ban Qute U.S Albert Thomas Tennessee Sen. Estes Kefauver Congo Fulbert Youlou Soviet Union Tokyo Hany F. Byrd Reputy Mean Joseph Valach NATO Jacqueline Kennedy Hyannis Port Prince Edward County W. K. Poage D-Tex Wacco Veterans Administration Red China Khrushchev Camp David Ngo Dihn Men Japan Huron First Central Eastside Dems Teevee Baytown - la Porte Gulf Freeway Parks, Wildlife Board Crosby Fair
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