Freshman Orientation at Ross Sterling High School
Freshman orientation at Ross Sterling High School runs August 22 from 9 to 11 a.m. and August 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. Activities include registration guidance, scheduling, and a school tour. Baytown area weather forecasts expect unsettled and warm conditions with thunderstorms through Thursday and temperatures in the 70s to upper 80s. Galveston tides show high tides Thursday at 4:18 a.m. 3:51 a.m. and 11:36 a.m., with low tide at 8:30 p.m.
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Ross Sterling High School
Galveston
Funeral services for J. H. Boyd set in Waco church
Funeral services for J H Boyd 82 of Waco and former Mont Belvieu resident will be held at 10 am Thursday at Seventh and James St Baptist Church Waco He died Monday night in a Waco hospital after a short illness He lived in Mont Belvieu 20 years prior to 1946 and visited frequently Jimmie Roe son of Mr and Mrs J We Roe home on leave after basic training at Ft Polk La Baytown firm McDonald and Herbert Agency Insurance named to handle student accident insurance 1967 68 school year Coverage optional $1 per student or employee per year.
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Boyd
J. H. Boyd
Waco
Mont Belview
Seventh and James St. Baptist Church
Mont Belvieu
Jimmie Roe
J. We Roe
Racoon Drive
Ft. Polk
Rae
McDonald and Herbert Agency Insurance
Baytown
Bay town notices and health updates across local residents
Jack Heard recuperates from stomach surgery and plans to return home soon while Bill Melton stays at Tidelands Hospital in Channelview with visitors welcome. Burt McGinty receives an early wake up call and Merion Lewis seeks information on savings bonds. Dianne Jefferson and Sandra Freeman visit, and Rusty Brockman and Mark Moore return from a Los Angeles vacation. Ray Carsill enjoys Miami Beach on the trip home from Washington. Mrs Ed Schiller stays in Baytown Hospital room 108 with potential visitors.
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Jack Heard
Baytown
Burt McGinty
Merion Lewis
Charles Scott
Bill Melton
Coburn
Tidelands Hospital
Channelview
Dianne Jefferson
Cleveland
Highlands
Sandra Freeman
Rusty Brockman
Mark Moore
Los Angeles
Ray Carsill
Miami Beach
Washington
Ed Schiller
Two Day Registration Schedules For Area High Schools
Robert E. Lee and Ross Sterling High Schools set a two day registration for the 1967-68 year while elementary and junior schools have one day. Lee Sterling ninth and tenth graders register Friday with other grades Friday and August 31. Carver school shifts times for elementary and junior students. Deputy Supt George Gentry urges punctual attendance. teachers begin August 30 with a faculty meeting and work day Friday September 1. Classes start Tuesday September 5.
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Robert E. Lee
Ross Sterling High
Lee and Sterling
George
Robert Ee, Lee
Ross Sterling
Carver School
John Stuart
Ross Sterling Auditorium
Prades
Sterling Cafetery
Sam Rayburn Amarillo semi final replay set for Tuesday
The Sam Rayburn Amarillo American Legion state baseball semi final will be replayed at 5 30 p m Tuesday at Eagle Stadium in Pasadena behind Ghbes Department Store. The game, originally scheduled for Monday, was suspended in the fourth inning with Amarillo leading 2 to 6.
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Pasadena
Eagle Stadium
Amarillo
Ghbes Department Store
City Assures No Annexation Plans For U S Steel Site
Baytown leaders told U S Steel officials they have no annexation plans for the 14000 acre West Chambers County tract. A Monday night meeting approved three industrial districts to cover industries partly annexed, under a five year tax moratorium, and new industries like U S Steel. The city will seek contracts in lieu of taxes, possibly seven years, with payments varying by industrial valuations. Earl W. Mallick of U S Steel signaled readiness to discuss specifics. Council members cited budget needs and hoped district plans would yield payments before the new fiscal year.
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Seaborn Cravey
Baytowners Council
U. S. Steel
West
Chambers County
Baytown
Houston Lighting and Power Co
U.S. Steel
Earl W. Mallick
South
Andy Braswell
Baytown Council Opens First Budget Discussion
Baytown City Council held its initial work session on the proposed 1967 68 budget totaling 4 078 995. Areas reviewed included parks and recreation mosquito control sidewalks streets drainage waste disposal and water and sewer. Officials planned to reconvene to study certain sections mainly parks and recreation and street improvement with further discussions set for Wednesday at 7 pm in Sterling Municipal Library.
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Baytown
Parks and Recreation Department
Parks and Recreation
Sterling Municipal Library
Draftee Finds Life Easier as Guardsman
Leslie E. Brown, drafted from a National Guard unit, avoided rigorous basic training, worked as a clerk, and won promotion. He says he should never have been drafted. Rep. Schweiker pressured for his release from Fort Bragg, with Brown expected to be out soon.
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FY. Bragg
N.C
Leslie E. Brown
Army
Brown
National Guard
Richard J
Schweiker
R-Pa
Oreland
Mareh
Army Training Center
Ft. Bragg
Vietnam clashes report 98 rebels slain in delta and north
South Vietnamese forces with U S support say they killed 98 Communist troops in two engagements two in the Mekong Delta and one about 270 miles north of Saigon. In Houston a five year old girl Rebecca Green recovers in hospital after a man attacked children. Police later killed the attacker.
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U.S
Mekong Delta
Saigon
Houston
Rebecca Green
Minknger
World Texas to Retrieve Bodies in Plane Crash
Gusty winds push showers along the upper Texas Coast after a Friday plane crash kills three men. The news notes weather and search efforts as authorities begin recovery of the victims.
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Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Kmart Baytown expands with major remodel Thursday opening
Kmart in Baytown unveils a near doubling of space and 400 extra parking spots after a 100000 square foot expansion. New features include a central entrance, 234 ton air conditioning, intercom and direct department calls, expanded auto bays, Home Improvement, infants wear and pet departments, a redesigned camera section and larger jewelry and sporting goods areas. Jack W. Tyler, longtime Baytown Kmart manager, notes upgraded checkout aisles, a TV viewing room, and a broader merchandise mix plus doubling staff from 100 to 200. The store opened in 1962 and is part of the Kresge chain with local family ties and community involvement.
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Kmart
Baytown
Jack W. Tyler
Tyler
Fire Danger Also Exists in Flooded Fairbanks
Flooding covers downtown Fairbanks with nine feet of water as 10,000 residents flee by river craft and helicopters. Three dead are confirmed and officials warn of fire danger amid blocked roads and halted communications. Planes deliver supplies and authorities plan mass evacuation if needed. Losses are estimated at 150 to 200 million dollars.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Red
Boucher
Chena
Red Cross
Alaska National Guard
Hickel
Alaska Communications System
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Jeft
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Sterling Commons
Sterling
Suan
McWhorter
Ibdalh
FORD
Cook's Paint,and Varnish Co
Texse Ave
Loretta Lea Gingle
EL Republic
John McCoy
Glen Rosier
Fourth Street
McCoy
Texas Avenue
Fourth and
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Rosier
Jerry Ray James
Woneeth, Tex
FBI
Mt. Livermore
Ladislav Mnacko
Israel
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Liu Shao Chi
Liu
Nikita Khrushchev
Mao
Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnam
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Kresge Co
Basant
Sharpstown
Kresy
Jill
England
Harold Brown
Larayne
Air Force
Hart Drive
Mike
Knights of Columbus
Chamber of Commerce
Pat
Goose Creek Country Club
Susan
Sam
Tylers
St. Joseph's Houston State College
North Praeta
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