New Students Register at New Sterling High Monday
New Sterling High School announces student registration hours from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday. Students without signed choice of school forms should obtain them from Hally McLemore in the school administration building and then go to the guidance office to register for courses. Summer band practice at Cedar Bayou Junior School starts Monday with eighth graders 7:40 to 9:30 a.m., seventh 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., and sixth 10:40 to noon. A Children's Workshop for first through third graders begins at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Baytown Little Theater, running on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays for six sessions directed by Aggie Wager. Police report thefts and lost items including a stereo tape player valued at 996.05 from Lucius Richardson's car, a broken windshield on Ann Goodman’s car, a Gold Bulova watch lost near Baytown or Crosby Fair, and a missing billfold belonging to Mrs Louise Poe.
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Sterling High School
Hally McLemore
Sterling Guidance Office
Cedar Bayou
Baytown
Local Notes Sketch Baytown Scene And Visitors
Dorothy Honeycutt seeks accident information as reporters R H Turner and Charles Cowan present a report. Russell Liles and Lester Alford comment on aging and the moon flight. John B Wilkinson arrives as Baytown police chief designate. Becky Jones plans marriage on her birthday. Eugene Cheatham returns from Colorado and Utah trip.
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Dorothy Honeycutt Buckner
Rufus
R. H
Bo) Turner
Charles Cowan
Russell Liles
Gene Boynton
Dennis Williams
Lester Alford
Baytown
John B. Wilkinson
W.Q. Tidman
Steele McDonald
David Evans
Becky Jones
Donald Johnsons
Eugene Cheatham
Colorado
Utah
Lee College Tax Increase Despite Rate Cut Planned Budget Hearing
Lee College board of regents will hold a 6:30 p.m. public hearing Thursday on a proposed 1969 70 budget that would raise local tax bills by about 11 percent despite a two cent rate reduction. The higher bill results from a 20 percent increase in the assessment ratio from the school district, coupled with added values, lifting the tax roll to 3404 million. The total budget is 4.2 million, down from 4,382,606 in 1968, though operations rise by 500,000 to fund salaries and facilities. Local taxes finance only part of the costs, with state and federal funds and fees contributing the rest. Administrative costs account for 12 percent of the budget, with 59 percent allocated to instruction.
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Lee College Board of Regents
Lee Colleges
Lee College
Sun
Drewlomentary School
Crosby High School
Sewell
Albert Schmudt
Kiwanians Await Apple Shipment
Kiwanis Club members prepare to sell 220000 extra fancy red Delicious apples in Baytown for their 21st year. John Henderson announces contract for 68 apples per box at $10, with 2500 boxes ordered. Boxcars arrive late October or early November to fund youth service projects.
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Washington State
Baytown
Kiwanis Club
John Henderson
Apple
Kiwanis
Kiwanians
Henderson
Interim flood insurance push urged after Camille fears
Congressman Eckhardt and Mayor Walker discuss an interim flood insurance program for Baytown amid Hurricane Camille tide concerns. Col. Moon notes a December study completion. Eckhardt contacts HUD and urges action as Brownwood residents report flood damage and interest in subsidized coverage pending rate decisions.
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Bob Eckhardt
Houston
Saylown
Glen Walker
Franklin B. Moon
US Army Corps of Fngineers
Galveston
Ackhardt
Walker
Housing and Urban Development Agency
HUD
Texas Gulf Coast
Brownwood
Baytown
Theodore Levin
Finley Named Sun News Editor and Sports Director
Jim Finley, newly joined The Sun editorial staff in May, is appointed news editor and sports director by Managing Editor Preston Pendergrass. A Sweeney class of 1957 graduate, Finley began in 1962 at The Brazosport Facts, later serving as sports editor at Bay i City Daily Tribune and assistant sports editor at Victoria Advocate. He and wife Margie reside at 509 Harold Lane with children Robin and Scott, set to attend Ashbel Smith Elementary.
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Jim Finley
The
Sun
Preston Pendergrass
Finley
Sweeney
Brazosport Facts
Keeport
Bay i City Daily Tribune
Victoria Advocate
Victoria
Johnny Lyons
Jin
the Sun
Pendergrass
Jim
Margie
Harold Lane
Robin
Scott
Ashbel Smith Elementary
Autopsy hearing set for Kopechne body
A court will hear Aug 25 on a request for an autopsy on the body of Mary Jo Kopechne. The article notes concurrent events including a large parade for moon heroes.
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Mary Jo Kopechne
Harris County
Joan Robinson Hill
Houston
Justice Dept sues Crosby district to halt classrooms
The Justice Department filed suit in Houston asking a court to halt planned construction of four elementary and five high school classrooms until a desegregation plan is proven feasible. It cites dual racial schooling under a 1965-66 freedom of choice plan and urges Technical Assistance from HEW. Crosby officials say they have not been served. a budget hearing is planned and board members weigh the suit against ongoing construction and overcrowding.
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Johnella Boynton
U.S. Justice Department
U.s.district Court
Houston
Crosby
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Federal
Board
James Ewell
Shmid
Justice Department
Schmidt
Jimmie Petrick
Petrick
Crosby High School Registration Dates Placed
Crosby High School will conduct student registrations on August 20, 21 and 22. Principal Robert Cunningham announced ninth and tenth graders register August 20, with eleventh and twelfth graders on August 21 and 22. Registration runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. About 400 students are expected. In-service trainings for all district teachers occur August 27 and 28, and classes begin September 2.
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Crosby
Crosby High School
Robert Cunningham
Ramada Inn project breaks ground on Decker Drive
Construction begins on the Hamada Tower Center a 1.26 million complex expanding the Tower Restaurant to double size and adding a 130 unit Ramada hotel TIPCO Inc Baytown builds it with Zelman Kuehn as president and Ronald Marshall stating completion by late February Perry M Simmons assists operation of the motel and Simmmons Hotel and Coffee Shop owner oversees the hotel operation interiors cost about 256000 while overall project diet totals near one million The design features colonial Spanish styling facing Decker Drive RAMADA page 2
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Hamada Tower Center
Decker Drive
Tipco, Inc
Baytown
Fannietl Hutto
TIPCO
Ronald Marshall
FIPCO
Marshall
Thutto
Perry M. Simmons
Simmmons
Simmons
Zelman Kuehn
Mach
Ramada
Weather forecast for Morgan's Point tides this weekend
Tides remain clear at TQ with slight cloud cover and warm temperatures through Sunday. Low temperatures mid 70s, highs upper 90s. Sunday tides show highs at 5:25 a.m. and 5:49 p.m. and lows at 6:19 a.m. and 7:07 p.m. Monday tides list a morning high at 6:49 a.m.
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Morgan's Point
Camille Threatens Panhandle as Worst Since 1915
Hurricane Camille neared the Florida Panhandle with winds over 100 mph, threatening the white sands and 60,000 residents from Panama City to Fort Walton Beach. Forecasters warned of a northward turn into the Gulf, with red and black hurricane warnings likely and tides building as squalls and gale-force winds spread ashore Saturday night.
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Ben Funk
Associated Press
MIAM
Camille
Gulf of Mexico
Florida Panhandle
Panhandle
Gulf
Panama City
Fort Walton Beach
Cuba
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Gulf Shore
Biloxi
Miss
St. Marks
Fla
Robert H. Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Florida West Coast
Grand Isle
Storm Tip: Prepare for power outages in hurricane season
Fletcher Hickerson Baytown civil defense director advises stocking nonperishable foods and spare batteries for transistor radios and flashlights. He warns that power failures disrupt refrigeration water supply and communication as hurricanes threaten. Keep radios ready to receive information even if TV and radio go out.
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Fletcher Hickerson
Baytown Civil Defense
Hickerson
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Lucius Richardson
Texoma
Ann Goodman
E. Nazro
Crosby Fair
Marilyn Goldsmith
Louise Poe
Baytown State Bank
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Bay Plugs Center
ESSA
Miami Weather Bureau
UPI
Callege
John Pechacek
First National Bank
F.d.1.c
Killer Storm
Florida’s
America
Astrodome
H.E.B
Nell
San Antonio
Belfast
Louisiana
New York
Catskill Mountains
South Vietnam
John Sherman Cooper
Senate
U.S
Thailand
India
Faileties
New Amada Tower Center
Ramada Inn
Jim Black
KIKK
Sherry Rilers
Lisa Ingram
Black
Rhonda Buck
Eas
Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
Peoples State Bank
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