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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1964
Page
1
Multiple Baytown notices cover a Tuesday evening test at Lee College and a series of community events. College department tests follow SCAT, with data processing and computer programming assessments for those aiming toward specific careers.
Clear to partly cloudy weather with little temperature change and scattered afternoon thundershowers. Teenerahiee Tange is expected Wednesday at a high around degrees. Tuesday's high reached 96 in Englown. Galveston tides Friday rise to 12:26 a.m. and 1:22 p.m. with low at 10:21 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
A late 20th century community column highlights local residents. Elaine Fuselier shares good news habang James Lanford returns to police work after leg surgery. John Johnson’s Nursery hosts an open house on Sunday August 3. Explorer Scout round-up kicks off East Tarris District events at First Christian Church with roundtable discussions following.
The Lee Brigadiers opened the 2864-65 season at Baytown Night at Colt Stadium drawing 8200 fans for the first Colt Stadium drill performance. Ann Leesemann led the corps with Jennifer Jones Becky Camp Kathy James Diana Vaughn and Connie Thomas. The REL band played between innings and 230 band members plus junior senior and sophomore twirlers performed under Carmen Norton and Alvéra Griffin with Charles Forque and Don Muery directing.
Oscar Hicks, 73, of 1218 Houston Baytown resident for 20 years, died Tuesday at a Baytown hospital at 3345 p.m. Funeral services 2 pm Thursday at Earth man Chapel officiated by Trent Campbell of Lakewood Church of Christ. Burial Memory Gardens. Survivors: daughter Faye Bowen of Baytown. sons Albert Hicks of Baytown Lloyd Hicks of LaPine and Nedell Hicks of Fort Worth. brothers Sam Hicks of Highlands and B. K. Hicks of LaPorte.
Reports say a twin engine aircraft or flare vanished near Burnet Bay around 6:30 pm Tuesday prompting a coast guard and sheriff search. No wreckage sighted, FAA reports no missing plane, witnesses described a silver light and smoke. Portions of clouded reports place event near Lake Houston or Sheldon, with diversions and bystander accounts ongoing.
Baytonian Humphrey, operator of Humphrey Airport and Gulf Aircraft Enterprises, filed suit to restrain Baytown from calling a municipal airport bond election. He targets Mayor Lee Liggett and city councilmen, along with Dr. W. Finch and others, seeking a restraining order and asserting efforts would ruin his business. The case, with city attorney George Chandler handling responses, cites a related venture Bay-Tex Aeration Service Inc. formed June 26, 1961.
Citizens National Bank announces the installation of six new drive in windows to expand customer service. The upgrade aims to reduce wait times and improve accessibility for motorists and local residents. Bank officials say the project enhances convenience during peak hours and emergencies.
Washington AP reports an accounting firm hired by President Johnson found the Johnson family fortune totaled about 3.19 million with liabilities near 198 thousand as of July 3. Mrs. Johnson held most assets at 2.30 million with a net near 1.99 million. Lynda Bird Johnson and Lucy Baines had smaller reported assets.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla GAP The Syncom 3 communications satellite lifted into a preliminary orbit en route to a fixed position above the Pacific as officials hailed early success The mission aims to provide televised Olympic pictures for North America Europe with complex maneuvers in 12 days to reach a truly stationary orbit The United States Japan Canada and Europe plan to spend about 1 million to test Olympic TV relay with Syncom 3.
Two Baytown residents were injured in separate wrecks Tuesday. Jerome Joseph Moore, 16, is hospitalized with internal injuries after a collision at the Country Club View and Country Club Drive intersection. Johnny Contreras was charged with failure to yield after his car was struck by Moore’s, flipping onto its left side. Another accident on North Main left Gordon Jennings injured and treated. Five additional noninjury crashes occurred in Baytown that day at various parking lots and roads.
Bernard Baruch, 94, spoke at a New York news conference about complex domestic and foreign problems and the infinite possibilities for democracy. He joked about minding his own business, noted ongoing health routines, and recalled his famed bench at Central Park and a plaque in Washington. He still swims weekly and visits a South Carolina plantation.
Baytown police report traffic accidents up 27.5 percent in the first seven months of the year. Investigators cite carelessness and higher risk hours from noon to 2 pm, 3 to 7 pm, and 10 pm to midnight as key factors. Fatalities rose, with one in city limits and eight county-area deaths thus far. Through July, 98 people were injured, with 47 minor and 41 major accidents. Non reportables total 92. total 422 last year versus 500 this year including non reportables.
Representatives of Humble Oil and Refining Co and the International Association of Machinists planned a Wednesday negotiation session for 170 workers at the Baytown refinery to reach a new contract. The IAM served five days notice that it will terminate the contract at midnight Aug 22. Nine negotiating sessions have been held since last April as the union seeks a 5 percent pay raise and five weeks vacation for long-tenured workers, plus a one day per year over 20. The company offered a 1 cent per hour raise and an $86 bonus. A local membership meeting is set for 9:20 a.m. Saturday to decide future action.
New York AP report says Paul A. Fino, Nassau County Republican chairman, challenged Sen Kenneth B. Keating of Rochester for the GOP nomination to the U S Senate. Keating had announced a second term and faced possible floor fight at the Aug 31 State Committee meeting. Backers include Gov Rockefeller, State Chairman Young, and Sen Javits. Becker and Derounian of Nassau County may support Fino. Becker later said he cannot back Keating for not endorsing Goldwater and Miller.
A garbled AP report notes President Johnson declining to veto aid and planning to meet with unnamed figures amid invitations involving the National Convention. The text hints at Jackson Mississippi politics and a possible meeting or agenda shift but remains unclear on specifics.
Louisiana Governor John McKeithen Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus and Mississippi Governor faced absence from a White House meeting with the Democratic governors group. Florida Governor Farris Bryant and Alabama Governor George Wallace were noted among the other attendees at the gathering in New and fast Friday.
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