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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1966

Page

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Baytown Opportunities School classes begin Sept 6

Baytown Opportunity School Center will begin Sept 6 after registration. For more information call Mrs. George Adams at 582-6822 or Mrs. Ben Thomas at 582-9103. Sign stolen from Leslie School of Dance at 3117 Highway 146. Neighbor saw a car with two men leaving the studio while the family was away. Clothespins needed for Bayshore Wagon Wheels Square Dancers for their Jubilee. Call 582-5862. Women’s Auxiliary of Fire Station No. 4 meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at First National Bank. Sterling High cheerleader try-outs sign up this week with one boy and one girl from each class. Beverly Cranford to teach in Northeast San Antonio School District after May graduation from University of Houston.

Opportunity School Baytown Leslie School of Dance Highway 146 Fire Station No. 4 First Natonal Bank Sterling High School Louise Jones Beverly Cranford Tom Crawford N. Jones University of Houston San Antonio

Weather notes with scattered day showers and temps

Isolated daytime thunder showers noted with a 74 to 38 degree range. Tuesday readings reached 71 to 95 degrees with minus 16 inch rainfall. Wednesday morning at sun weather station showed 75 degrees. Galveston tides forecast high at 2 42 a.m. and low at 1 30 p.m.

Sun Galveston

Local families and outings highlight a Canton visit and events

Mr and Mrs C W Terry formerly of Baytonians now in Canton visit the Lee Tags to join the Tags and their youngest grandson Tony Thomas for his seventh birthday a batch of neighbors and relatives are noted Anna Sawberger Ben Mathes Marie Magee Pat Jones Sherry Bramslett Alpha Delta Pi week ahead Hodges Gardens trips and home improvements pepper the scene Beth Erwin takes on kitchen duties while Gary teases from the sidelines Suzie Powers compares aqua and lavender bedspreads and the group gathers for community happenings around town

C. W. Terry Clark Paul Roubieu Vicki Paul Otis Hodges Gardens Ha Wiklund Pat Jones Sherry Brams Austin Alpha B. B. Angels Dor Roselius Beth Erwin Gary

City aid figures disputed in Senate hearing

Democratic Mayor John H. Reading of Oakland sparred with Senators Ribicoff and Kennedy as they questioned federal urban aid. Ribicoff critiqued estimates of city aid, calling $28 billion inflated. Reading urged more flexible, no red tape funding. Los Angeles officials defended city efforts under the Demonstration Cities plan amid funding debates.

Washington Abraham Ribicoff D-Conn John H. Reading Oakland Calif Ribicoff Senate Ribicofff Reading Samuel W. Yorty Total Connecticut Robert F. Kennedy New York Los Angeles Yorty Robert Gee Jonson Gee Office of Community Development

Reds Launch Unmanned Lunar Probe

The Soviet Union launched an unmanned satellite named Luna 31 toward the moon, Tass said it was an automatic space station and gave no immediate purpose. Luna 9 and Luna 10 had earlier achievements, while the United States later did likewise. The satellite reportedly weighs 3,615 pounds.

Moscow Soviet Union Tass United States U.S

Regents To Meet For Lee College Building Report

A report on the Lee College building program will be presented by architect James A. Davis when the board of regents meets at 3 30 p m Wednesday in the college library building The agenda also includes reports on tax collection finances and payment of bills some resignations and employments.

Regents Lee College James A. Davis Board of Regents College Library

Marines Overrun Communist Training Camp Near Da Nang

U S Marines attacked a Communist troop camp 20 miles southwest of Da Nang, killing about 211 enemy fighters and destroying buildings, a rice stockpile, and a cave system. Separate actions near the DMZ and Dong Ha involved heavy fighting, with reported enemy casualties and ongoing air and ground operations across South Viet Nam.

Saigon South Viet Nam U.S da Nang Victor Obanesian New York City Demilitarized Zone 4Th Marine Regiment Cam Lo River Dong Ha

North Viet offensive eyed before monsoon ends

AP reports that military observers expect a renewed North Vietnamese drive in the central highlands before the monsoon ends, aiming to disrupt South Vietnam's September 11 election. Five regiments operate in the Chu Pong Mountains as U.S. spoiling actions hit regiments lingering near the Cambodia border.

Saigon South Viet Nam Jare Hanoi Laos Chu Pong Viet Nam Cambodia Central Plateau Hawthorne Paul Revere

Military Leaders Clash in West Germany Crisis Looms

In Bonn a clash between military and political leaders over allowing servicemen to join unions threatens to topple Defense Minister Karl Uwe von Hassel and reach Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. Gen. Heinz Trettner requested retirement in protest, following Panitzki's suspension for criticizing the government and the air force purchase. The dispute highlights tensions as opposition parties press to curb military influence and push Bonn toward reforms.

Bonn Germany West Germany Defense Karl Uwe von Hassel Ludwig Erhard Heinz Trettner von Hassel Public Services and Transport Workers Union Defense Ministry Trettner Air Force Werner Panitzki Panitzki

Searchers Probe Rubble At Indiana Blast Site

Giant cranes clawed at the rubble of a wire factory executive building seeking three bodies believed buried after a massive blast in Fort Wayne Indiana Two bodies were recovered Tuesday and officials expect the death toll not to exceed five Eighteen people were injured three critically Two rescuers died of heart attacks Earl Smith 45 manager of the organic research laboratory was believed dead and eight executives were due to attend a luncheon when the explosion hit

Fort Wayne Ind Phelps-Dodge Copper Products Corp Earl Smith Organic Research Laboratory Harley Jensen Northern Indiana Public Service Co

Extension Of Nazro Street Extension Sought

Wynnewood Harper residents will petition Baytown City Council to extend East Nazro Street to Southwest Drive to provide access to South Main via Missouri Pacific industrial spur for U S Steel plant. Mopac backs extension. council set 6:30 p.m. at city hall to review.

Wynnewood - Harper Baytowyg East Nazro Street Swhset Drive City Hall Nazro South Main Missouri Pacific U. S Mopac Parkway Drive Alexander Drive Daniel Street Wye Drive Tri- City Beach Road Park Street Garth Road Hart Drive Parke and Recreation Board Building Code Study Committee Alabama Street Improvement Baytown Donald Brunson Rufus Horeycutt

Stock Market Edges Up In Moderate Trading Day

Our World Today reports a slow stock market rise after a dip to a two year low Tuesday. John TF Emmanuel, trapped six days in a small plane wreck, dies in Hartford Connecticut. Governor William A. Egan leads in the Alaska Democratic gubernatorial race. A Houston obscenity case heads to federal court. Esperanza Vasquez recovers after heart surgery and artificial pump implantation. Van Cliburn to have a new concert hall named at Kilgore Junior College. Texas Parks says duck hunters gain 10 additional hunting days and extra half hour daily. seasons listed. Capt William Willis, 72, vows another Atlantic crossing attempt after a hernia halted the last voyage.

Texxas Parks and Wildlife Commission Texas

Kerner to Activate National Guard Ahead of Civil Rights March

Gov Otto Kerner announced plans to activate the Illinois National Guard this week in anticipation of a civil rights march into Cicero Sunday. An executive order is expected Friday to deploy troops on Saturday or Saturday night.

Springfield Otto Kerner Dlinais National Guard Cicera Kerner

Unions Reject Wage Offer At Humble Baytown Plants

Four Unions Powder Company Proposals report wage offers by Humble Oil and Refining Co and Enjay Chemical Co labeled unacceptable by Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union. Pete Brewer says negotiations resume Wednesday. Union represents about 2,000 maintenance and production workers at Humble and Enjay, with total company workforce around 3,600 and 1,000 nonunion employees.

Humble OW and Refining Co End Eniay Chemical Co Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union Pete Brewer Jewer Humble and Enjay Baytown Gulf Coast Union Humble Gullf Coast Union Humble Oil and Refining Co Enjay Chemical Co TAMA Wade

Corpus Christi Faces Encephalitis Outbreak Across Coast

Dallas reports a deadly encephalitis surge with 89 suspected cases and six deaths as spraying expands. Corpus Christi confirms four cases, a six year old recovering, and 46 people under observation. Air Force planes spray Dallas County while Corpus Christi uses trucks and weighs aerial programs.

Dallas Tex Texas Air Force Corpus Christi Gulf Coast W. R. Metzger St Louis Dallas County Air Force 123S John Kilpatrick

Russians Jail Six Baptists For Antisocial Activities

The Union sentenced six Baptist sect members to prison terms for antisocial activities and influencing children with books claiming nonsensical notions about reality. The trial occurred in Rostov-on-Don, with a May Day baptism in the Don River and Sunday meetings deemed conflicts with official holidays. Defendants included engineer P. D. Belenky and others named Zhovmiruk Bovya and Yerisov. two names were not disclosed. There was no clear link given to another sect at Mtsensk.

Moscow Soviet Union Teacher's Gazette Rostey-on- Don Don River Young Communists’ League Anegal P. D. Belenky Zhovmiruk Bol- Bovya Yerisov Mtsensk Orel Alexander Karev Baptist Union

Child Hurt In Baytown Car Bicycle Crash

Melissa Pauline Weisbeck a seven year old of 1600 Utah Baytown was struck by a car on Utah while entering the street. The vehicle driven by 37 year old Thomas Carlton Farrar of 2020 Utah had obscured vision due to a bush according to officer Zack Booth. No charges were filed. Melissa was treated and released from San Jacinto Methodist Hospital.

Melissa Pauline Weisbeck Utah San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Melissa Thomas Carlton Farrar Zack ‘Booth Farrar Booth

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