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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1967
Page
1
Arlington police reported George Lincoln Rockwell head of the American Nazi party was shot and killed by a sniper in a parking lot opposite the party headquarters. The shooter fired from a building roof and fled, with police seeking a man in a trenchcoat as a suspect.
Log photographs for the 1565 Lee College yearbook will be taken during registration hours Sept 13 and 14 in the library. No specific clothing is required and students pay $1 for two to three poses.
The House after a marathon 15 hour session voted to slash Johnson foreign aid requests by 500 million dollars to 2.8 billion. The final tally 202 to 193 after last minute shifts, with 344 million in additional cuts and 215 million previously approved. The measure, still larger than Senate approval, now heads to a two house conference to resolve differences. Also cut were 150 million from development loans, 72 million from Alliance for Progress and 25 million from contingency funds for motorbike accident relief. Weather outlook shows showers and thundershowers through Saturday in the Baytown area with temperatures in the 72 to 85 range. Galveston tides listed for Saturday mornings and afternoons.
Lester and Edna Alford tour Chicago on vacation while Wanda Orton crafts peach preserves. Fort Worth couple Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kelley visit Baytown relatives with granddaughter Miss Nancy Barber of Jasper. Carol and Gay White grab pizza before a trip. Mrs. Douglas Seamans plans for her wedding. Russell Cincue visits The Sun. Maxine Williams prepares for freshman year at Texas Women’s University. Robert Hedges packs for study in Austin. Mrs. D. L. Shugart recovers after surgery. Richard Davis, in Fort Polk Army boot camp, expresses homesickness as his mother notes collect calls.
Gander Ganders and Ranger Ross Sterling Rangers schedule scrimmages in Baytown on Saturday after pads start. Ganders meet Port Neches at 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. Rangers face Westchester High at 4 p.m. at Cedar Bayou Stadium with potential field changes due to wet conditions.
John Voparil 60 of 1739 Kilgore Road died at 10 30 p m Thursday in a Baytown hospital He had lived in Baytown 40 years and owned the V Drive Inn at Lee Drive and West Main He is survived by his wife Fay Voparil a brother Joe F Voparil of Mingo Junction Ohio Funeral services set for 3 p m Sunday at Earthman Chapel with Revs E R Burs and Milton Ford officiating Interment Hill of Rest Cemetery Donations may be made to the Cedar Bayou Baptist Church or Faith Temple memorial funds in lieu of other remembrances
The Associated Press reports thousands of acres burned out of control across northwest timberlands. Lightning and winds hampered crews as more than 20,000 acres were consumed in the region's five major fires, with hundreds of firefighters deployed in Idaho, California, Oregon, and Washington.
Alan V. Darby 21 of Baytown died from head injuries after his compact car overturned on Decker Drive near Bayway Drive. He was taken to San Jacinto Methodist Hospital then to a Houston hospital for specialist care. The accident involved Dorothy Loper Rutledge 66 of Highlands who turned left into the westbound lane. Darby’s car swerved and overturned, ejecting him. Investigations ongoing. no charges filed. Darby, a Union Carbide employee and Robert E Lee High School graduate, leaves several relatives and will be buried at Cedar Crest Cemetery after services at Second Baptist Church.
College alters hours at Lee College for the between terms period. For the week of Aug 28 to Sept 1, registrar counseling and technical vocational offices open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon to Fri, and until 9:39 p.m. on Tue Aug 29. Week of Sept 8 they close Monday for Labor Day and run 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. other days except Thurs Sept 12 when 9:30 p.m. hours apply.
Lee College regents decided to drop the long standing practice of seeking advance tax payments from Humble Oil and Refining Co. The move, approved unanimously at the regular meeting, ends a method used to bolster finances until January taxes are due. Hobart W. Enoch had suggested the change to streamline tax procedures and ease overdraft charges of about 500 to 2000 dollars from September to January. Trustee E. L. Gunn opened the discussion, arguing the college would be using money it does not legally hold.
A special meeting of Lee College Regents will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday to discuss financing options for the proposed academic facility. Regents rejected bids opened Aug 3 after determining the college cannot presently meet the cost.
Baytown officials discussed tapping unallocated utility tax funds potentially totaling $100,000 over two years. City Councilman LaMar Kelley said Houston Lighting and Power would owe 4 percent of gross receipts for power used in Baytown, excluding street lighting, with collection to begin within about 60 days. Industries including Rumble Oil and Refining, Baytown Refinery, Marbon, United Carbon, Natural Gas Generating, and Stauffer Chemical would contribute under the franchise, without rate increases to their customers.
Baytown city council heard a public works study showing 461 water leaks since May due to aging pipes and corrosion. Leaks cluster in the Pelly area, North Mein to Highway 146, and West Baytown, with costs from maintenance, water loss, and street damage.
Baytown schools will introduce a three to four week unit on Greek and Roman myths for eighth grade. Miss Jane Mitcham, district English coordinator, led planning with three junior high teachers. The unit aims to show myths as literature and their influence on modern science, commerce, literature, music, and art. Text referenced as Mythology on Page 16.
AP wires report deep US airstrikes near Red River area and rail targets while a fighter jet set a weekly test record. Senators debate Vietnam policy as South Vietnamese generals undergo a shakeup. Weather and political notes accompany a family obituary, stock markets slip, and an industrial accident follows a chemical car blaze.
In St Louis, a 32 year old mother of six gave birth early today to quadruplet boys at DePaul Hospital. Attending physician Nicholas A Correnti said mother Mrs Richard Kahrenkrog of St Louis County and her sons are in good condition. First baby weighed 5 pounds 2 ounces at 1 3 am, second 4 pounds 7 ounces at 1 44 am, third 4 pounds 3 ounces at 1 45 am, fourth 5 pounds 1 ounce at 1 47 am. The Kahrenkrogs other children range from one to nine years old. The father is an electrical engineer. The father reportedly predicted all boys. he remained calmly watching television in the waiting room.
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