Baytown Driller Survives Oil Rig Fire Off Louisiana Coast
Connie R Bly a Baytown driller survived an oil rig fire off the Louisiana coast and returned to attend the funeral of fellow worker James Savage of Melville La one of two men killed when a gas well blew out Tuesday The other victim was G D Bass of Sweeny Bly 32 a Storm Drilling Co employee said he jumped 76 feet into the water after warning signs and windows popped He was rescued by the Coast Guard among 57 sailors burned or injured two in critical condition The Blys home is 2206 Tallent Lane Baytown Tex
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Wanda Orton
Connie R. Bly
Baytown
Louisiana
James Savage
Melville
G. D. Bass
Sweeny
Ing
Bly
Coast Guard
Blys
Tallent Lane
Highway 146
Mont Belvieu to Get Cities Service Fractionating Plant
Cities Service Oil Co. plans a 60 000 bpd fractionating plant at Mont Belvieu with startup set for Jan 15. Built by Fish Engineering of Houston, the facility is part of a 16 million dollar Gulf Coast expansion including storage at West Hackberry near Lake Charles and conversion of a Houston Lake Charles crude line to natural gas liquids use. The plant will initially output 20 000 bpd ethane 18 000 bpd propane 4 000 bpd isobutane 11 000 bpd normal butane and 7 000 bpd natural gasoline with future expansion to 100 000 bpd. Continuous storage and transport will be provided by Texas Eastern Transmission Corp and Chaparral Pipeline will carry liquids from West Texas New Mexico. Santa Fe Industries plans the Chaparral common carrier line. Four new wells at West Hackberry add 2.5 million barrels storage. crude pipeline conversion begins this summer.
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Mont Belvieu
New Cities Service Oil Co
Fish Engineering and Construction Co
Houston
Cities Service Oil Co
Tulsa
Oklo
Gulf Coast
Cities Service Co
New York
West Hackberry Salt Dome
Lake Charles
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
Chaparral
Santa Fe Industries, Inc
Santa Fe Pipeline Co
West Texas-New Mexico
West Hackberry
Finch
Pancake Supper by Troop 288 at First Presbyterian Church
A pancake supper is sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 288 from 6 30 p m to 8 p m Friday at First Presbyterian Church Tickets cost 1 for adults and 50 cents for children and are available at the door Church Women United Board of Directors will meet at 9 30 a m Friday at St Paul s United Methodist 7915 Bayway Drive Baytown Chamber speaks noon at Holiday Inn Baytown Parks and Recreation registration for men s basketball Dec 7 11 fee 70 per team contact Bill Thompson at the Community Center 427 7477
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Boy Scout Troop
First Presbyterian Church
Church Women United
St. Paul's United Methodist’ Church
Bayway Drive
Bowden Atherton
Galveston
Texas Association of Insurance Agents
Baytown
Robert &. Lee High School
Sabino Montemayor
Sam Alford
Montemayor
First National Bank
Alford
Octagon
Malcolm Thibodeaux
Paul Boudloche
Paul Sheffield
Raymond Ken
Christmas party plan and hospital visit notes
Carl Youngblood and Hwen Holt plan a company Christmas party. Chuck Frank may receive visitors in Room 511 at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. his condition is reported improved. Muril Ramirez underwent a restricted diet at the hospital and could not have turkey with trimmings. Lee College librarian Bill Peace notes a book titled The Game of the Century about Langham Razorback clash. Charles Sanders discusses a health care position paper. Pat Fuller makes an announcement. Dan Hullum remains on the phone. Orlan and Winnie Jones have breakfast before work.
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Carl Youngblood
Hwen Holt
Chuck Frank
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Muril Ramirez
Lee College
Bill Peace
College
Charles Sanders
M. P
Pat) Fuller
Dan Hullum
Orlan
Winnie Jones
Baytown Weather Forecast and Tides Preview
Partly cloudy and continued warm conditions expected in the Baytown area on Thursday. Early morning and late night fog likely with temperatures in the mid 60s to upper 70s. Morgan's Point tides note high at 8 19 a.m. and low at 7 31 p.m. Friday sunrise 7 01 a.m. and sunset 5 22 p.m.
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Baytown Area
Morgan’s Point
Chief Goodfellow Seeks $3,000 for Christmas Fund
In a heartfelt appeal Chief Goodfellow urges donations to the Goodfellow Fund to supply 1,000 needy kids with Christmas packages. He notes many children face economic hardship but still expect toys and joy on Christmas Day. Send contributions to Box 90 Baytown 77520.
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Chief Goodfellow
Goodfellow Fund
Baytown
Planes search for missing US transports in Vietnam crisis
U S planes and helicopters combed central South Vietnam on Thursday seeking wreckage of two American 123 transport planes missing since the weekend. The craft carried 38 Americans and 85 Vietnamese aboard. A Navy fuel spill threatened 50 miles of Florida beaches as officials accuse the Navy of discharging over 500 000 gallons of thick fuel into Atlantic waters. Vice President Agnew says inflation remains uncurbed and may yield an economic reversal within six months if wage restraints hold. University of Houston students apologized to Governor Preston Smith for an October campus incident, presenting him with a petition.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Washington
Braft
Curtis W. Tarr
Congress
Fdallas
Spiro Agnew
University of Houston
Preston Smith
Williams Will Attend Environment Course
Texas House member Lindon Williams is chosen by Speaker Gus Mutscher to attend a Scottsdale Arizona course on Environmental Control Problems and Programs the week of December 7. Also joining are Joe Allen and Tom Niland from El Paso and Baytown districts to study air and water pollution waste disposal thermal pollution and noise abatement with faculty from government research colleges and industry.
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Lindon Williams
Texas House of Representatives
Gus Mutscher
Scottsdale
Ariz
Williams
Joe Allen
Baytown
Tom Niland
Fl Paso
Baytown Council Faces Broad Agenda and Calls for Change
Baytown's briefing session highlighted issues from Beach City annexation to sewer rate hikes and right of way for a Cedar Bayou bridge. Council members debated weekly meetings and removing committees to focus on long range policy, with a weekly council bulletin proposed.
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Chambers County
Baytown
iThursday
Hultum
Hallum
Glen Walker
Council Decides Tonight on Key Phone Rate Hike
Baytown City Council may amend the 1965 rate ordinance to allow General Telephone Co. to set new key telephone rates and service charges, potentially freezing basic rates until 1972. Atty Bill Laughlin said the council can regulate installation and equipment charges despite earlier claims. Page 2 info notes the company faced a tariff ambiguity and new bills.
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General Telephone
Johnella Boynton
Baytown
General Telephone Co
Marler
Baytown City
Bill Laughlin
al Chappell
Chappell
Baytown council hears build plea for 90-unit apartments
Architect Lowell Lammers told Baytown city council he faces a severe financial blow if construction is delayed while a Cedar Bayou bridge feasibility is debated. He plans 90 apartments on 22 acres between Kilgore Road and the bayou with a Ward Road extension and parking buffers. City planner Wilhite urged dedicating and partly buying right of way for a future crossing, tied to a 1965 master plan.
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Lowell Lammers
Cedar Bayou
Ward Road
Lammers
Baytown
Kilgore Road
Bayou
McKay Chemical Co
Chambers County
Kiluore Road
Nixon pledges NATO stance on Europe force reductions
President Nixon said the United States will not reduce its forces in Europe unless the Russians cut theirs. The pledge was delivered by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to a winter meeting of NATO foreign ministers.
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Brussels
Nixon
United States
Europe
Wiliam P. Rogers
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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