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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1968
Page
1
The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs F H Nelmann of 4 E Francis will be observed from 3 to 5 pm Sunday at 207 Cedar Bayou Lynchburg Rd hosted by Mr and Mrs T D O'Brien. Open house invites friends via the press.
A collage of short items notes new grandmother Burrus at 1207 Owland plus colleagues wondering about absent minded professors Lou Drury. Claire Thaman and committee praised for Realtors dinner work. Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks rehearses flute for Little Theater. The Kadjars return from a Montana ski trip. Barry Lancaster celebrates seventh wedding anniversary with Mowers delivered by his company in Kansas City. Forrest Gober has oral surgery. Steve Dedman fills in credibly for an absent colleague.
In jungled terrain 40 NVA troops attacked 150 U.S. Air Cavalry near the Cambodian border north of Saigon. Twenty five Americans were killed and 52 wounded in the four hour battle. U.S. forces reported heavy bombardment and several helicopter downings with ongoing operations against enemy base camps and depots.
Tom Litras chairs the first annual Police Appreciation Dinner on January 13 at the Baytown Community Building. Everett Gordon co chairs the fund raising. Tickets are five dollars. Sponsored by the Baytown Citizens Traffic Safety Council, the event will honor Baytown's police with city county and state officials invited including State Sen. J Chet Brooks and Harris County officials.
The Robert RK Tuck Post 912 VFW will host a district convention in Baytown with a Saturday night hall dance at 8:30 p.m. and a public memorial service Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Community Building featuring City Councilman Glen Walker and remarks by Harald Smith and the Tune Smiths.
University of Texas officials say Walter Rostow and his wife will join the faculty on Feb 1 with Rostow teaching economics and history. Nixon to name Roy Ash to head a new federal reorganization commission. New Haven Railroad bonds rise after a secret ICC ruling. Mrs Sheppard seeks divorce and a court order restricting contact with Dr Samuel Sheppard.
Washington reports Averell Harriman, after returning from Paris, says he does not expect to stay as chief U.S. negotiator under a Nixon administration. He expects Nixon to name his own team while Johnson and Harriman discuss strategy to restart peace talks with North Vietnam in an expanded phase. The move comes as South Vietnam’s NL F delegation nears Paris with Saigon delaying participation amid hints of a possible new U.S. effort to curtail the war.
Baytown Civil Service Commission upheld Patrolman Thomas R. Hasten's appeal and ordered reinstatement with back pay after finding charges unproven. Chief Blair Mann had dismissed him for civil service rule violations over a $10 check, which Hasten said he did not know had bounced as a longtime customer.
Baytown figures including Harry H. Miller president of Gulf Coast Hospital and Clinic will lead talks at the 22nd annual Private Clinics and Hospitals Association meeting in Houston. Calvin Rutherford Ham Davis Cynthia Rogers and Dr William Sharp headline sessions on nursing education generic drug names clinic procedures records use and government roles in group practice. Sen Chet Brooks and John Giemple will speak on emergency care and vocational education. The session runs at the Continental Hilton in Houston.
Washington seeks support from key nations for a seven point plan to end the Israeli Egyptian conflict. It calls for Israel to withdraw from Sinai, an end to the state of war, talks on refugees, free navigation through Suez and Tiran waterways, and UN troop replacement at Sharm El Sheikh.
Marine Cpl. Carl R. Dittman of Baytown wounded again in Vietnam. Shrapnel hit his face arms and back. recuperating in a Quang Tri military hospital. He was injured previously about three months ago from shell fragments. He is the son of Mr and Mrs T O Tex Dittman of 500 W Gulf. Married to Deborah Smith with a daughter Kelli. A 1966 graduate of Robert E Lee he has been in the Marine Corps since June 1967 and in Vietnam about nine months.
A special Tuesday night event at Brunson Theater will name Miss Hellfighter from Baytown. The winner advances to Hour ton for the world premiere of Hellfighters filmed in Baytown. Details on Page 17.
Baytown’s Christmas parade set for 2 p m Saturday invites entries. Parade chairman Dave Sherron said entries are accepted at his office by calling 427 3277. Floats include Robert E Lee History Club Leslie School of Dancing Pol icemen's Wives Delpha Alpha Sigma and others with bands, cars, and horsemen participating.
The senior class presents Eugene O Neill production Ah Wilderness at Robert E Lee auditorium Friday night. New sound system and carpet enhance the performance. The cast features Richard played by Mike Archer and Nat Miller by Bobby Kinsey with Jan Bultzo as Jessie and Beverly Walker as Mildred.
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