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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1967
Page
5
London AP reported Britain's new drink and drive law reduced road accidents. Scotland Yard data showed a 42 percent drop in night time accidents in London in the first month after the breathalyzer law began on September 9. Other towns saw declines as well as random roadside tests were used.
WELDA Kan AP Mr and Mrs Ralph Griffith awakened by their poodie Skippy s barking as their home caught fire They rushed out in 30 degree weather but could not find Skippy The dog later died from smoke inhalation after the fire was out The article then veers into Britain drink drive laws noting breathalyser use and potential penalties and the impact on road safety with Transport Minister Barbara Castle cited
A Des Moines IA AP report describes Lois Dous, a two year old secretary for the Des Moines Register and Tribune, who reached into a typewriter to retrieve a dropped item. Her hands became stuck, and a repairman freed her by removing parts of the machine after frantic attempts.
Du Pont Co announces the promotion of Richard B. E. Guy to senior engineer in the Technical Department at the La Porte Plant effective December 1 1967. Guy began at La Porte in 1950 after earning a mechanical engineering degree from Penn State. He has held engineering and supervisory roles, is a Texas registered professional engineer, and serves as a deacon at St Pauls Lutheran Church in Baytown. The Guy family, with four children, resides on South Burnet Drive.
Dennis E. Underwood son of Mr and Mrs Dennis Underwood of 1202 Jefferson is named an aviation warrant officer after graduating from the Army Aviation School at Fort Rucker Alabama.
In Mont Belvieu a young contestant crowned in a local beauty pageant, defeating over 200 children in his age group. The 11 month old son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown, grandson of Mr and Mrs Deno Brown, claimed top honors with a ribbon and trophy at the Pilot Club event.
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