Water woes prompt city council inquiry on poor supply
Citizens from Plumwood Addition report high total solids and high chloride in city water, alleging sodium silicate treatment deposits films in pipes and causes leaks. They urge expert study and a switch to surface water, while officials consider issuing guidance on water quality and phasing out wells.
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Wanda Orton
Baytown
Plumwood Addition
Everett
Tory
T Houston
City Water Ae Hk Jens Hen
Jack Morton
Gordon
John Busch
Busch
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Lakewood
Brownwood
Wooster
Walter Homan
Sher- Wood
Tamale Sale After Mass At Our Lady Of Guadalupe
A HOT TAMALE sale will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church after the 10 30 a m Mass Sunday for take home orders. The annual Christmas Pilgrimage runs 2 9 p m Sunday and Monday at three homes and St James House with tickets at the doors. Refreshments will be served.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Hugh Echols
Oak Shadows
David Rogers
Kilgore Road
Richard Johnson
Ashwood
St. James House
Weekend Baytown Weather With Tides Forecast
The Baytown area will be clear and cooler this weekend with temperatures in the 60s to 70s. Morgan's Point tides show highs at 9 13 a.m. and 9 13 p.m. Sunday, lows at 10 31 a.m. and 9 55 p.m. Monday tides list highs at 9 37 a.m. and 11 25 p.m., lows at 11 13 a.m. and 11 19 p.m. Sunday sun rises 7 03 a.m. sets 5 22 p.m. Monday sun rises 7 04 a.m. sets 5 22 p.m.
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Baytown
Morgan’s Point
Comical Local Notes From A Small Town Social Scene
Molly Stasney enjoys a new car while Margaret Fowler Nelson wonders who sent a blue baby suit with no card. Rufus Honneycutt greets guests. Tom Gilbert marks his 77th birthday. Marty Donae jokes with his mother over a guess. Charles Carney discusses London fashions. Mrs O’Brien hosts visitors T D O Brien. Allison Travis greets Santa with a long letter. Katherine Alford spends a day compiling statistics, Laverta Bradley helps, Ben Ammons comes to the rescue.
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Molly Stasney
Margaret Fowler Nelson
Rufus Honneycutt
Tom Gilbert
Marty Donahoe
Charles Carney
London
T. D. O’briens
Allison Travis
Santa Claus
Katherine Alford
Laverta Bradley
Ben Ammons
Goodfellow Fund receipts rise as Baytown helps children
Chief Goodfellow describes families in distress including a father deserting his home leaving three children with a unemployed mother. Baytown residents contributed 238.50 to the fund as Christmas needs grow with inflation. The Sun continues coverage on Page 10.
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R. C. Halter
A. J. Hruby
Baytown Emergency Corp
Goodfellows
Baytown Sun
FUND
Chamber members plan tour of Baytown high classrooms
Baytown Chamber of Commerce education committee led by Frank Curran invites members to observe modern high school classes at Robert E. Lee and Sterling High Schools before December 15. Each member is paired with a student for a class period or full day. 26 members have signed up.
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Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Frank Curran
Robert E. Lee
Rass
Sterling High Schools
Baytown
My Lai court martial witness cites 300 killed
An ex GI testifying at Lt. William L. Calley Jr. court martial estimates about 300 people were killed at My Lai and says Calley was a major contributor to the toll. Other AP items report on Army inquiries, a kidnapped diplomat, a gold heist in London, Pope Paul VI’s Far East trip, and Yost resigning as U.S. UN delegate.
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TFT
Benning, Ga
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
Rome
Paul VI
Vatican
Far East
Chambers Drug Cases Worry Jury Report Highlights Drug Users on Highways
The Chambers County Grand Jury released a report expressing surprise at the number of marijuana and hard drug users traveling the highways. It commends Sheriff Louis Otter and highway patrol officers for their excellent work in investigating and apprehending offenders. The foreman Gladman Henry submitted the report.
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Anahauc
Chambers County Grand Jury
Louis Otter
Grand Jury
Gladman Henry
East Harris County Grand Jury Group Forming
An organizational meeting is planned next Thursday at 7 40 p m to form an East Harris County branch of the Harris County Grand Jury Association. Sam Bramlett of Lee College calls the session at Sterling Municipal Library auditorium with Dr Eugere of Houston arriving to lead the meeting. Potential members in East Harris County may reach up to 150 qualified past grand jurors. The association focuses on corrective agencies law enforcement children's services legislation and education.
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East Harris County
Harris County Grand Jury Association
Sam Bramlett
Lee College Board of Revents
Harris County Association
Sterling Municipal Library
J. Eugere
Houston
Bramfett
East
Harris County
Grand Jury Association
Baytown Planning Commission set to review 608 new homes and lots
Plans for 608 new apartments and townhouses plus 80 single family lots go before the Baytown Planning Commission for preliminary approval at 7 p.m. Monday at city hall. Projects include 80 lots in Kings Bend Section 2 by Joe Ayler, 104 apartments in Rollingbrook Section 1 by TIPCO, 150 townhouses in Lantern Park by Frank Thielen and A J Bailey, 43 units in Seotlond, 4 Baycrest apartments by Bailey and Mundinger, and 290 Villa Marina apartments on Ward Road by Lowell Lammers.
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Baytown
Kings Bend
Joe Ayler
Massey- Tompkins Road
Raccon Drive
Highway 146
Carey's Bayou
Bollingbrook
TIPCO
Rollingbrook
Deckerper
Country Club Oaks
Goose Creek
Lantern Park
Frank Thielen
A. J. Bailey
Kountry Club Village
Seotlond
Planning Commission
Baycrest Apartments
Bailey
Dan Mundinger
Bay Plaza Shopping Center
Lacy Drive
Bowie School
Villa Marina
Ward Road
Lowell Lammers
Community Orchestra Concert Set Tuesday
The Baytown Community Orchestra teams with Lee College for a Tuesday concert in Rundell Hall Auditorium under David Corder. Beethoven, Debussy, Strauss, Tschaikowsky, Haydn pieces performed by 7 BCO musicians plus 16 pros. cost about $900. Reception after, hosted by San Jacinto Music Teachers Association. Donors listed.
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Baytown
Corder
BCO
Moser Hall
San Jacinto Music Teachers Association
Robert McClendon
I. A
Baytown Building Permits Pick Up Pace in December
Baytown saw a rapid start to December with $98,600 in building permits issued by the city inspection department over the first two days, exceeding November’s $85,916 total. The month to date totals compare to prior years, with December activity lagging 1969 and 1968 but showing momentum as construction continues.
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Baytown
N. Main
Nixon targets inflation with price cuts and wage reform
President Nixon unveiled a broad anti inflation drive aimed at forcing down crude oil prices and curbing wage increases in construction. He warned industry and labor against betting on future inflation and pressed for reforms on federal project wage negotiations. He spoke to the National Association of Manufacturers in New York, noting industry concerns over public interest protections and inviting cooperation to curb inflationary pressures.
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Washington
Nixon
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
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