Swiss Ambassador Kidnapped by Brazilian Terrorists
Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Enrico Bucher was kidnapped in Rio de Janeiro by terrorists who shot a Brazilian guard. The ambassador was removed from his car within two minutes, then driven off in a Volkswagen as witnesses reported a three-shot injury to the guard. The incident follows a series of politically motivated kidnappings in Brazil starting with the U.S. ambassador's abduction in 1909.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Giovanni Enrico Bucher
Switzerland
U.S
C. Burke Elbrich
Fast Money Needed In Goodfellow Drive
Chief Goodfellow relies on volunteers to deliver Christmas toys to about 1,000 children. The article lists donors contributing 373.00 and notes mothers of schoolchildren are making Goodfellow bags for PTA Council workers led by Mrs Gene Bowen.
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Goodfellow
DC Motor Company
Trinity Episcopal Guild
Archie A. Walker
H. W. Pitre
Bluebonnet
Senior Citizens Auxilary
Welcome Wagon Club
Mary T. Sloan
C. N. Twyman
Chief Goodfellow
Parent- Teacher Association
Gene Bowen
PTA Council
State plans Vietnam truce proposal during holidays
Secretary of State Rogers said the United States is weighing a month long holiday truce in hopes of a permanent ceasefire, following remarks by Senator Jackson on a television show and Rogers’ quick approval. In other notes, call for donations continues for Goodfellow bags with Baytown Sun box address provided.
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Washington (Ap
William P. Rogers
United States
State Department
Rogers
Henry M. Jackson
Washington Democrat
Chief Goodfellow
Baytown Sun
Baytown
Funeral Services for Mrs John Richardson in Marshall
Mrs John Richardson mother of F A Richardson of 2011 Oak Shadows Baytown died after a long illness. Funeral services to be held at 2 30 p m Monday at Sullivan Funeral Home Marshall. Mrs Maud Snow funeral scheduled at Lexington Baptist Church. Kevin Lockridge 11 celebrated a deer hunt, others report community notes on local lives and activities. Baytown Human Relations Council to meet Tuesday to discuss high school racial problems.
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John Richardson
Marshall
F. A. Richardson
Oak Shadows
Baytown
Aly the Sullivan Funeral Home
Richardson
D. M. Carter
Maud Snow
Lexington Baptist Church
Kevin Lockridge
Tommy
Cliff Boyer
Francis Portis
Keith Kyle
Blanche Fennema
Dale G. Koenig
California
Montana
Royal
Evelyn Fisher
Dora Ward
Tor Nicholson
Pam Smith
Charlene Fuller
Barbara Dandrea
Barbara Hanks
Penny Dregersen
Baytown Human Relations Council
City Hall
Weather and Tides Fairfield period forecast and tides
FAIR WITH cool nights and mild days through Tuesday. Temperature Monday mid 40s to low 70s. MORGAN'S POINT tides Tuesday high at 9:49 a.m. and low at 11:55 a.m. TUESDAY'S SUN will rise at 7:44 a.m. and set at 5:22 p.m.
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Morgan’s Point
Car Surety Hearing Set In Houston
State Senator Chet Brooks announced a public hearing on Texas car insurance rates in Houston on Thursday December 17. The State Board of Insurance will hold two sessions 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Sheraton-Lincoln Hotel with Judge Ned Price coordinating. Brooks urged Baytown residents to attend as the board’s recent rate increase faces opposition from citizens and lawmakers including Rep. Joe Allen.
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Chet Brooks
Pasadena
Texas
Houston
State Board of Insurance
Sheraton-Lincoln
Ned Price
Sen. Brooks
Baytown
State Insurance Board
Joe Allen
Off Street Parking Plan Advances At City Council
City council will review an off-street parking ordinance at Thursday night meeting after last week’s tabling. City Planner Ross Wilhite and City Manager D R Voelkel provided details as officials push study and draft of a utility district. Harris County funds and design support for Baker Road improvements from North Main to Garth Road are sought, with widening to four lanes proposed. The council also seeks ordinances on density limits for apartments up to 20 units per acre, eight single family town houses per acre, and seven mobile homes per acre, with action expected Thursday.
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Ross Wilhite
D. R. Voelkel
Bill Laughlin
Harris County
Baker Road
North Main
Garth Road
W. V. Ramsey
Baytown
Rival factions vie for Hughes empire control in Nevada
Our World reports factions within Howard Hughes empire scramble for control of his Nevada gambling stake and possibly the entire industrial and financial complex. In Linden New Jersey police seek to identify a voice caller who warned the refinery would burn minutes before a Humble oil complex explosion. In Detroit Ford and UAW bargain through the night for a 166000 worker three year contract before a midnight deadline. In Saigon the wreckage of an American C123 missing since November 27 was found in central Vietnam with no survivors among six Americans and 73 Vietnamese aboard.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Howard Hughes
Nevada
Linden
N. J
Humble Qi! Co
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
U.S
Reds Cut Off Cambodia Post
Cambodian commanders say North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces may have wiped out a battalion and seized a district headquarters 37 miles northeast of Phnom Penh. Air support pilots failed to contact defenders since Sunday due to radio issues and heavy losses were reported on both sides. The government cannot resupply or evacuate casualties as helicopter missions remain grounded by mechanical failures.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Peam Chikang
Battle for Phnom Penh intensifies as extremists strike
The Saturday night assault began with a mortar barrage on Phnom Penh as Cambodian fighters and airstrikes pressed ground troops. An extremist group built a hazardous device at an army headquarters, wounding seven including two soldiers and a general. Three attackers were captured, including a Viet Cong unit. Fighting spread east, south, and west of the capital with Highway 4 crucial to links with Kompong Som. U.S. planes dropped devices on North Vietnamese supply routes over northern Cambodia.
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Pear Chikang
Phnom Penh
Lie
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Kompong Som
Gulf of Siam
Kompong Sorn
Prek Thaot Dam
Thaot River
U.S
Thailand
Highlands Downs Water Bond Issue
Highlands Downs district votes on a $1.34 million water and sewage bond after a previous failed election. Voters opposed the plan 329 to 235 with 319 to 228 against property owners. Board to meet Tuesday night to decide next steps before presenting to the Texas Water Quality Board in January.
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Highlands
Harris
County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1
Ben Shirey
Citizens Committee
Texas Water Quality Board
Bear on porch startles Charlotte couple early Monday
L D Johnson in Charlotte reports a bear on his front porch at 4:54 a.m. Monday. His wife heard a noise, they saw a shadow, and Johnson grabbed a shotgun to check. Officers escorted the bear back to its home near the Highway 146 fruit stand.
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L. D. Johnson
Charlotte
Johnson
Insurance crisis grows in Gulf Coast Baytown area
Baytown area insurers face tightening access to new homeowners and extended coverage as Gulf Coast firms pull back after decade of hurricane losses. Galveston’s 100 wind damage writers shrink to about 20. Baytown may be two steps from crisis. Long term fixes include federal subsidies, higher rates, larger deductibles, and stricter building codes. Interim plan calls for a Texas insurance pool requiring all underwriters to cover high risk Gulf Coast areas. Hurricanes Carla Camille Betsy Celia cited in past losses. Lubbock tornado claims also noted as future difficulty.
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Johnella Boynton
Baytown
Gulf Coast
Bowden Atherton
Galveston
Texas Insurance Association
Marion Magee
Baytown Insurance Association
Magee
Atherton
Miami
Fla
Texas
State Board of Insurance Commissioners
Insurance Board
State of
Carla
Camille
Betsy
Celia
Corpus
Lubbock
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Baytown Partners BT
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Robert E. Lee High School
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Scott Brownfield
Larry Kovalcik
Kim Richardson
Our World
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Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers Union
Kathy
Jimmy
Maribeth Burgess
James Burgess
Ivie Lee
Robin Richardson
Tom Richardson
Linda Cassity
Reds
Don Bruce
Highlands Downs Water
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District Water Office
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Tom Hughes
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