09 Dec 1965
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1965
Page
1
City Council regular meeting set for 6 30 pm Thursday. Agenda includes plans for the ball and review by a committee studying the fresh crater lake project. Also mentions hospital and church notices along with local fundraisers and a turkey dinner by the Garden Club.
David L. Norton visits trends before heading to Austin for a new assignment as a Lee College professor. George Bennett issues a school tax office notice. Patty Ann Haacke aged 11 is noted as daughter of and ifs. George Haacke has a medical bout with his sons. Former City Councilman James M Bryan is seen jogging around a large MI stave. Alma Miller Ma, Gentry Hathaway and Florence Quinn are involved in an improvement story and social calendar. Becky visits Christmas homes with Moore, Winnie reconnects with an old friend, Lois G Selt adds a birthday candle, Flora White sets up something noted.
United States Steel continues land talks near Baytown to build a massive steel mill. More than 9,000 acres are under option with at least three real estate agents negotiating. The parcels stretch along Tri City Beach Road and Cedar Bayou, with 4,900 feet of waterfront on Trinity Bay.
Nearly $2,000 needed for the Goodfellows fund with a memorial gift from Norman J. Casey and contributions from the Baytown Garden Club Rough Riders and others. Chief Goodfellow urges donations ahead of the 8 p.m. Friday Christmas show at Firemen's Hall, noting gifts lift underprivileged children toward a brighter Christmas.
The Baytown Sun will publish on Thursday December 20 Roger W Babsons annual Business and Financial Forecast for 1965. Babson has written a weekly Babson on Business column and the forecast appears on the editorial page. He predicts many changes next year across various areas.
Lee College Regents and area school boards anticipate enrollment surges tied to U S Steel's proposed Baytown plant. Sam Bramlett cites possible annexation of west Chambers County and Liberty area for district expansion while Mont Belvieu voters approve a new high school bonds to accommodate growth. Officials expect faster northern and northeastern residential expansion and stronger service industry demand.
Community leaders in Glen Arbor meet at the Ralph Courtney home to discuss child safety after several auto-pedestrian incidents. Plans include three orange signs, neighborhood meetings with police, and forming a Glen Arbor civic association to address street safety and liaise with city officials.
Baytown receives welcome as U S Steel announces plans for a mill on Cedar Bayou east of the city. Officials foresee major economic impact with 1,000 to 2,500 jobs potential and large acreage under option boosting tax values for the Baytown area.
In Moscow a major shift sees Anastas Mikoyan removed from the top party post, with Alexei Shelepin elevated to a ceremonial role and Nikolai Podgomy promoted to deputy premier and party state control. Brezhnev remains as party first secretary with Alexei Kasygin named premier after Supreme Soviet approval.
A spokesman for Humble Oil and Refining Co. welcomed United States Steel Corp. plans to build a mill in the Baytown area. He said the project would create jobs and housing needs and positively affect Baytown’s economy, aiding recruitment of other industries.
Space Center Houston reports Gemini 6 prepared for a Sunday morning liftoff from Cape Kennedy aboard a Titan 2 rocket. The objective is the first U.S. space rendezvous with Gemini 7, piloted by Frank Borman and James Lovell, as both craft aim for a circ orbital chase 185 miles above Earth.
Announcement that U S Steel Corp will begin construction of a steel mill near Baytown in 1967 drew enthusiasm from Baytown Harris County and Chambers County officials. The plan contemplates nearly 10 000 acres for a plant with electric furnaces a 10 inch plate mill and related installations and satellite industries. Local leaders foresee major road and bridge needs and discuss state highway involvement and potential county support for the project.
Baytown youngsters in Little League Optimist and YMCA football receive free admission to the Houston Oilers game Sunday at Rice Stadium. Players should contact coaches for pickup details and use team jerseys for entry at gates three and four.
Chief Mann announced the promotion of Sei. Charles W. Cowan to lieutenant and Detective Jack F. Maxwell to patrol sergeant. Cowan, 38, will head a new traffic division after organizing it. Maxwell is expected to serve as patrol sergeant. Cowan has long served in Baytown and Houston, with a background in traffic enforcement and safety. He and his wife Mildred have three children.
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