Rail Strike Falters as 2 Unions Return to Work
The nationwide rail strike began crumbling hours after it started as two unions the United Transportation Union and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees returned to work. The action halted freight and passenger service nationwide, with Baytown Texas area rail lines tied up and major customers like Humble Oil US Steel affected.
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Washington
Nixon
Cleveland
United Transportation Union
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Detroit
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Baytown
Southern Pacific
Missouri-Pacific
Humble Oi and Refining Co
US. Steel
Chamber To Hear East Texas Story Presentation Friday
C Quentin Abernathy and Alf Jernigan will present the East Texas Story at the Baytown Chamber of Commerce meeting Friday at the Holiday Inn. The program highlights the East Texas Chamber of Commerce industrial tour for prospects. Abernathy, seeking a second consecutive term as East Texas Chamber president, leads First State Bank of Gladewater and chairs the bank holding in Carthage. He is a former mayor of Gladewater.
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C. Quentin Abernathy
Pressnger
Dent
East Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Baytown
Alf Jernigan
General man-Chamber of Commerce
Abernathy
Jernigan
Texas Chamber of Commerce
First State Bank of
Gladewater
First National Bank
Carthage
ASME Meeting and Local Crime Reports in Baytown Area
The AMERICAN SOCIETY of Mechanical Engineers will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Friendship Room at the Community Building. Harris County TB Association Mobile Unit will be at Weingarten's at Thomas Circle Friday from 4 to 7 p m. BIADA hosts a Christmas party at Newby's restaurant 7 p m Thursday with Rev P Walter Henckell as guest speaker. Thefts report: a tape player, tape, checkbook and Humble credit cards stolen from Robert Elizondo's car near TG Y Bay Plaza. loss 169 dollars. Tools valued at 250 dollars stolen from A R Vasquez's car on Murrill between 11 p m Tuesday and 10 a m Wednesday.
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASME
Harris County
TB Association
Weingarten’s
Thomas Circle
Baytown Independent Automobile Dealers Association
BIADA
Newby’s
P. Walter Henckell
Trinity Episcopal Church
Robert Elizondo
Wade Road
Tg&y
Bay Plaza
A. R. Vasquez
E. Murrill
Weekend Roundup of Local Social Notes and Crime Wave
Jennie Lou Parker returns from Massachusetts and a Coast Guard Academy dance with guests from Los Angeles visiting relatives. Grace Hargrave helps a customer. The Morris Fayles and the Dub Rogerses dine together while Edna Boyer returns a call. Mrs L A Derden helps a boy again. Wanda Brunson plans recreation routes, Linda Erickson rehearses with 41 girls. Dorothy Buckner tells pheasant hunting tales. Audrey Maeser runs late. Flora Wilhite takes a week off to remodel. Carolyn Baker shops for wedding gifts. Virgil Carlile laments a fourth robbery of his drug store and requests a nightwatchman.
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Jennie Lou Parker
Massachusetts
Coast Guard Academy
Mike Hoskins
Conway Swain
John Schillin
Los Angeles
Grace Hargrave
Morris Fayles
Dub Rogerses
Edna Boyer
L. A. Derden
Wanda Brunson
Linda Erickson
Dorothy Buckner
Audrey Maeser
Flora Wilhite
Carolyn Baker
Mont Belview
Virgil Carlile
Santa Swindle Warns Baytown in Three Card Money
The Baytown report warns of con artists using the three card money game to drain victims. Police say no suspects yet, with a Houston man losing about 7000 dollars after drawing cash to cover the supposed gambling debt. The scam involves a large bill roll and a prompt to help locate an address for a promised reward, then proceeds to the loss.
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Santa Claus
Baytown
Jwo
Houston
Ray- Henscey
Henscey
NixonAide backs Cambodia troop funds ban act
Secretary of State William P. Rogers endorsed the Senate voted ban on funds for American ground combat troops in Cambodia, signaling administration support for restricting U S forces in Southeast Asia.
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Washington
AFP
William P. Rogers
Nixon
Cambodia
Senate
Weather Summary At Morgan's Point
Cloudy and warm Thursday with a clearing trend and cooler Friday. Thursday temperatures range from the low 60s to the upper 70s. Morgan's Point tides Friday show high at 2 55 a.m. and low at 2 07 p.m. Friday sunrise is 7 07 a.m. and sunset 5 23 p.m.
Street names and numbers corrected in East Harris County
HL&P division manager E C Jack Kimmons says Crosby Huffman area street numbers and names are being updated. Decker Drive portion from Slapout Gully to Four Corners will receive new numbers, post office and utility uses guide the changes. HL&P has done such adjustments since 1964 and notifies customers personally.
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Harris County
Crosby and
Huffman
Houston Lighting and Power Co
E. C
Jack) Kimmons
Decker Drive
Slapout Gully
Four Corners
Market
Hl&p
Kimmons
Hl&p Co
U.S
M. L. Neal
Market Street
Ward Bridge Decision By Council May Stand
Baytown planning officials and the developer expect the Ward Road crossing of Cedar Bayou to be dropped for now after a council vote against right of way. Five council members opposed purchasing the site for the bridge, while Mayor Walker and Councilman Cannon supported acquisition but were in the minority. Planning Commission Chair Clevenger urged designating another bridge site if Ward Road is abandoned, noting the 1964 Comprehensive Plan shows five access crossings to Chambers County.
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Johnella Boynton
Baytown
Council
Ramada Tower
Lamar Kelley
Ted Kloesel
David Evans
Leonard Stasney
Don M. Hullum
Glen Walker
Alien Cannon
Planning Commission
O. L. Clevenger
Ward Road
Chambers County
Clevenger
Baytown Streets
High
My Lai case and Tet offensive shaping Calley defense
In this World Today brief, Lt. William Calley asserts he acted under orders during the 1968 My Lai incident amid Viet Cong atrocities and U.S. prestige concerns in the Tet offensive. The report ties broader wartime debate to his defense strategy and public sentiment.
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FT. Benning
William Calley
My Lai
Viet Cong rejects plan on POW exchange at Paris talks
Paris AP report says South Vietnam and the United States propose freeing all North Vietnamese prisoners immediately if allied prisoners are released. Viet Cong demands US and allied troop withdrawal before June 30, 1974, before any discussions on release. Ambassador Bruce backs South Vietnamese offer. talks to begin Friday to arrange exchange procedures. Pentagon cites 459 known captives in Indochina.
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Paris
South Vietnam
United States
Viet Cong
U.S
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Pham Duang Lam
Vietnam
David K.e.bruce
U.S. Command
Saigon
Indochina
Pentagon
Community Chest Falls Short of County Goal by Small Margin
Harris County Community Chest has raised 251,438.63 toward a 258,300 goal, reaching 97.3 percent with 6,861.37 still needed. Since last week 1,820.84 was added. McNair division led at 100 percent under chairwoman Edna Washington, with 12 divisions meeting or exceeding targets, and Steve Dedman notes ongoing pledge progress.
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Baytown
Harris County
Steve Dedman
Ichest
McNair
Edna Washington
Area Volunteers Make Em From Bags To Christmas Riches
Mrs Myrtis Richard of McNair thrift chair of the Baytown Council of Parents and Teachers coordinates Goodfellow bags to be stuffed with toys on December 22 23 at Carpenters Hall Decker Drive. The Carpenters Union allows space for sorting and packing. Human Race at Robert E Lee High School volunteers assist delivering. High school clubs and college groups are urged to help. Sterling High School P TEC works on bags. result is festive bags ready for delivery by December 23.
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Myrtis Richard of
McNair
Baytown
Gene Bowen
PTA Council
Robert E. Lee High School
Bowen
Dorothy Saunders
Goodfellows
the Goodfellows
Special Education Department
Sterling High School
John Singer
P-Tec
Goodfellow
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W.W. Carson
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Joh Campbell
Galena Park
Raymond Mercer
Highlands
Southern Pacific Transportation Co
Linda Cassity
Holiday Inn
Asme Meeting
Wanda Orton
Ward Bridge
U.S. Steel
MoKay Chemical
FT. Bragg
N.C
Melvin Laird
Rio DE Janeiro
Giovanni E. Bucher
Armco Steel Corp
Houston Ship Channel
Justice Department
Armco
Agriculture Department
New Orleans
Shell Oil Co
Louisiana
Woman's Club
Mirabeau B. Lamar Pta
Mildred L. Baylisg
Jack G. Garrett
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Clinton Horton
W. R. Montgomery
Roy
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