Speaker Candidate Tours Baytown Ahead of Texas House Vote
G. F. Mutscher, the only announced candidate for Speaker of the Texas House, spoke in Baytown during a tour across the state. The Brenham native, 35, in his fourth term, outlined why the race begins early and the need for travel and campaigning. He noted 140 of 150 incumbents have shown interest and plans future statewide travels while continuing his cattle and farming work in Brenham.
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Baytown Weather Forecast and Community Notices
Baytown area foresees sun and mild temperatures through Wednesday with a low in the 50s and highs in the 70s. Tides at Galveston listed for Wednesday. Community items include anniversary wishes, club events, and open houses at hospitals and schools across Baytown and nearby areas.
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Galveston
MBA Names Five New Directors
Baytown Mutual Benefit Association elected five new board members to two year terms at a Monday night meeting. New directors are W. H. Boucher Bruce M. Causey Cecil A Behymer Jack G. Hester and Albert J. Wotiksa. Holdover members include L. J. Weiler Mary River James W. Carroll and James W. Frymire. New MBA officers will be chosen from the board at the January 18 meeting. Boucher serves as president with Weiler as vice president and Miss Kiber as secretary treasurer.
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W. H. Boucher
Bruce M. Causey
Cecil A Behymer
Jack G. Hester
Albert J. Wotii+ka
L. J. Weiler
Mary River
James W. Carroll
James W. Frymire
MBA
Boucher
Weiler
Miss Kiber
Goodfellows Appeal Seeks $3,000 for Baytown Children
Chief Goodfellow notes donations total $367.60 with Germany based contributors Randall Larry and Wayne Watkins sending $2 each. The drive aims to raise $3,000 to provide gifts and Christmas goodies for underprivileged Baytown children. mail contributions to Box 30 Baytown.
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Wayne
Goodfellow Fund
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Goodfellow
Goodfellow Fraternity
Baytown
Sultis Gets New Post as Ron Kramer Promoted To Head Coach
Johnella Boynton reports Sultis moves from assistant athletic director to athletic director as Dan Stallworth nears retirement. Ron Kramer becomes head coach at Robert E. Lee with Bobby Wright joining staff. Trustees debate timing of the new post while district aims for seamless athletic leadership by late January.
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Stallworth
High Officials Of Phone Company Here For Tour
General Telephone Co of the Southwest executive vice president L Gray Beck and vice president R E Bud Paulsen, from San Angelo, toured Baytown and Highlands with district manager E O Cambern. Also present were R E Shirley and W A Leigon. The trip aimed to view operations and facilities and to inform customers and employees about dialing without long distance charges to over 450,000 phones in the Houston area as part of Project 67 a 5 million expansion.
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Bud) Paulsen
San Angelo
Bob) Shirey
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Deb) Leigon
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Highlands
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Cambern
Houston
Houston Central Zone
la Porte
Trustees approve extended library hours and new staff move
The school board discussed a two hour extension of hours at Robert E. Lee and Ross Sterling High School libraries on an experimental basis and authorized hiring an additional clerical position. An interim report on employee relations and a teacher contract study was presented, with a possible recommendation by the second January meeting. A tuberculosis annual test proposal for all district students was also discussed.
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Sterling
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Baytown
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Cedar Bayou
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Opryshek
Aveyyear
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Peterson
Scott
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George E. Felkner
East Harris County Medical Society
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Wahrund
East Harris County Medical Group
Earthquake toll and NATO plans across continents
Reported quake damage in southwest India prompts isolated alerts along the Western Ghats. NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels aiming to outline a new ten year strategy for graduated responses to Soviet actions. About 40,000 people expected for Kentucky governor inauguration as Republicans gain first since 1960s. House Appropriations urges curbing some federal projects. Otto E. Otepks faces discipline for sharing classified info with a Senate subcommittee.
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Brussels
Frankfort
Kentucky
Americans Visit Dakson Amid Saigon Battle
Sen Charles Percy and seven Americans escaped uninjured from a spur of the moment visit to the Dakson village. Mortars and small arms fire erupted as allied forces, including the 1st Air Cavalry Division, pursued fortified positions held by the North Vietnamese 22nd Regiment. Casualties mounted with 32 Americans and 30 South Vietnamese soldiers killed and 447 Americans and 1 South Vietnamese wounded.
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Nouth
Hill For Governor Office Opens Here
Lee Brasfield announces Hill for Governor headquarters will be set up in Baytown at the old Culpen Building on Texas Avenue. The office will be open daily with literature and Hill materials available. Hill plans Baytown visit after New Year with several coffees planned.
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Brasfield
Long distance service curtailed in Baytown for 14 hours
General Telephone in Baytown reports a 14 hour local outage from 3:45 p.m. to 5 a.m. due to a wet underground cable leak under Texas Avenue. Crews replaced the damaged segment between Texas Avenue and Pearce, restoring some lines by 3 a.m. and all by 5 a.m. Emergency circuits were set for upcoming expanded area service to Houston.
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Cambern
Baytown
General Telephone Co
Texas Avenue
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