Baytown YMCA hosts 1 pm swim meet
BAYTOWN YMCA will host a swimming meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Lee College pool with teams from the Beaumont YMCA and the Southwest YMCA in Houston. Other items note Chamber talk by Nell Jones at King's Inn on December 19, Hellfighters premiere tickets, and local Christmas events.
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Lee College
Beaumont Ymca
Southwest Ymca
Houston
Chamber
Nell Jones
Nell
N. Commerce
NASA Chamber of Commerce
King’s Inn
American Appraisers Association
Baytown
Rufus Honeycutt
Brunson Theater
Christmas Preparations Across Town Highlight Local Hopes
Bill Morris gears up to play Santa Claus while Paul Amerson delivers gifts. Donnie Martin shops in Houston as CVY Allens send greetings to their son Bobby in Vietnam. Carrie Franklin wishes friends a merry Christmas though cards are not sent this year. Margaret Wynnemer plans a festive decoration and Marianne Smith is drawn to her father’s car in. Pali Johnston takes a role in a Christmas play surprising all with her performance. Dora Lee directs a Nativity scene as Carmen Kinsey says no Asian flu yet at Travis School.
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Bill Morris
Santa Claus
Paul Amerson
Donnie Martin
Houston
Allens
Bobby
Vietnam
Carrie Franklin
Margaret Wynnemer
Mary Ellen Wooten
Marianne Smith
Pali Johnston
Dora Lee
Carmen Kinsey
Travis School
Baytown Christmas shopping spree boosts local sales
Baytown merchants report a brisk holiday rush with car dealers, hardware stores, electronics and jewelry shops all posting higher volumes than last year. Buyers hurry toward last minute purchases as the season peaks later next week, with color TVs selling well and women’s wear in high demand.
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Cally
Baytown
Jet Explodes Off Venezuela. 51 Dead Near Caracas
A Pan American 107 jet exploded over the Caribbean near Caracas, nine crew and 42 passengers plus a trainee stewardess totaling 51 on board. Seven bodies found by dawn. search ongoing with most remains unrecovered. Passenger origins include United States Canada Italy Ireland and Venezuela. Pilot was Capt Sidney E Sillwaugh 50 of West Islip NY.
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Venezuela
Pan American
New York
United States
Sidney E . Sillwaugh
West Islipa N
Nixon returns to focus on domestic and global issues
President-elect Nixon, back from Washington, names his Cabinet and meets with President Johnson. Reports say the U S and South Vietnam plan a two sided Paris peace table, Hanoi insists the table be four sided. B52 raids intensify near Saigon while Viet Cong peace delegate hints at potential repentance by Thieu and Ky.
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Richard Nixon
Washington
Johnson
U.S
South Vietnam
Paris
Hanoi
Saigon
Viet Cong
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Kyi
Baytown Housing Group seeks to forego taxes for community centers
Baytown Housing Authority asks the City Council to waive its annual tax payment of about 5000 dollars and use the funds to staff and operate two new community centers serving low rent housing areas. Federal funds totaling 77900 dollars would cover construction, with utilities and a coordinator lacking. Council considered but delayed action to study the request, amid debate over spending priorities. The council also amended mobile home inspection fees from 25 to 12 dollars annually, with only Ted Kloesel opposing.
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New York
Caracas
la Guaira Naval Base
Radio Aeropuerto
Baytown
Campbell
Lamar Kelley
Buddy
Kioésel
Brigadiers Band to Perform On TV Before Oiler Game
The REL Brigadiers and Band may air Sunday in Boston or San Francisco or any home market within range of the Houston Oiler Boston game in the Astrodome. The 128-member corps will perform a halftime program including Dixie fanfare Colonel Bogey March Eyes of Texas and Spirit of 1968 plus a drum major led drill with precise formations and a Kodak-like parade sequence.
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Dixie
Bogey
Jacob
IBM
Texas
Katy King
Lee Entter
Kay Walker
Lorna Dickens
Debbie Johnson
Elaine Triche
Cynthia Zavodny
Kathy Kirkland
North Viet Namese Ready For Offensive
U S analysts report strong indications that North Vietnam plans a winter thrust in South Vietnam. Up to 70,000 enemy troops may be involved, with divisions moved from Cambodia and Laos to Ty Ninh and Binh Long near Saigon, signaling a renewed battle initiative as Paris peace talks stall.
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Washington
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Paris
North Vietnam
Clark M. Clifford
U.S
Ty Ninh
Binh Long
Saigon
Friday the 13th superstitions and misfortune tales
The piece riffs on Friday the 13th with warnings about mirrors wells ladders and black cats. It notes odd weather, cautions about looking over the left shoulder and returning home, and hints at folklore about tombstones caskets and bad luck.
City awards water system contract to Bayshore Constructors
The council bypassed the lowest bidder Joseph V. Tantillo Co of Port Arthur and awarded the phase one contract for the half million dollar water system improvement to Bayshore Constructors of Baytown for 523,901.50 dollars on a 5 to 2 vote. Tantillo had bid 510,487.20 but questioned materials and specifications. The decision followed debate over Capco type pipe fittings and two standardized brands in the asbestos cement pipe specs, with Mayor Cravey and Councilman Braswell opposing.
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Mike Lonsford
Baytown
Bayshore Constructors of
Bayshore
Joseph V. Tantillo Co
Port Arthur
Tantillo
R. E. L. Johnson
Turner, Collie and Braden
Johnson
Bayshore Corstructors
Seaborn Cravey
Andy Braswell
Braswell
Goodfellow Christmas Drive Near One-Third Goal
Baytown community collects funds for Chief Goodfellow to reach one third of a $3000 target to provide Christmas bags for needy children aged 12 and under. Local volunteers from Octagon Club at Ross Sterling High School will solicit dimes and quarters Saturday at intersections to boost donations.
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Ross Sterling Octagon Club
Glenn Balke
John Morgan
Gene Caughman
Lin Junge
Bill Barsalau
David Hudson
Baytown Sun
Goodfellow
Baytown
Goodfellow Organization
P. O. Box 90
Octagon Club
Ross Sterling High School
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