Christmas concert to honor L. Early family at Conroe school
The Robert E. Lee High School choral department plans a Christmas concert at 7 20 p m Monday in the school auditorium. Admission is 30 cents and the event honors Mrs Sally Early 79 of Conroe and John L Early of 1205 Strickland. Funeral services for Mrs Early are arranged by Metcalf Funeral Home. Dandrea rites pending at Earthman Funeral Home. Baytown junior school bands will give a 7 p m concert Tuesday at the school auditorium with the public invited.
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Robert E. Lee High School
Sally Early
Conroe
L. M. Early
Williams
John L. Early
Strick
Metcalf Funeral Home
Danny Dandrea
Morrell
Earthman Funeral Home
Dandrea
Texas Highway Department
Houston
Baytown
Around Mrs. Bertie Chavers and Edison Courts Gifts
Senior citizens at Edison Courts enjoyed a program and fruit gifts from Eastside Baptist Church youth. The item lists civic and club figures visiting Baytown organizations, including Lee College Circle K and Kiwanis guests, with notes on personal happenings.
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Bertie Chavers
Edison Courts
Eastside Baptist Church
Forrest Gober
Dewaine Andersen
Patricia Orsak
Ann Bevel
REL Reyette Club
Lee Hales
Mike Liles
Lee College Circle K Club
Pete Runnells
Pete Sultis
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Weather and Tides for Baytown Area Forecast
Mostly cloudy and continued cold through Tuesday in the Baytown area. Monday temperatures range from the mid 40s to mid 50s. Morgan's Point tides show highs at 6:13 a.m. and 4:55 p.m. Tuesday sunrise is 7:09 a.m. and sunset 5:24 p.m.
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Baytown Area
Morgan’s Point
Meeting Is Tonight Trustees To Hear Black Grievances
Black parents will present grievances to the Baytown school board at the 7 30 p m meeting. The Black Parents Grievance Committee will present. Mrs Fena Beth Graves, mother of a Robert E Lee student, also on the agenda. Agenda items focus on discussion with few actions planned.
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Fena Beth Graves
Robert E. Lee
Sterling High School
Roland Kudla
Troy Peterson
Gulf Coast School Board Association
Baytown
J.E. Peters
John Lewis
National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution
Peters
Bronze Star Awarded to Baytown Soldier Joy Staples
Sp4 Joy Andrew Staples 21, son of Mrs. Pat Staples of 138 Ridgeway, received the Bronze Star for distinguished service in Vietnam with the 12st Signal Battalion, First Infantry Division, from 1969 to 1970. He earned the Peacemakers of Thua Thien commendation and the Commendation Medal for exceptional service in pacifications and military operations. He is a Robert E. Lee High School graduate who attended Abilene Christian College, with a future posting as a military advisor at Mt. Hood, Texas.
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Joy Andrew Staples
Pat Staples
Ridgeway
Vietnam
Staples
12St
First Infantry Division
Peacemakers of
Thua- Thien
Thua-Thien Province
Robert &. Lee High School
Abilene Christian College
Mt. Hood, Tex
Crosby Board To Hear New School Proposal
Crosby School Board will hear a proposal for a new elementary school at Indian Shores with developers Craig Cook and Howard Edmunds present. The meeting, moved up for the holidays, will also consider two portable buildings funded by the Emergency School Assistance fund, bids for a walk-in deep-freeze and gym addition, and reports on lunch prizes, computerized classroom use, and the typewriter committee.
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Crosby Board
Crosby
Crosby School Board
Indian Shores
Craig Cook
Howard Edmunds
Drew ‘School
Andrew Spence
Goodfellow Campaign Passes 50 Per Cent
The Baytown Goodfellows campaign reports donations surpassing half the goal at 50 percent with contributions totaling 2708 dollars. Chief Goodfellow appeals for urgent gifts as Christmas nears, citing a Baytown mother requesting help for her four unemployed children and appealing to readers to forward donations to the Baytown Sun Goodfellows Fund.
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Goodfellow Campaign
Chief Goodfellow
Baytown
Instanca
Goodfellow
Santa
Goodfellow Fund
Baytown Sun
Boxx
Britons halt power slowdown amid holiday week fears
Our World Today reports Britain’s electrical workers end the power slowdown, assuring 55 million Britons a Christmas with lights heat and facilities after a week of brownouts. Dayan rejects UN troops in Israel. Nixon aides urge unity and a governors conference. A $210 million SST bill clears House path despite filibuster risk. UT regents chief clashes with Arrowsmith over resignation.
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London
Britain
Jaycee Membership Drive Under Way in Baytown
Dennis Hancock chairs Baytown Junior Chamber of Commerce membership drive meetings set for the first Tuesday and the third Tuesday at Holiday Inn and Prospective members ages 21 to 35 are invited. Interested persons may call 427-1737 for details.
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Dennis Hancock
Baytown
Troop pullout pace tops Nixon timetable in Vietnam
AP reports U S troop strength in Vietnam fell below 44 000 beating the Nixon plan by about three weeks The figure includes 258 300 Army 43 300 Air Force 25 000 Marines 17 000 Navy and 100 Coast Guard With continued withdrawals the base at Cu Chi was handed to South Vietnam’s 25th Infantry Division and most of the U S force is slated to be out by summer 1972 Strong sources say many Americans will stay to aid South Vietnam with advisory air support and training duties
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Coast Guard
Sone
Cu Chi
25Th Infantry Division
Hawaii
Nixon reshuffles Treasury to Ambassador Role for Kennedy
President Nixon announced that Secretary of the Treasury David M Kennedy will resign February 1 and become ambassador at large Kennedy will retain cabinet status in the new post He will be succeeded by former Texas Governor John Connally a Democrat from Texas announcing the shifts at a reporters briefing
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Washington
Nixon
Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
John Connally
Texas
Kennedy
Baytown Sends Officers to SMU Law Institute
Baytown Police Department received a 2800 grant to send five officers to the Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute at Southern Methodist University. Sgt Bill Jackson and H H Steele attended a four week session in October with Assistant Chief R H Turner to begin a three month course in January. Two more officers will take a four week spring session. The grant may reimburse the fall attendees or fund two additional officers for four in the spring course. The program covers all facets of police work from a management view.
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Baytown
Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute
Southern Methodist University
John Wilkinson
Southwest
Bill Jackson
Set. H. H. Steele
R. H.turner
Wilkinson
Central Texas Council of Governments
Bellon
Texas Criminal Justice Council
Texas Commission On Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
Price Daniel Sr. Gets State High Court Post
Southeast Texas retains an associate justice seat as Justice Clyde E. Smith of Woodville retires December 31. Former Gov. Price Daniel of Liberty is named to succeed him, taking office January 1, 1971, becoming the only man to have led Texas as governor, speaker, attorney general, and U.S. senator. The appointment fulfills Daniel's aim to serve in all three branches of government.
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Price Daniel Sr
Texas
State Supreme Court
Clyde E. Smith
Woodville
Price Daniel
Liberty
Preston Smith
Daniel
Texas House of Representatives
U.S
Smith
Announ
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