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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1966
Page
1
Friends of Congressmen elect Bob Eckhardt of Houston invite the public to a 7 30 p m meeting at the Holiday Inn in Baytown. A reception committee includes W O Tidman Precinct 100 chairman RB Red Pruett and Aven Rice.
Baytown pairs Connie and Elmer Hartleib received a joint Community Service citation for youth work at Goose Creek Lodge Hall after a DeMolay meeting. Rev Harold Bomhoff and the Hartleibs were praised for open house youth mentoring and long service in DeMolay and church activities.
Baytown's Lions Club opened its annual Lion-O-Dimes drive on Texas Avenue in front of First National Bank to fund Baytown projects for 1967. Proceeds support eye care for the needy, scholarships, Scout and Little League programs, and teen baseball teams.
Sam McPhail of Houston Lighting and Power Co. Baytown Division is promoted to Division Chief Clerk Coordinator at the Houston home office. He will coordinate accounting systems for 11 division offices across the Gulf Coast system. Wallace Wheeler is named Baytown chief clerk.
Dr. Jon E. Nesselrode becomes chief of staff and president at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital for 1967. James Herrop and Dr. Frank L. Jaubert announced a full slate including Dr. John H. Scott as president-elect and Dr. J. A. Dowlen as vice president. New facilities and training programs were announced with completion expected by Feb 1.
United States flatly rejected North Vietnamese charges that American warplanes bombed Hanoi city. Saigon and Washington released reports claiming all bombs hit designated targets near the capital and that no strikes occurred inside the city limits. Pilots and officials asserted foreign accounts of civilian damage stemmed from anti aircraft missiles or unexploded shells.
Baytown motorists were urged to be extra careful during the holidays as traffic accidents rise. Sgt. James Lankford warned December could tie or set records due to holiday travel and shopping. He stressed avoiding driving after drinking and noted 61 accidents in the first 15 days of December, ahead of last year’s pace.
Urban highway engineer A C Keyser Friday broke ground on the 33 million interstate bridge across the Houston Ship Channel. Construction will take about three years with approaches from I 116 north and the La Porte Freeway south. Officials praised decades of effort led by Rep Albert Thomas and stressed the east loop addition. The bridge will be over 6 200 feet long with a ten lane span, targeting completion in 1970.
Santa Claus updates his phone to 583-5626 in Bay town. Callers are greeted personally by Santa and invited to share Christmas wishes after the greeting. Courtesy of the Brunson Theater.
NATO ministers endorsed an Italian plan for broader scientific cooperation with Soviet bloc nations to close the brain gap and promote East West reconciliation in technology. AMINTORE FANFANI proposed starting Europe wide ties with other nations at an advanced stage under a state economy system. Rusk praised allied aid to South Vietnam and listed priority needs. seven other countries, including France, are providing aid such as teachers.
The 1966 Baytown Goodfellow Drive to fund a Christmas party for underprivileged children gains momentum with donations reaching 1315.44 to date and a remaining goal of 1200. The message highlights community support from local families and organizations and notes the 36th annual drive.
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