San Luis Pass Vacek Bridge Opens Saturday
The San Luis Pass Vacek Bridge opens Saturday December 17 linking West Galveston Island with Brazoria County completing the Texas Gulf Coast highway system. Built for 3.5 million dollars with bond support and no federal or state funds, the bridge boosts local land values and marks a new era for West Galveston Island development including Pirates' Beach Jamaica Beach Sea Isle and Terramar Beach.
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San Luis Pass- Vacek
Galveston Island
Brazoria County
Texas
Texas Gulf Coast
West
Canal Front
San Luis Pass-Vacek
West Galveston Island Association
61St Street
Seawall Boulevard
Bill Tomertin to Speak at BSU Banquet Tonight
The Baptist Student Union Christmas banquet is at the Tower at 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost 1.73 dollars from BSU officers. Bill Tomertin, a Baytown native and Dallas associate in the division of student work, will be guest speaker. He is a 1957 Beylor graduate and attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1960. Tomerlin’s career includes youth revivals, pastorships in Dimebox and Morgan, and 1960-65 as director of BSU at San Antonio College. The theme is A Star in the Night and about 60 guests are invited along with BSU members and Arabian Students of Lee College.
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Baptist Student Union
BSU
William
Bill} Tomertin
Tomerlin
Baytown
Dallas
Robert E. Lee High School
Beylor University
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
South Viet Nam Seeks Better Army Leadership
In Saigon under U S urging South Vietnam begins a program to improve military leadership. A merit based promotion system is introduced amid resistance to reforms aimed at removing deadwood from the officer corps. General Westmoreland pressured reform after concern over failing initiative in the Third Corps Saigon provinces and capital.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
United States
U.S
Wiliam C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Westmorelong
Opinions Split on U S Role in Viet Nam in Beaumont
An AP report from Beaumont notes local mood on the U S involvement in South Vietnam. Suehiro Onishi of Kagawa Prefectural Assembly says attitudes are evenly divided though critics see no clear alternative. Beaumont is highlighted as a center for rice farming interest and visitors.
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Viet Nam
Beaumont
APJ
U. S
Suehiro Onishi
Kagawa Prefectural
Treaumont
Onishi Szic
New Boy Scout Troop Organized In Baytown
A new Boy Scout troop designated 101 has been organized in Baytown with Memorial Baptist Church as sponsor. Scout executive Louis Wall confirms the unit meets Tuesdays at 7 30 p.m. at the Scout House across from the church. R A Weaver is Scoutmaster. Harold Mullen is institutional representative. James A Bond chairs the troop committee with members listed.
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Baytown
Louis Wall
East Harris
Memorial Baptist Church
C. W. Sterling
Harold Mullen
T A. Fain
Forrest
B. E. Lintelman
French Place
Henry Curtis Ball
Scenic Drive
R. A. Weaver
Ivie Lee
J. T. Molter
East Marrill
Larry Miller
Cedar Bayou
Lynchburg Road
Kenneth Kennn
Stimpson
Roger Tramwell
E. Republic
Curtis Kleypas
Robert Blake
Neal
Rusty Lijes
Midway
Frank
Harry Brown
Chandler
James Floyd Hayes
Ash
Robert Blundell
Long
Gary Kley
Ras
Republic
Calvin “Fills
Dropout Steve McQueen Nets $750000 A Picture
New York AP report profiles Steve McQueen once a high school dropout with only the ninth grade, now commanding $750000 per film plus a share of profits. He recalls Greenwich Village days, hustles, and a life shaped by resilience, fitness, and self discipline. He emphasizes body care, moderation, and doing work he loves, noting his early struggles and the contrast with fame.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Steve McQueen
Steve
School of
Hard Knocks
McQueen
U.S
Iheart
Greenwich Village
Desperado
Wife Of Juan Peron Goes Into Business
Isabel Martinez de Peron, 36, wife of former Argentine dictator Juan Peron, announced the creation of a multimillion peseta export import firm named Stagle, with herself as president. The event, a cocktail party for over 300 businessmen, signals Peron’s possible withdrawal from plans to return to Argentina.
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Madrid
Juan Peron
Argentina
Peron
Isabel Martinez
Stagle
Dead Woman Safe After Fraud Plot Bared
A 27 year old research analyst once reported dead has been found alive in a Bronx courthouse ending a staged drowning plot aimed at two insurers. Alvin Brodie and Burton Roberts face charges after wiretap evidence and a ruse with a dory in Long Island Sound. The pregnant woman, Miss Lindenmaier, was arrested in White Plains under an assumed name and testified before a grand jury.
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New York
Werner A. Lindenmaier
Upper Montclair
Miriam
Bronx
Lindenmaier
Manhattan
White Plains
N.Y
Elizabeth Pangborn
Alvin Brodie
Bronx Supreme Court
Miss Lindenmaier
Times Square
Roberts
Brodie
Thormas Martin
Long Island Sound
Hart Island
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Equitable Life Assurance Society
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Mobile Maid
General Electric
San Jacinto Hospital
Boy Scout
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Singer Center
Television
Greece
Elden
Touch & Sew
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Singer” Notions
Scherers
DEPT
Anahuac, Texas
Mens
Childrens
la Porte
Khekis
Hanes
B&m Sales
W. Main la Porte, Texas
East Texas
Black's Pharmacy
Sterling
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