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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1970
Page
1
The Baytown Sun reports on investigations showing military agencies surveilling Congress and civilians. The notices list local events and obituaries including Curran Curtis Voss and community activities at Cedar Bayou 4-H Club and a Christmas open house.
Police report 66 accidents investigated through Wednesday as bad weather and crowded roads drive a December surge. Major crashes occurred on Decker and Airhart, at Highway 146 and Tallent Lane. Allen D. Pellequin, 1510 N. Pruett, was hospitalized after striking a utility pole and was cited for negligent collision. Joyce Marie Breaux, a Katy passenger, was injured in a two car crash at Highway 146 and Tallent Lane while riding with Ronald Breaux. he was cited for no Texas license and for failure to yield. W. P. Smith, 704 Willow, was injured when Roy Short Jr. struck his parked car at Yupan. Smith was treated at Gulf Coast Hospital.
FAIR AND continued cool is the Baytown area weather forecast for Thursday. Temperature mid-30s to upper 60s. MORGAN'S POINT tides Friday Highs at 8:01 a.m. and 3:31 p.m., lows at 8:13 a.m. and 7:01 p.m. FRIDAY'S SUN will rise at 7:11 a.m. and set at 5:25 p.m. The rest lists social notes and personal greetings from various readers.
Harry E. Graham vice president of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers will speak at the Baytown TSPE Chapter meeting at noon Friday in Barrnada Tower Center. Graham has 20 years with Dow Chemical at Freeport and Houston and has held multiple TSPE leadership roles. He earned a civil engineering degree from Lafayette College in 1927 and did graduate work at the University of Houston.
Documents stamped secret show Navy and Air Force have investigative duties on civil disturbances and dissident activity similar to the Army. Sen. Ervin accuses Army agents of spying on lawmakers and hundreds of civilians, and notes reports of surveillance on state and local officials, journalists, and church figures. Army denies illicit data collection and says its policy prohibits such acts while probes continue.
Ground breaking Wednesday launched a 199 bed hospital complex by Extendicare Inc for Baytown. Linbeck Construction Co. will build on a 14 acre site at Alexander Drive and Bowie with Mayor Glen Walker and Baytown Chamber of Commerce President Charles Tillery offering congratulations.
Harris County area water district elections set filing deadlines and election dates. Incumbents Lindsay and Talley filed in Central and Improvement District No 1. Jan 12 election at the district office with absentee voting Dec 24 to Jan 7. Ballot place drawing Dec 27. Other districts set deadlines and offices for filing and voting, with multiple incumbents listed and several positions open. Overall, five board members per district elected every two years. Doris Tiner filed for tax assessor collector.
D. T. Harrison visited The Sun to present a $100 check from the International Association of Machinists for the Goodfellows, plus a $10 gift in memory of Mrs. Eva Carroll. Chief Goodfellows expresses deep appreciation as other donors are listed, totaling 2412.959 dollars.
E W Bill Buelow of Baytown plans retirement after 42 years with Humble Oil and Refining Co. Effective Jan 1 1971 he will enjoy golf back at his Shiro Texas home and time with family. Born Fayetteville he arrived in Baytown 1928 and rose through pipe, M C and area supervisor roles while earning the Outstanding Young Man of 1945 award for war bond drives and safety work. He also taught first aid and helped train pipefitters.
The Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club backs a federal grant of 2.2 million dollars to buy Mustang Island for a Texas state park. The grant, to be matched by state funds, must close by December 31 or the land will go to an oil firm planning a loading facility. U S Senator John Tower announced the aid after a Washington bid effort led by J R Bob Singleton of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.
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