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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1966
Page
1
The Jacinto Council hosts a Christmas party and dinner at Gibbs Hall on West Main Street Sunday the 24th. Rebekah 3 joins the annual celebration with a ham and program at the Baptist church. Sterling choir and Christi lead the home visit portion of the festivities.
Weather and tides show clear for most of weekend with partly cloudy skies Friday night into Saturday. Temperatures near 23 to 63 degrees. Coastal tide changes noted for Sunday and Monday with highs around 3:06 and 3:50. Local brief mentions include public speaking, induction, holiday plans, and community notes from area residents.
In Manhattan court Judge presiding speeds decision on Kennedy book dispute. Mrs Kennedy alleges publisher Manchester overstepped consent by planning publication without approval. Dell Books offers $1 million for paperback rights as Harper & Row lines up full hardcover release in April. Kennedy and Senators deny clearance, while Kennedy’s wife recounts lengthy interviews and asserts her rights would be destroyed if publication proceeds.
Santas Chis changes his telephone number to 583-5626 in Bay town energsters can now reach him by calling 583-56265 Santa answers calls personally and asks listeners to say what they want for Christmas after greeting you courtesy of the Hriason Theater.
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia AP influential Republican governors say Republicans cannot rely on President Johnsons dropping popularity to win in 1968 Romney Michigan governor a top GOP prospect says voters need a basic change in direction not protest votes against Johnsons Great Society or the Vietnam war Rockefeller New York governor agrees that local conditions shape outcomes and warns against overreliance on polls Hughes Iowa governor indicates possible talks with Johnson after Christmas at his Texas ranch opposing Johnsons policies may loosen
Five people died when a westbound car carrying University of Texas Longhorn Band members collided with an eastbound vehicle on Interstate 10 near Sealy, about 32 miles west of Houston. Victims include Marilyn Lundell Kathy Sue Billiott Jo Ann Slaughter and Jennifer Seuson Bornar, all UT students, plus Karl Wright, a Sealy laborer. Pat Krause had planned to travel but chose not to go.
In western North Carolina, Tweetsie, the circular railroad near Boone, objects to a new venture called Tootsie at Lake Lure. Tweetsie’s promoters warn that the similar names could confuse tourists even as both attractions pursue visitors.
Chief Goodfellow reports the 1966 drive is in its last week with just over 31000 still needed to fund gifts for needy children. Two major events are planned Leslie’s School of Dancing performs at Firemen’s Hall Lee Drive with donations aiding the drive. A Kiddie Show at the Bronson Theater on Thursday morning charges 30 cents with proceeds to the fund.
U S planes dropped about 2.5 million surrender leaflets over Hanoi and the Red River Delta urging North Vietnamese soldiers to leave their units and seek humane treatment. The United States denies hazardous devices fell in Hanoi. More air strikes reported in the Demilitarized Zone and Mekong Delta amid ongoing Vietnam conflict.
The Gulf Coast Education Center and local citizens will assist in a plant and curricula survey in Crosby to decide on a future building plan. A central high school could replace Drew and Crosby High School, expanding to meet a projected 156 high school students and updating credits and facilities. The bond issue would come with no tax increase under the current structure, and the survey aims to determine if a new central high school or additions are best for academics and sports.
Mike Taylor, 22, a December graduate of the Department of Public Safety Academy in Austin, is stationed in Baytown as a highway patrolman. He will work with veteran Patrolman K. B. Woolsey. Taylor, from Weslaco, Texas, attended Elgin Junior College and Pan American College before joining the patrol. He began duties Monday in Baytown and is married to Lynda Dianne Luce of Pasadena, residing at Creative Arms Apartments on Baker Road.
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