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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1966
Page
1
The Associated Press notes how Christians and Britons resume work and Boxing Day routines after Christmas. U S B52s strike Communist positions an hour after a two day truce ends in Vietnam. Vatican and world leaders marked Christmas with blessings and services.
Rotarian Jacobs arranged a talk by Oxford student Bill Broyles for Wednesday. Our future is in the hands of youngsters like Bill, said Jack. He’s home for Christmas and plans a weekend visit at 146 Olive. Call 582-9434 to join the gathering. they already have two dogs. The annual joint meeting of Sen Jacints Method and the medical staff is set for 6 30 pm at the hospital. Overcast with rain through Tuesday and a temperatures between 45 and 61 degrees.
A column offers holiday forecasts and quick notes about Montgomery Alabama figures like Dan Stalkworth and Syd Gould, Beedbrick Crawford lookalikes, Tilgey’s knife and fork tournament, and Red Pruett eyeing Baytown 1967. It mentions Lee Liggett fans, Lee College pie, and invites for Connie Porter and Alan Brewin’s Christmas reunion at 2100 Kilgore Road from 7:20 to 10:30 p.m. Thursday with references to Santa Claus and local social bits.
Author William Manchester, age about 70, hospitalized in Middletown with pneumonia and listed in critical condition. The writer of The Death of a President was taken to Middlesex Memorial Hospital and placed in intensive care as negotiations continue over his forthcoming JFK assassination account and related privacy dispute with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Negotiations over publication of William Manchester's The Death of a President stalled as the author was hospitalized with pneumonia. Two sides had moved toward an out of court settlement, while Mrs Kennedy fights publication of intimate passages. Look magazine plans a serialization beginning January 10.
North Vietnam reports U S planes intruded during the cease fire while U S bombs targeted Viet Cong positions near Saigon. B 52 raids from Guam pounded a base camp storage area and tunnel complex as fighting resumed.
Soviet Luna 13 soft lands on the moon and transmits pictures as scientists in the United States report rising aircraft crisis risk. Vietnam Premier Ky visit to Australia faces opposition amid speculation of cancellation. Dock workers in Saigon strike to secure jobs and staffing guarantees while ships idle.
A Christmas day update from the LBJ Ranch notes President Johnson resumes work after a Christmas Eve visit with Vietnam casualties and a private family observance. George Hamilton, host to Johnson's daughter Lynda Bird, attended the private family Christmas at the ranch 635 miles west of Austin. The First Family shared a late Christmas dinner with relatives and attended midnight Mass at Stonewall.
A cold front and cloud cover spread across Texas with snow expected in the Panhandle through Tuesday and snow flurries to the northwest by nightfall. Temperatures were forecast 13 to 14 degrees below normal later in the week, with daily highs ranging from the mid teens to the 50s in the south and east.
An Anahuac woman Lola Scherer 54 died after losing control of her car near Anahuac as Texas Christmas holiday traffic deaths rose to 29. Funeral services were held at First Methodist Church Anahuac. Survivors include husband Robert B. Scherer Sr son Robert B. Scherer Sr and daughter Pamela Scherer of Houston. The AP tally began Friday night and ran through Monday night. Other victims included a Gonzales man Livya Henry Cray killed near Gonzales on Texas 37 and several losses near Gladewater Bay City Cross Plains Odessa Del Rio and more as state safety officials warned of higher tolls during holidays.
More than 100 protesters gathered at a ranch road barricade two miles from President Johnsons ranch to denounce the Vietnam war. The vigil, sponsored by Houston Citizens for Peace in Vietnam, lasted about three hours despite cold winds.
In Paragould Arkansas Sharon Swindle four year old received many gifts as a 14 month custody fight continues. Maurice Cathey the mothers attorney said Sharon enjoyed a full Christmas with dolls toy radio clothes and books. Temporary custody was awarded to Cathey and his wife by Circuit Judge Nitsian Edwards. The case may be settled in Arkansas courts with Valerie Day Swindle and Sharon's father Gerald Swindle to appear in Greene County chancery court.
Harris County’s 19 member Texas House delegation plans a meeting at the Rice Hotel Houston next Thursday to likely elect Rep Tom Bass to head the group for the upcoming session. A petition and telegrams backed the move. The delegation, largest in state government, is split between conservatives and liberals, with Bass aiming to unite on growth issues facing Harris County.
The final day of the 78 hour Christmas traffic death count shows fatalities 20 per cent behind last Christmas with 417 toll early today. A National Safety Council spokesman warned the count could still rise but noted last year’s figure was unusually high. The council predicts 80 to 150 more deaths by Friday night. compared with 391 in the nonholiday period of Dec 22, 1965. The best advice is to leave early for home to avoid last minute rush and fast driving.
Baytown records a quiet holiday with only 10 major accidents across town. Four people were injured, including John Francis Dommert and Gregson Dean Dommert who were treated at San Jacinto Hospital after a crash with a light pole at Florida and Oregon streets at 9 30 p m Sunday. Pauline Hill and J R Hill of Beazley Addition received care at Gulf Coast Hospital after their 1957 Ford was rear ended by a 23960 Ford at 4 27 p m Sunday. Charles Ray Dennis of 7413 Vernell was driver of the 1960 Ford.
Raphas Apodaca of Peoria Arizona has shed 250 pounds in eight months through dieting and medication. The 62 year old reduced his weight from 603 to 350 pounds since April and spent Christmas at home after hospital treatment at Maricopa County Hospital in Phoenix.
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