Ex Baytonian Richard L Connor dies in New Jersey
RICHARD LEE CONNOR 33 formerly of Baytown died in New Jersey. Connor is the son of Mrs. Gladys Anderson of Baytown. Baytown arrangements to be announced by Earthman Funeral Home. Rotary Speaker Rev Horace Westwood of Houston will address Rotary club at noon at the Tower. Beach City council meets Tuesday at the Community Building on West Bay Road. BSU party past Lee College students to buffet and play at Second Baptist Church gym. Annie McElroy hospitalized after auto accident at Marcell and Harvard. The Robbl ys Twins will perform New Year’s Eve party at Goose Creek Country Club from 3 pm to 1 am. Breakfast, hats and noisemakers planned, reservations encouraged. Junior Forum to discuss Cerebral Palsy Center plans at Thursday Kiwanis noon meeting. PFC Michael V. Bouchillon, 18, son of Mr and Mrs Russell Bouchillon of Channelview, assigned as clerk typist in US Army near Saigon, Vietnam. David Lee Fenton located and released after injuries in a car accident at N Main and James. Slight warming trend expected in Baytown area midweek with highs near 60. Tuesday 36-58 range, increasing clouds and warmer Wednesday. Galveston tides Wednesday high at 3:12 pm and 11:24 pm. low at 7 am and 8:48 pm.
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Richard Lee Connor
Baytown
New Jersey
Connor
Gladys Anderson
Earthman Funeral Home
Christmas Notes From A Small Town Card File
Sammie Smith offers a feature style piece about holiday greetings and family updates. Jessie Cole thanks readers for Christmas cards. John DeGarmo returns from months in Colombia and compares notes with Sig Osterhus. Jim and Sue Helbig send news from Baton Rouge with Sue directing Teen-Age Republicans. Jack and Jo Taylor host daughters for holidays. Stephen Davis shows off a new watch. C M Floyd discovers a longer shortcut. Peter and Ethel Keller serve pickled shrimp. Bill Cook inherits a broken arm from a fall. Asa Moss and son Donnie visit Dallas for Christmas. Gerald Meeks’ Christmas reunion precedes a Viet Nam departure.
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Sammie Smith
Jessie Cole
John DeGarmo
Colombia
Sig Osterhus
Sig
Jim
Sue Helbig
Baton Rouge
Sue
Jack
Jo Taylor
Stephen Davis
C. M. Floyd
Peter
Ethel Keller
Bill Cook
Horace C. Cook
Crosby
Asa Moss
Donnie
Dallas
Boyd
Gerald Meeks
Vietnam
China Likely Fires Seventh Nuclear Test, Rumors Fly
Tokyo reports state the U S Atomic Energy Commission said China may have conducted its seventh nuclear test on Christmas Eve in Lop Nor central Asia. The blast allegedly yielded about 20 000 tons of TNT roughly equal to the first atomic bomb. Japanese officials noted unusual fallout but saw no danger to people. Analysts suggest low yield and possible political timing around Mao Zedong's birthday.
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Peking
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China
Hiroshima
Japan
Tadao Kosumi
Washington
Kusumi
Holiday Over War Returns as U S Troops Resume Fighting
Patrick E. Créefe reports that after Christmas truce ends, U S troops in Vietnam renew clashes with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese. Warplanes strike supply convoys, while tension rises in Korea and amid Middle East crises. Pope Paul VI delivers peace prayers from St Peter's as President Johnson marks Christmas at the White House.
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Associated Press
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U.S
North Vietnam
U.S.1 Command
South Korea
Fcr
Pope Paul VI
St. Peter's Basilics
Dieth
Johnson
White House
Pope Faul
Patrick Lyndon Nugent
Donnelly Named Fire President at Baytown Volunteer Dinner
John F. Donnelly was installed president of Baytown Volunteer Fire Department Station No. 2 at a Rebel Inn dinner. Other officers included Ray Heebler as vice president A F Drouilhet secretary treasurer Arthur Anders chief Adolph Michalsky assistant chief Rev Harold Bomhoff chaplain and C Piscek and Joe R Harvey directors. Bomhoff gave the evening’s speech as prizes for points were announced. The next meeting will be the second Monday in January due to the holiday season.
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John F. Donnelly
Baytown
Mersay
Ray Heebler
A. F. Drouilhet
Airthur Anders
Adolph Michalsky
Harold Bomhoff
C. Piscek
Joe RK. Harvey
Bomhoff
First Moon Module Set For Blast Off
NASA officials announced the first uncrewed Lunar Module, named Apollo 5, would launch on a Saturn V rocket in an earth orbit test lasting about six hours. The mission aims to verify readiness for manned lunar operations and validate the Lunar Module’s engine and structural concepts after the earlier fatal test.
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Fis
Space Agency
U.S
National Aeronautics and, Space Administration
NASA
Mao Birthday Greetings From Mao and Ho Chi Minh
The article notes Mao Tse-tung turning seventy with greetings from Ho Chi Minh. It also mentions Chiang Kai-shek predicting Mao’s days are numbered and Cold Texas weather with possible light snow in the Panhandle. A separate section reports the Palestine Liberation Organization meeting Cairo to coordinate armed resistance to Israel.
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Mao Tse-ting
North
Ho Chi Minh
Texas
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
State
Palestine Liberation Organization
Cairo
Israal
Chiang Kai-shek
Republic of China
China
Mao Ts
Colorful Cottonman Dies In Hillsboro
Col Burris C. Jackson a famed cotton industry figure died Monday in his Hillsboro native home after years of ill health. He helped found the National Cotton Council and American Cotton Congress and led Texas cotton efforts for decades. Jackson was postmaster of Hillsboro and hosted prominent receptions in Dallas, Hillsboro, and Washington attracting senators cabinet members and Supreme Court justices.
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Jackson
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American Cotton Congress
Cotton Committee of
Texas
Dallas
Texas Cotton Research Advisory Committee
Amelia Cotton Shippers Association
Texas Cotton Ginners Association
Jackson & Co
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Lindon B Johnson
Tom Connally
House
Sam Rayburn
Washington, D.C
Eisenhower
National Postmasters Association
Hillsboro Country Club
Washington
Rayburn
Congress
Supreme Court
650 Die In Christmas Traffic Across Nation
The three day Christmas holiday traffic toll reached 650 deaths, below the 1965 record of 720 but above last year’s 384. A National Safety Council spokesman said the public’s renewed traffic safety concern kept the total from approaching the all time high of 784 set during a four day Thanksgiving in 1966.
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National Safety Council
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The
Safety Council
Chicago
Postage Increases Spark Holiday Mail Rush
Baytown postmaster AI E Neal urges timely mail as rates rise January 7. First class letters up one penny from five to six cents, air mail from eight to 10 cents, post cards five cents. Stamps not yet received but on requisition, with a brisk sell after the change as residents use up existing stamps.
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AI. E. Neal
Baytenians
Neal
Baytown
Lecture Series at Rice University by Jonathan Miller
Jonathan Miller, a leading figure in Britain's contemporary theater, will lecture at Rice University's Fondren Library Lecture Lounge at 4 pm on January 4, 8, and 16. The talks will cover The Theater, Television, and Motion Pictures.
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Jonathan Miller
Britain
Fondren
Rice University
Famed Physician Steenbock Dies In Wisconsin
Madison AP Famed physician Harry Steenbock, who trapped the sun by discovering Vitamin D in 1920, died Monday following a heart attack. The UW emeritus professor’s 16 year search linked rickets to vitamin deficiency and established standards for Vitamin D in foods. Royalties benefited the university through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Steenbock served on the Wisconsin faculty from 1916 to 1956.
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Madison
Wis
Harry Steenbeck
Tmana
Steenbeck
Stsenbock
University of Wisconsin
Services To Be Held Wednesday By ALAN McWHORTER
Funeral services are planned Wednesday for the Baytown area’s only fatality over the Christmas holidays. The community saw fewer accidents and three fire calls during the period. Roy Joseph Dubeck of Crosby, 24, died in a four car crash on Lazy Jay Road near Barrett Station Sunday night when his vehicle struck a car driven by Laura Guillory of Barrett Station. Dubcek’s passenger Jerome Ulrich of Crosby, 25, was injured. Guillory is in serious condition. Burial will be at Crosby Catholic Cemetery after services at Earthman Highlands and Sacred Heart. Survivors include his mother, two brothers, and two sisters. Police reported 17 minor accidents in Baytown.
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Alan McWhorter
Baytown
Roy
Joseph Dubeck
Crosby
Laxy Jay Road
Barrett Station
Highway Patrol
Jim Garrett
Dubcek
Lazy Jay
Hagene
Jerome Jerry” Ulrich
Dubcaks
Laura ‘Guillory
Garrett
Highway
Dan Lait
Fisway
K.D
Wook
Gulf ‘Co
Walker
Ambula
Harrett Stations
Duleah
James
Sammons
Harris _County
Ferome
Ulrich
Guillory
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Dubcak
Earthmanthlands Chapel
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
A! J. Pavalka
Crosby Cathletic Cemetery
Earthman Highlands Chapel
Crossby
Laura’ Dubeak
Franklin Dubcak
Highlands
Floyd
Johnny Dubeak
Anita Hilliard
Kathleen Dubeak
Clarence Bumbach
David Bumbach
Kenneth Sumbach
Marvin Dubcak
Gilbert Roeder
Raymond Melcher
Ohio Family Wins Welcome Stranger Surprise in Baytown
Mr and Mrs Perry J Lankford and seven year old Patti of Logan Ohio were chosen as state guests of the Baytown Evening Optimist Club program Welcome Stranger after traveling from New Orleans to Edinburg. They were met by Baytown police officer Glen Rosier who ticketed them for following too close but did not reveal the prize.
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Perry J. Lantkford
Patti
Logan
Ohio
Baytown
Edinburg
New Orleans
Lankford
Highway
Estrosman Glen Rosier
Lankfords
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