Baytown Sun notices and personnel updates reel from holidays
Baytown Sun details Christmas Eve injury for business manager John Wadley as well as upcoming New Year’s Eve dance tickets. It lists military assignments for James L. Bailey and Richard Birch, and honors for William R. Slusser and R. D. Weatherford. It notes Donnie Price’s election and a Guardian Transportation course, plus a light rain forecast and Galveston tides timetable.
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John Wadley
Baytown Sun
Holiday gatherings and family updates in local notices
Mr and Mrs T E Harmon host a holiday dinner with 36 guests including relatives and friends. Hazel Woodard of Gallup New Mexico and Jimmy Woodard visit Lillie Garrett. Kevin Ellis 13 recovering after surgery at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. Mrs A D Anthony to host Jack Cornweils from Kansas City over Christmas. Harold Brown and families share early morning calls from London where Sgt Brown is stationed. Mrs Wayne Clement also makes an early morning call.
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T. E. Harmon
Dailey Street
Harmon
Hazel
Jimmy Woodard
Gallup
N. Mex
Lillie Garrett
the Sun
George Cassity
Kevin Ellis
Rennie Ellis Jr
Lafayette Drive
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
A.D. Anthony
North Whiting
Jack Cornweils
Kansas City
Kanover
Set
Harold Brown
Jack Tyler
London
England
Sgt. Brown
U.S. Air Force
Wayne Clement
Apollo 8 mission nears Earth reentry slot target
Apollo 8 astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders race to reentry as the fastest, hottest return through Earth’s atmosphere looms. The crew plans a Pacific splashdown about 10:55 a.m. EST Friday after a six day Moon orbit. Officials call the mission historic and monitor recovery ops.
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Apollo
Earth
Space Center
Houston
Moon
Pacific Ocean
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Alders
Tn Earth
Hawaii
U.S
Anders
Mission Control
Borman
Lovell
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Baytown Goodfellows Bring Christmas Joy to Local Family
A grateful Baytown mother thanks the Baytown Goodfellows for brightening Christmas for her three children. She recalls hardship, support from Red Feather and local volunteers, and the surprise delivery of three bags on Christmas Eve. She praises the donors and wishes a Happy New Year.
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Baytown
Red Feather Organization
Goodfellows
Bay
Santa
E J Plocheck Pioneer Baytonian Dies At 66
Emanuel Joe Plocheck 66, a Baytown pioneer who arrived in 1920s as an early wholesale butcher, died of a heart attack on Christmas Day at 40 Cedar Bayou Road. He retired from General Tire and Rubber Co. and leaves wife Theresa, two daughters, one son, three brothers, a sister, twelve grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services set for Friday at Earthman Chapel and St Josephs Catholic Church with burial in Memory Gardens Baytown. He was born in Stoneham Grimes County and was an avid hunter and fisherman.
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Emanuel Joe Plocheck
Baytown
Cedar Bayou Road
Plocheck
Utility Department
General Tire and Rubber Co
Sjrat
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Hey
Joseph P. O'Sullivan
Memory Gardens
Baytown Cemetery
Stoneham
Tex
Grimes County
Mra
Theresa Plocheck
Joe Plocheck
Glenn Cisco Land
Badgett
JT. G
Tedo’ Plocheck
Crosby
J. B
Lester Plocheck
George Plocheck
Houston
John Schatz
S.C. Earl M. Kisler
St. Louis
Ino
Michael W. Alexander
Richland
Wash
Robert W. Hil Jr
Harrisburg
Karnes
U.S
Sea of Japan
Fireworks ruin home on Christmas Eve in Baytown
Fire damaged a small frame house on Jones Road off Kilgore Road in Baytown Christmas Eve. The C T Tullis family occupied the home. contents and presents were destroyed. Two boys watched TV as fire crews brought water from a hydrant. No injuries. Fire officials noted multiple fireworks complaints and reminded it is illegal to discharge fireworks inside the city. No charges filed.
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Jones Road
Kilgore Road
Ogon
Baytown
W. H. Taylor
C. T. Tullis
Taylor
Highlands
Channelview
Disc Club
Decker Drive
Unfenced Curved Waterway Idea For Lake Livingston
Coastal Industrial Water Authority backs a curved unfenced canal from Lake Livingston to supply industry and irrigation. Promoters say it cuts fencing costs, boosts land values, and adds parks while inviting public access. a 300 foot right of way and 16 foot depth are planned.
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Wanda Orton
Coastal Industrial Waterway Authority
Lake Livingston
C. R. Coneway
CIWA
Coneway
Baytown
J. G
Johnny” Jennings
Jennings
John Connally
Coastal Industrial Water Authority
Robert G. Lanier
Jenning
Erty
Houston
Louie Welch
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Steel
Chambers, Liberty
Harris Counties
Walter Authority
Conway
Pueblo Crew Debriefing Under Way In San Diego
The U S Navy begins interregating the Pueblo crew about all phases of the capture by North Korea on Jan 23 until their release. Debriefing lasts about 10 days with 82 sailors in two buildings at the Naval Hospital. Families describe high spirits but physical tolls include weight loss and reported beatings or torture. After debriefings a routine court of inquiry will open at Corona del Mar with Vice Admiral Bowen presiding.
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San Diego
Calif
U.S. Navy
Pueblo
North Korea
U.S. Naval Hospital
Navy
Duane Hodges
Lloyd M. Bucher
Jesse D. Hodges
Creswell
Ore
Erwards
Pink Palace
RX Club
Pueblo crew recalls fear on Panmunjom crossing
SAN DIEGO AP Several Pueblo crew members feared being shot in the back as they crossed the Bridge of No Return to freedom after 11 months of captivity. Sidney Karnes described bus windows covered with sheets and the choice between walking or running.
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San Diego, Call
Pueblo l
Panmun Jom
Sidney J. Karnes
Belleville
Ark
Navy
Karnes
Fuebdo
Try
Jong
Photo Fries Reaction of Aryl Esters Study
Dr. D. A. Plank of Esso Research and Engineering Co Baytown Chemicals Research Laboratory authored a paper in the final section of Tetrahedron Letters. The work is titled The Photo Fries Reaction of Aryl Esters Effect of Solvent on Product Distributions.
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D. A. Plank
Esso Research and Engineering Co
Baytown Chemicals Research Laboratory
Arab terrorists attack El Al jet in Athens
Two Arab gunmen opened fire on an El Al Boeing 707 as it moved to take off from Athens Airport. One Israeli passenger was killed and a stewardess injured as the aircraft burned. Police captured one attacker and pursued another. The dead man was Leon Shirdan, a 51 year old Haifa maritime engineer and former Israeli navy commander. One grenade exploded near the right wing, damaging an engine and fuel tank. another dud caused no further damage. The attackers, linked to the Palestine Liberation Organization, claimed responsibility.
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Athens
Greek
Paris
New York
Rome
Algiers
Beirut
Lebanon
Liberation of Palestine
Leon Shirdan
Buenos Aires
the Maritime and Civil Engineering Co
Haifa
Philadelphia
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New Assient Army
James L. Bailey
Minnie S. Basey
Silshee
Joseph W. Baisey
Yotaw
Plesky
Vietnam
JoAnn
Richard W. Birch
Robert E.birch
Morrell
Sandra M. Shaw
Dallas
Naval Aviation Schools Command
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fiz
Slusser
William R. Slusser
Brooks Afb
U. S. Air Force
Susan
W. R. Smith
Chapperview
R. D. Weatherford
Denver
Colo
University of Denver
Price
Donnie Price
Baytonians
Ajlen B. Price
E. J. Sawberger Jr
Mississippi
Delta Sigma. Pi
International Business Fraternity
University of Texas
Galveston
Peoples State
E.J. Plocheck
Pioneer
Baytonian
E. J. Plocheck
Israel
South Vietnamese National Assembly
Viet Cong
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