William Newberry dies in Colorado Springs funeral
Mrs. Wallace Jackson travels to Colorado Springs to attend the funeral of her father William Newberry who died Thursday there. Bayshore Wagon Wheel Square Dance Club to hold event at Knights of Pythias Hall Saturday at 6 p.m. with Richard Lauwsen as master of ceremonies. Sonny and Mrs. Wukasch host. Post offices to close Wednesday for New Year’s Day per Baytown Postmaster M. L. Neal.
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Wallace Jackson
Colorado Springs
Col
William Newberry
Newberry
Bayshore Wagon Wheel
Chuir
Knights of Pythias Hall
Richard Lauwsen
Sonny Wukasch
Baytown
M. L. Neal
Holiday oddities and small-town notes headlined in school page
A collage of quirky holiday antics and local sketches from Baytown area readers. Highlights include Holly McLemore with a toothache, Judge Dan Elkins on vacation, Albert Fanestier at breakfast, Abe Rosenzweig recalling long ago times, Bob Kerr’s college grades, and Elmwood street signal missing for weeks.
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Holly McLemore
Norman Hargrave
Jack Bishop
Jack Strickler
John Wadley
Dan Elkins
Albert Fanestier
Burt Dowler
Morris Rank
Santa Claus
Abe Rosenzweig
Mary Frank Kiber
Baytown Hunters
Bob Kerr
Jack Furbees
City Hall
Elmwood Street
Lindy McDaniel
Space Men In Great Shape Return Home From Apollo 8
Apollo 8 crew Borman Lovell and Anders, after a six day mission, are in excellent condition aboard USS Yorktown. They underwent a five hour physical and will depart for Hickam AFB Hawaii then Ellington AFB Texas where families await.
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Yorktown
Clarence A. Jennis
United States
Space Agency
Hawaii
Borman, Lovell
Anders
Hickam Air Force Base
Walter M. Schir ‘Va Jr
Gordon Cooper Dr
Earth
Grissom
John W. Young
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White
White
Cooper
Charles Conrad Jr
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Cernan
Young
Michael Collins
Colins
Conrad
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Gordon
Lovell
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Agena
Aldrin
Schirra
Donn F. Eisele
Walter Cunningham
Borman
William A. Anders
Moon
Read Faster for Better Comprehension series starts in Baytown Sun
The Baytown Sun begins a five part series excerpted from Read Faster for Better Comprehension by Reading Laboratory Inc New York. The guide aims to help students improve reading speed and comprehension through phrase reading outlining summarizing retention and vocabulary building. Copies of the book cost 1.95 and are available by mail with delivery in about three weeks.
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Baytown Sun Meonday
Reading Laboratory, Inc
New York
Run In the Sun
P.O
Radio City
N.Y
Galveston Tides Report With Monday Outlook
The Galveston tides show high levels Sunday at 3 06 p m and 12 50 p m with lows at 6 54 a m and 6 54 p m. Monday forecasts list highs at 3 54 p m and lows at 7 40 a m with similar patterns.
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Galveston
30 Killed In Air Crash At O'Hare
A North Central Airlines Convair 580 crashed while landing in fog at O'Hare Airport. Thirty of the 45 aboard were killed, with 27 bodies counted in the wreckage. Eight drum team members were among the injured, and a possible extra passenger may raise totals to 46.
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Chicago
North Central Airlines
O’hare International
North Central
Cook County
O'Hare
Minneapolis
Marvin A
High Level Inquiry In Pueblo Case Ordered
A high level court of five admirals has been ordered by the Pacific Fleet to study the loss of the USS Pueblo and determine if Cmdr Lloyd Bucher could have resisted when seized by North Korea. The panel will review crew statements from confinement and report to higher officials, without imposing punishments. The Navy also disclosed that two top officers and nine sailors were wounded, one later mortally, and that Purple Hearts will be awarded next week.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Pueblo
Pacific Fleet
Adm
John J. Hyland
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Duane OD. Hodges
Creswell, Ore
Vietnam talks stall amid new Viet Cong offer on New Year
President Johnson cites signals from his top Vietnam peace negotiator that Paris talks may shift from dead center soon. Viet Cong proposes New Year’s Day talks with U.S. representatives to discuss freeing three American POWs. No cease fire Jan 1. Atlantic Gulf port strike continues while relief ship readies for Bra zil. Red China claims hydrogen bomb test. U.S. intelligence ships remain at sea with several vessels deployed globally. Saigon pushes Hanoi and Viet Cong to take the next step in negotiations.
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Johnson
Vietnam
Paris
Oif
U.S
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Biafra
Completion Slated In Late 1971
The Texas Works at Baytown moves into phase two with site prep underway and foundation excavation starting soon, aiming for completion in late 1971. The 160 inch plate mill nears completion as E H Gott advocates rapid steel making facilities and a continuous Slabcaster to meet growing southwest demand.
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Baytown Sun
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
Texas Works
Baytown
E. H. Gott
Southwest
Gott
Harry S. Spit
Prague government backs resignation as new federal system nears
Premier Oldrich Cernik’s cabinet unanimously approved resignations to hand over to President Ludvik Svoboda as Prague Radio reported. The move clears the way for the new federal regime to take office on January 1, with ministers expected to submit their resignations shortly.
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Prague
Oldrich Cernik
Prague Radio
Cernik
Ludvik Svoboda
Svoboda
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Kathryn Wright
Eula Saxon
Marian Brown
Kathryn Odom
Eva Wilcor
Barney Webber
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Edward R. Murphy
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Red China
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