Russians Enter Vietnam War With Lang Vei Battle
The North Vietnamese sent Russian T34 tanks into Lang Vei Camp near Khe Sanh for the first time, as Green Beret advisers and South Vietnamese irregulars fought to hold the base. U.S. and allied forces bombed, shelled, and attacked with air strikes as defenders reported heavy tank and infantry assaults, with radio contact briefly lost and then restored. The clash marked a major early push along the northern frontier amid a high-casualty eight-day campaign.
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Community groups schedule Thursday meetings and events
Senior Citizens Club holds monthly meeting at 2 p m in Community Building Activity Room 2. ALAMO PARENT Teacher Association meets 2 30 p m in school auditorium. Executive board convenes at 1 30 p m. ANSON JONES PTA observes Founders Day at 2 30 p m in school auditorium. SAN JACINTO and Anson Jones PTA host Family Communications workshop at 9 30 a m in the Community Building with Rev B D Nisbet as guest speaker. Bayshore Walmut Wheel Louare Dance Club offers Saturday square dance lessons at 6 30 p m in Knights of Pythias Hall. Weather outlook mild days cool nights Baytown area. Galveston tides: high 6 51 a m, low 2 2 p m.
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PTA
Alamo Parent Teacher Association
Anson Jones Parent - Teacher Association
FTA
SAN Jacinto
Anson Jones
B. D. Nisbet
Bayshore Walmut Wheel Louare
Knights of Pythias Hall
Local Snaps and Notices From Port Mansfield to Houston
Sam Alford wanders sunny afternoons while Franciel Clark awaits a photo at The Sun office. Roy Slay reports great fishing at Port Mansfield with 162 trout and redfish. Mrs Annie Barber recovers from hip surgery at Hermann Hospital Houston and welcomes visitors. Clear Creek High School stages Li’l Abner with Julie Korenek and others enjoying the show.
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Sam Alford
Franciel Clark
Sun
L. C. Britton
Ronnie Wilder
Fort Folk
Ronnie
Jerry Snaddix
Maxine Williams
Belinda McWilliams
Texas Women’s University
Ronald Tolleson
Barbara Merritt
New Highlands
Roy Slay
Port Mansfield
Annie Barber
Hermann Hospital
Houston
Julie Korenek
Mary Korenck
Victor Korenck
Mary Brown
Mary Margaret Tanner
Clear Creek High School
U S Steel Site Picketed By Local 84 Pickets
Ironworkers Local 84 picketed a U S Steel site claiming jurisdiction over the disputed work. Pickets posted at 7 am Monday. Most of the project halted as union workers refused to cross lines Monday and Tuesday.
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US. Steel Texas Works
Baytown
Sheet
Galveston
US. Steel
American Bridge Division
Cer
No Bids On Old City Hall Sale Draws City Council
Lanham says no bids were received for the old city hall property at the planned sale. The Baytown council meets to discuss remaining bids on Wooster War Memorial and review pavement completion by Brown and Root. Agenda includes sewer service request, 1988 street program funded at 225000, and drainage estimates for Katherine Street.
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Mire Lonsford
Lanham
Old City
Hall
Fritz Lanham
Baytown
Wooster
Lowell Lam
Mers
Brown and Root
Civic Center
Houston
Fisher Hill
Katherine
Conservatives Challenged In East Harris Precincts
Liberal Democrats aim to win five of six Conservative‑held precinct chairs in East Harris County. conservatives field opponents in four seats including Precincts 12 103 165 249 while 101 and 99 show mixed races. Several precinct chairs face no opposition as Democrats sweep uncontested seats ahead of May primary elections.
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Harris County
J. Winston Hayes
W. A. Goodrich
J Rodger Read
Wayne McClurg
Joseph J. Strickling
Ford Geyer
Johnny Miller
Delton Goodin
Ray Heinrich
Reuben DeHoyos
Jack Hester
Irving St. John
M. W W. Hargrove
Roy Cutbirth
LeRoy Holy
S. D. Helms
W. C. Timon
Andres Contreras
Ted Kloesel
Woodrow Law
Jefferson Walker
James Mills
Traffic deaths hold steady at 53,000 in 1967 toll
Chicago AP reports 1967 traffic fatalities reached 53,000, same as 1966, despite more travel, yielding a lower death rate per mile. Howard Pyle of the National Safety Council calls highway loss an unnecessary expense while estimating $11 million in 1967 accident costs. December deaths totaled 5,210, up 3 percent from December 1966.
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Chicago
Howard Pyle
National Safety Council
Late Registration Extension at Lee College Ends Friday
Lee College registrar Mrs. Bessie Durham says late registration continues through Friday. Friday is the final day for spring term enrollment. The registrar's office will be open Wednesday and Thursday nights and during day Thursday and Friday to accommodate late registrants.
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Lee College
Bessie Durham
Verdict in Escobedo narcotics trial linked to landmark case
A federal jury finds Danny Escobedo guilty in a narcotics trial tied to a landmark Supreme Court decision. The report notes the connection to the high court case that shaped defendants’ rights.
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Danny Escobedo
Supreme Court
Pueblo Spy Ship Seizure Kills One Navy Crewman
Pentagon announced four Navy sailors connected to the Pueblo incident are dead or wounded. One dead, two gravely injured, one seriously hurt. Names withheld until families notified. Congress questions North Korea violations as debate continues.
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Pentagon
Pueblo
North Korea
Difense Department
Wonsen
Congress
Kerr £ Mundt
Rs.m
United States
South Dakota
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
North Ko
Strike Curtailed MOPACs Service In Baytown Area
Missouri Pacific Railroad service in the Baytown area continued on a limited basis amid a strike against three railroads that idled about 50,000 workers. Pickets lined the MOPAC depot on Texas Avenue while supervisory personnel ran daily Baytown to Houston yard trains, keeping some cars moving. A Humble Baytown Refinery spokesman said production remains steady with 85 percent shipped by water and 15 percent by rail and truck, predicting only a minor slowdown if the strike persists. Negotiations in St. Louis paused as the walkout by the International Brotherhood of Trainmen expanded to Seaboard, affecting nearly 50,900 employees across the lines.
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Baytown
Missouri Pacific
Texas Avenue
MOPAC
Houston
Humble Baytown
Humble
Spe
Cialty
St. Louis
Associated Press
International Brotherhood of
M+ PAC
Texas & Pacific
Seaboard
Lnes
Midwest
Dave Moore Seeks Large Crowd at Friday Luncheon
Baytown Chamber of Commerce manager Dave Moore urges members to attend Friday’s weekly luncheon. Warry Cowan of Austin will speak on U S Chamber services. Moore aims for a Texas-size turnout to impress Cowan and fellow chamber executives. guests encouraged to notify the office at 1422-8359.
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Dave Moore
Baytown
Moore
Burger Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Dave
Baytown Dems oppose city sales tax vote stance
East Harris County Democrats urged Baytown voters to reject a one cent city sales tax at a Tuesday Baytown Community Building meeting. The Permocrat group approved a resolution 57 to 1 arguing the tax is unfair and would burden low income residents, warning of state plans to raise or broaden taxes. The measure would apply 1 cent on the first 37 cents spent in Baytown, with broader implications if enacted. The party referenced House Speaker Ben Barnes on possible future state tax changes and urged the Baytown City Council to avoid such revenue methods. See TAX, Page 22.
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Harris County
Baytown
Permocrat
Texas
House
Ben Barnes
The
Texas Municipal League
Crosby Chamber of Commerce Forms Amid Charter Meeting
Crosby Sp-A Crosby Chamber of Commerce is being formed with a charter meeting set for February 19 at the Crosby fire station. Bill Tyler elected temporary chairman and LeRoy Veselka temporary secretary. Robert H. Brewer of the Houston Chamber spoke on structure and function. Tyler to appoint a nominating committee for permanent officers. election to follow. Citizens invited to join. contact P. O. Box 452 Crosby 77532.
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Crsby Chamber of Commerce
Crosby
Bill Tyler
LeRoy Veselka
Robert H. Brewer
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Tyler
Chamber
P. Co. Box
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