McWilliams enters District 6 council race in Baytown
Dr. Jim McWilliams academic dean at Lee College filed Friday as second candidate for District 6 council seat in the April 6 Baytown city elections. He noted water sewer and street problems as signs of broader city leadership issues and emphasized studying city services against other similar cities before serving the public.
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Jim McWillams
Lee College
McWilliams
Grantham
Baytown Jaycees
University of Texas
Stephen F. Austin University
Nacogdoches
Century Development, Co
Houston
Teresa
Russ
Dallas
Carl Connerton
Lamar Kelley
Tony Campos
H. M. Campbell
Don M. Hullum
Glen Walker
David Evans
Charley 0. Walker
Ruby Callaway
Abe Simon
Joel R
Jody) Lander
GOQ Texan Dance and community notices
GOQ Texan dance runs 9 p.m. to early morning Saturday at Goose Creek Country Club with Bud and Bud and the Hooper Twins. Chuck wagon breakfast served. tickets from Thelma Hamilton at Citizens National Bank and the Country Club. Also nursing course admission at Lee College open through Feb 23. Nearby items include birthday for Todd Horacefield, local society notes, naval update on Tommy in Hong Kong, and several obituaries and police reports about thefts and vandalism.
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Goose Creek Country Club
Bud
Hooper Twins
Thelma Hamilton
Citizens National Bank
Lee College
Todd Horacefield
Margaret Schulze
Sterling
Jack Greer
Tommy
Hong Kong
U.S. Navy
Kittyhawk
John McWilliams
Sandra Zeglin
Rufus Honeycutt
Linda Boyd
Gene Conway
Sparky
Mildred Bond
Hot Springs
Ark
Vietnam War Battle Report Near Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnamese forces press heavy attacks on a South Vietnamese artillery base inside Laos, marking the first major engagement along the Ho Chi Minh trail. Egypt pledges no further concessions to Israel and calls for clarity on peace or territory. President Nixon dedicates a Woodrow Wilson international center and vows to deliver a generation of peace for Americans.
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Saigon
U.S
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cairo
Egypt
Israel
Washington
Nixon
International Center For Scholars
Woodrow Wilson
Candidate barred from ballot over real estate clause
Carl Connerton says city officials barred his name from the District 6 council ballot citing a Baytown charter requirement that a candidate own real estate within the city. He plans legal challenges, including possible injunctions and a federal interpretation, arguing the provision may violate equal protection and the right to run for office.
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Wanda Orton
Carl Connerton
Bill Laughlin
D. R. Voelkel
Connerton
Baytown
Sandy Leon
Bob Eckhardt
Leon
California
United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Houma
Glickman
North Texas hit by five twisters
North Texas endured five tornadoes and severe thunderstorms overnight, injuring at least seven people and causing property losses across multiple counties. Farmersville in Collin County bore the impact with 29 mobile homes wrecked and damage pegged at 180000 dollars. several residents, including Mrs. John Henry Thomas and her children, were hospitalized with injuries.
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Associated Press
Texas
Farmersville
Collin County
McKinney
Greenville
Red Cross
John Henry Thomas
McKinney Hospital
Norma
Jimmie
Kathy
Welfare League and Chest Elect Officers in Baytown
Baytown Community Chest and Welfare League elected new officers and directors at the annual meeting. Connie Magouirk was named council president with Wanda Sanders as secretary. several new board members and welfare league directors were announced. Plaques honored nine individuals and three organizations for 1970 service as 45 members attended.
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Baytown Community Chest
Welfare League
Baytown
East Harris County
Alton Laird
Victor Gonzalez
W. EB
Bill) Duplantis Jr
Marilyn Ferguson
Ruth Richards
E. R. Ferguson
Edna
Oliver
S. W. Dedman
Community Chest
Ted McCall
Tom Litras
Bart Henson
R. C. Halter
Gordon Smith
Land Jody Lander
Texas Realtors Chief To Speak Here Feb 24
Lawrence Miller Jr. of Dallas, president of the Texas Association of Realtors, will speak at a joint Bay Area Pasadena Gulf Coast and Fort Bend Boards of Realtors meeting February 24 at 6 30 p m at the Ramada Tower Center. E W Luedtke will accompany him and many local board leaders will attend. Miller will discuss innovative Realtor features and a Texas Real Estate Center proposed for Texas A M College Station.
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Lawrence Miller Jr
Dallas
Texas Association of Realtors
Bay Area
Pasadena
Gulf Coast
Fort Bend
Helen Johnson
On Board
A. Everly
TAR
F. H. Reading Jr
Gulf Coast Board
James P. Prowell
Miller
Texas Real Estate Commisson
Lawrence Miller Co
Lawrence Miller
Ina Mae Gomer
Jean McKee
Betty Galloway
Charles Quartaro
Ray Harvey
Paul Storck
Javellls Hoover
Carolel Opryshek
Baytown Weather And Tides Preview
Cloudy and warm through Friday with a slight cool down by weekend in the Baytown area. Friday temperatures run from the low to upper 70s. Morgan's Point tides for Saturday show high at 1:07 a.m. and low at 11:07 a.m.
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Baytown
Morgan's Point
Lyons Named Rotary Club Vice President for 1972
Bill Lyons, longtime Baytown Rotarian and father to T. W. Lyons, is elected vice president of the Rotary Club and will become president in 1972 after Dr. Alton Laird completes his term. New board members are Knox Beavers Dr. Gerald Smith and Neal Dickens, with installation expected in late June alongside Dr. Laird. The retiring president is Dr. Henry Dismukes. The Lyons family runs Lyons Food Supply on North Main.
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Bill Lyons
Baytown
Alton Laird
Lyons
Knox Beavers
Gerald Smith
Neal Dickens
Laird
Henry Dismukes
T. W. Lyons
Bull
Lyonses
Lyons Food Supply
North Main
Texas governor's tax plan faces bleak prospects in legislature
Governor Pres ton Smith's second tax proposal to raise 470 million in new revenue hits hard in House and Senate. Critics warn of higher consumer costs and steep in-state college tuition, while lawmakers debate business taxes and early passage. House and Senate adjourn for weekend as voters weigh the plan.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Texas
House
Senate
Smith
Ben Barnes
Traffic Study Planned for Decker Drive Congestion
The city council votes to hire a traffic engineer to assess congestion on Decker Drive from Albert Thomas Circle to Garth Road. Counts show 16 550 vehicles daily at Thomas Circle area and 15 962 on Decker near Globe Shopping Center with other routes carrying 1 585 on Defee east of Decker and 2 494 west of Delee. The aim is a comprehensive look at the overall traffic flow and possible one way options.
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Albert Thomas Circle
Sory Weeswene Eee
Garth Road
Baytown
Citizens Traffic Safety Council
Ross Wilhite
Oany
Sterling
Thomas Library
Decker
Garth
Globe Allen Cannon
Mittee
Defee
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