Naval Academy would dismiss 13 midshipmen for marijuana use
Annapolis Md AP the superintendent Rear Adm Draper L Kauffman says 13 mid shipmen face dismissal on charges of smoking marijuana in Bancroft Hall the academy dormitory the dismissal recommendation would go to Secretary of the Navy Paul R Ignatius after Wednesday briefing
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Annapolis
U.S. Naval Academy
Bancroft Hall
Draper L. Kauffman
Navy
Paul R. Ignatius
Nabors Skating Cancelled and School Contests
St Josephs regular skating sessions are cancelled for Friday night. A music contest solo and ensemble sponsored by St Josephs Junior High under Chet Brantley will be held from a.m. to 5 p.m Saturday in the junior high building. Food and drinks will be for sale. A twirling contest has been added this year. Space photography in color will be the program Monday at the West Baytown Kiwanis Clubs noon luncheon at Wyatt s Cafeteria. John Caltin Bach associated with NASA will present. Bridge Day reservations are due for the Ladies Association of Goose Creek Country Club bridge day to be held at 10 a.m next Tuesday. Mrs Albert Fellows is hostess.
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St. Joseph's Junior High School
Chet Brantley
West Baytown
Iwanis Club
Wyatt
John Caltinbach
NASA
Ladies Association of
Goose Creek Country Club
Albert Fellows
Baytown Area Forecast Mostly Cloudy and Cold
The Baytown area forecast calls for mostly cloudy and cold conditions Thursday with occasional rain possible on Friday. Temperatures Thursday range from a low near 30 to a mild high. Galveston tides show a Friday high at 3 12 p.m. with a low at 6 713.
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Baytown Area
Galveston
Baytown Courtship and Community Notes
Airman J Llemm y Shepard and Mrs Shepard visit Baytown friends while he is stationed at Dyess AFB Abi lene. Local residents zoals Bettie Hanson and Sid Lasher appear in banquet plans for women bowlers. Cal Hartrick and Helen Hartrick celebrate 45th anniversary as Louis Hughes family plans skiing trip.
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Jlemmy Shepard
Dorothy Badgett
Cora Casey
Lan Williams
Marie Watson
Dave
Martha Moore
Cal
Helen Hartrick
Louis Hugheses
Controversy Ends as CV School Boss Resigns Post
Channelview Texas sees superintendent H C Schochler resign after mounting criticism from citizen groups and some board members. Schochler, 60, had led the district since 1955 amid bond issue disputes and growth from 1200 to 3100 students. his contract was not renewed despite a board vote to extend it. The board also accepted Melvin H Thompson’s transfer to Humble Oil and Refining Co in California and appointed Jerry Knox to finish the remaining eight months of Trustee James B Conway’s term.
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Channelview
H. C. Schochler
Centry
Schochler
Melvin H. Thompson
California
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Humble
Baytown
Jerry Knox
James B Conway
Resident Here 16 Years Dies Rites To Be Saturday
Lizzie Plecker Angel 77 of Baytown died at Methodist Hospital Houston. Native of Livingston she moved to Baytown 16 years ago. Survived by four daughters, six sons, 25 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren. Body to Pawl Lee Funeral Home Livingston Pace Funeral Home to receive until 2 p.m. Saturday. Services at Pace Funeral Home Saturday 2 p.m. Rev F M Creek to officiate. Burial Camp Ruby Cemetery Livingston.
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Lizzie Plecker Angel
Baytown
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Livingston
M. V. Pace
Highlands
Bobby Sublett
Troy Goodman
W. T. Harrison
Hiram Angel
Pasadena
Frank
Bill Angel
Elbert Angel
van Nuys
Calif
Larras Angel
Bruce Angel
la Porte
Paw U.ee Funeral
Home
Pace Funeral Home
First Baptist Church of
Beytown
Camp Ruby
Burglars Hit Dayton High School For Over $100
Dayton police and Chambers County deputies investigated a Wednesday night burglary at the Dayton high school. About $109 was taken from a wall safe and some money from soft drink machines. Two radios were missing. doors and a wall safe were damaged. Entry was gained through a boys’ restroom window using an acetylene torch. The burglary was discovered around 5 am Thursday by a custodian.
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Mike Blackxian Daxton
Llnyd Gilbert
Gibert
Gilbert
Deyton Police
Chambers County Sheriff's Deputies
Baytown Boy Undergoes Heart Surgery
Brett David Wims four and one half months old, son of Mr and Mrs David Wims of 2016 Somerset, is reported to be recovering well after surgeons at Texas Children's Hospital installed a shunt in the pulmonary artery and aorta to improve blood oxygenation. The operation is temporary, with further surgery likely as he grows. Brett’s grandmother, Mrs E A Hanna, said release from the hospital may come in a few days.
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Brett David Wims
David Wims
Somerset
Texas Children's Hospital
Brett
E. A. Hanna
Palsy Center Must Rush To Keep Grant
The Baytown Cerebral Palsy Center must move quickly to retain a $75,000 Hill Buron grant. Truett C. Smith, chairman of Baytown Society for Crippled Children, announced bids must be taken and a contract set by June 30, 1969, giving about 16 months to raise matching funds and finalize plans. A State Health Department meeting is set for March 5 at 1:30 pm to assist groups in meeting deadlines.
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Baytown
Truett C. Smith
Baytown Society For Crippled Children
Baytown Society
State Department of Health
Martech
Texas State Board of Health
Engineers Week Banquet Closes Baytown Observance
The Baytown Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers hosts a dinner dance at Goose Creek Country Club starting 7 30 p m with social hour at 7 00. Archie Sylvia's five piece combo will provide music as dancing continues until midnight ending the chapter's national Engineers Week activities running Feb 18 to Feb 74.
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National Engineers Wek
Baytown
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Goose Creek Country Club
Archie Sylvia
Engineers
Texas Supreme Court to hear release plea for grandmother
A Houston law yer said he will ask the Texas Supreme Court to order the release of Ruby Vick a 55 year old grandmother held in Harris County jail since January 23 On contempt of court she refused to reveal her son location in Domestic Relations Court Judge Ben Woodall said. Two more AP briefs note arson probes five fires five deaths tied to Houston trucks in a 20 block area southwest of the business district All fires began with paper and a pattern similar to 15 or 26 prior incidents. In Montgomery Alabama Gov Lurleen Wallace hospitalized for possible cancer recurrence. doctors evaluating her condition after ambulance transport with aides promising an update later as her husband ex Gov George Wallace cancels a Florida speaking engagement.
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Houston
Texas Supreme Court
Harris Country
Dan
Ruby Vick
Ben Woodall
Houston (Ap
Montgomery
Ala
Lurleen Wallace
Baytown Plans Public School Week Observance
Baytown area schools will mark Texas Public School Week March 4 to 9 with district wide open houses. W P Lamb leads a citizens committee including Frances Portis E R Weimer Roy Nally and Jim Baldrich. Theme is See Democracy in Action. Last year over 6000 people visited Baytown schools during the observance.
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Baytown Area
W. P. Lamb
Baytown
Frances Portis
E. R. Weimer
Roy Nally
Jim Baldrich
Lamb
Texas Public
New JP Chief Vickery vows tougher hot check crackdown
Newly appointed Baytown Justice of the Peace Glenn Vickery told the Highlands Rotary Club his office will intensify prosecution of hot check writers. He noted half of repeat cases pass through his court and outlined JP jurisdiction including civil matters up to 200 dollars and criminal matters with fines up to 200 dollars, with appeals to county court for over 20 dollars. He supported attorney judges and described exclusive jurisdiction in forcible entry and detainer cases and traffic fines outside incorporated areas.
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Baytoun Justice of the Peace
Glenn Vickery
Vickery
Justice of the Peace
Highlands Rotary Club
Justice of the Peace Court
Justice Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Tom Clark
the Justice of the Peace
Texas
Harris County
Lomax Child Killed By Car At Bus Stop
A Lomax girl Cathy Ann Duvall seven minutes before eight Thursday was struck and killed while crossing L Street to catch a school bus. Martha White sixteen of North Avenue P in Lomax drove the car that hit her. The child died en route to Pasadena Bayshore Hospital.
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Lomax
John Denby
Cathy Ann Devall
Raymond Duvall
North L. St
L Street
Martha White
North Ave
Pasadena Bayshore Hospital
LC Study Panel To Give Report At Regent Meet
Lee College board to receive a formal report from the citizens committee studying college needs for a potential bond issue. Jim Cauley chairs with Larry Hale as vice chair. The panel reviews facilities, instruction, maintenance, campus development, taxing authority, and finances. Regents to sign a contract with architect Lowell Lammers for renovations funded by a $73,000 Moody Foundation grant.
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Lee College Board of Resents
Citizens Committee
Jim Cauley
Larry Hale
Lowel Lammers
Rundelshaan College
Moody Foundation
Baytown Cold Snap Sees Overnight Low at 34 Degrees
Baytown expects temperatures to drop to the mid 30s again Thursday night after an overnight low of 34 degrees early Thursday. The U S Weather Bureau in Houston forecasts Friday highs in the low 40s with a 40 percent chance of rain Thursday afternoon.
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Baytown
Houston
Second Incumbent Enters Lee College Regent Race
A second incumbent has entered the Lee College Board of Regents race. O A Boatright of 2002 French Place filed his application with Comptroller Alvin Miles around 4 p.m. Wednesday. Boatright is the fourth candidate, joining newcomers William H Harrop and Claude W Cook, and incumbent Royal D Burnside Jr who filed earlier for reelection.
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Lee College Board of Regents
O. A. Boatright
French Place
Alvin Miles
Boatright
Lee College
William H. Harrop
Claude W. Cook
Royal D. Burnside ,Jr
North Vietnamese siege at Khe Sanh tightens ring around base
Reports from Khe Sanh indicate 40,000 North Vietnamese troops surrounding the base may have sealed the siege so tightly that reinforcements or withdrawal would incur heavy casualties. U S air actions begin against Hanoi radio as combat continues.
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Khe Sanh
Council To Get Report From Panel On Sales Tax
Baytown voters may decide on a 1 percent city sales tax at the April 2 municipal election. If approved it could cut costs of a separate election and fund street and water system repairs. Mayor Cravey supports public discussion but opposes voting for the tax. committee chair Fanestiel will report and seek council input. If approved, revenue would start next October. otherwise resubmission could occur in early 1969. Also on the agenda are a Missouri Pacific signal complaint and a $34,000 contract for a dry cargo port feasibility study.
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Seaborn Cravey
Albert Fanestiel
Glen Walker
Pat Ball
Fanestiel
Cravey
Texas
Houston
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Descon Engineers, Inc
Baytonian Cited For His Postal Service In Storm
N B Nap Ballard of 201 Fleetwood a Houston Main Post Office officer earned a special service citation from the U S Post Office for directing postal operations in Gulf Coast and South Texas during Hurricane Beulah from Sept 1 to 27 1967 He coordinated with State Highway Public Health Civil Defense and rescue officials with a 24 hour regional control center and 44 years in service. A special plaque and 250 cash prize accompanied the award Turkey Dinner at Wooster Baptist Church Friday 6 p m hosted by PRIMARY DEPARTMENTS for families with a turkey dinner in the fellowship hall.
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Baytown
United States Post Office Department
N. B
Nap” Ballard
Fleetwood
Houston
Dallas
Iward
Ballard
Gulf Coastal
South Texas
State Highway Department
Public Health
Civil Defense
Wooster Baptist Church
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