01 Jan 1967
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1967
Page
1
Baytown’s top stories of 1966 include U S Steel announcing a 14 000 acre mill site east of Baytown across Cedar Bayou and early 1966 details of mill plans. Norman McElvany named real estate manager and Harry S Spit named works manager, with Baytown headquarters.
Sam Pirtle age 69 of Greenville Texas died of a heart attack Thursday His funeral services were held Friday in Purcell Oklahoma He was brother of Mrs Allie Stroud Mrs P Richards and Mrs Linnie Hinton Baytonians names appear in the obituary for the late man funeral notice.
Warm weather dominates Sunday with partly cloudy skies and a high chance of light showers. Temperatures range from 49 to 61 degrees as Galveston tides show highs around 2:18 and 5:30 a.m. with a 4:24 p.m. low, while Monday brings 3:16 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 2:18 p.m. and 9:36 p.m. highs and no low tide. Local Baytown names and visits light up the page as residents Carole Anderson Dick Denny and Marilyn Friedman plus Marvin Rubenstein share plans, with community chatter about aging and weekend football plans, a music talk by Geneva Ferguson and stories of teaching music to kids.
The Baytown Sun reports the annual Goodfellows Christmas party closed with a 218.27 surplus added to the reserve fund from the 1941 Gander Football dinner. Expenses were toys candy and fruit. promoters credited many volunteers especially Dorothy Saunders Rufus Honeycutt and Howard Brunsort for raising 335. Bob Matherine started the tradition in 1921 and is thanked along with all donors for making the drive easy and successful.
Washington AP report says Rep. Craig Hosmer will press for public hearings on the nation's ability to detect underground nuclear tests. He denies earlier reports of progress in identifying Soviet seismic events and questions any higher capability than in 1963.
Christian Herter Sr. died suddenly Friday night at age 71 his son announced. He served as governor of Massachusetts for four years before becoming secretary of state and was a special trade negotiations aide to President Johnson at the time of his death.
The Classified Ad department will accept new ads and cancellations until 9:30 a.m. Monday Jan 2 and Tuesday Jan 3 for Monday and Tuesday papers. The usual pm Tuesday deadline applies to ads for the Wednesday Jan paper.
Our World Today reports on Vietnam war discussions on British soil as U Thant responds to a U.S. request to pursue peace talks. The administration seeks support amid a ban dispute over aiding nations aiding North Vietnam, while Bob Hope returns from Vietnam noting tragedy among performers. Five volunteers aboard the yawl Petrel linger as a Coast Guard cutter moves to port in rough seas.
Viet Nam war reports describe a two day truce opening to gunfire as allied forces and Communists exchange attacks. A unit of the 101st Airborne engages a battalion sized force near Kontum City, with early U.S. casualties light and enemy losses unclear. Britain proposes new peace talks while U Thant calls for end to the war. Fresh U S troop ships head toward Vung Tau and Saigon.
Taxpayers flooded the district tax office Friday to beat the deadline for tax payments. The official Jan 31 1967 deadline for tax and city fine payments was misread due to publicity about a Dec 31 Houston ISD deadline, causing confusion.
Barbers Hill Independent School District invites bids for a new Mont Belvieu high school project with estimated cost around 14 million dollars. Plans include auditorium gymnasium classroom building rotary facilities football stadium and track. Architects Ring with office at 6800 Fannin prepared the plans and specifications.
Humble Oil employs trained odor panels at Baton Rouge refining sites to detect impurities in products from naphthas to solvents. Volunteers memorize about 25 odors, undergo tests, and sample scents with precautions to prevent fatigue, making odor analysis a key quality control tool in refining and manufacturing.
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