Hollywood Deaths and Power Shifts Define 1966
A year in Hollywood is summed by Walt Disney’s death and Ronald Reagan’s California victory. Corporate mergers reshaped the industry with Gulf and Western’s Paramount buyout and United Artists merger. Major Oscar wins and the deaths of Keaton and Hopper mark a changing guard amid sensational headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABP
Hollywood
Hollywood News
C “Uthe
Walt Disney
Ronald Reagan
California
George Hamilton-Linnda Bird Johnson
Seven Arts
Columbia
Banque de Paris
3IGM
Frank Sinatra
Swinger
Mia Farrow
Peyton Place
Burglary Vandalism and Auto Theft Reported in Local News
A break in at 602 Market was followed by a stolen 1983 Pontiac from in front of 16 Wisconsin Street. Police report no injuries as burglars broke a window but left no other damage. Owner Mrs Lowie Gibson notified. A Humble Oil technician J W Hayes attended a Waterworks Operators course in La Marque. Free Puppies offered at 1519 Missouri. Mrs Mabel Roark recovering after car crash at Gulf Coast Hospital. Garbage schedule notes no trash pickup Monday January 2. East Harris County Medical Auxiliary to tour Heritage Homes then lunch in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowie Gibson
Wisconsin
East Harris County Medical Auxiliary
Goose Creek Country Club
Houston
John Andrews
Hospital Notes Highlight Local Births and Admits
New arrivals include Mr and Mrs Heriberto Jaime Jr Crosby Baytown and others at Gulf Coast Hospital. Baytown residents Lilian Becker and Patricia Hopper listed with room numbers. Several births recorded Dec 30 31 at Gulf Coast and San Jacinto Methodist hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurine ~ Smith
Heriberto Jaime
Cherry
Gulf Coast
Clifford A. McGlory
Harris
Robert G Rundzieher
Crosby
San Jacinto Methodist
Seaman James Robert Young Visits Parents in Bay Town
Seaman James Robert Young of Monterey California attends Defense Department Language School for the U S Navy. He has served since June 7 1966 and will join a U S Navy security group after training, recruiter James L Wilks says in Bay Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Robert Young
Mrr
Henry, Young
Cabaniss
Seaman Young
Monterey
Calif
Defense Department
U.S. Navy
Navy
James L. Wilks
Baytown
British ship aids Liberian freighter crew in storm
AP reports a British merchant ship races through rough Atlantic seas to rescue 29 crewmen from a Liberian freighter sunk in a vicious storm. From Times Square to Rome and Glasgow crowds prepare to celebrate a new era as Ronald Reagan takes office next week with a four day inaugural program estimated at up to 1 million dollars.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
New York
Times Square
Roma
Glasgow
Scotland
Ronald Reagan
California
Hollywood
Bloodiest year yet in Vietnam war analysis 1967 start
Saigon report by Peter Arnett notes 1966 as the bloodiest year with an estimated 77,000 Allied casualties. U.S. forces number about 1.58 million by year end, Communists field 280,000. pacification efforts stalled, and hopes for quick victory fade as battlefronts shift to highlands and coastal valleys. Westmoreland calls for patience as American burden grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Arnett
Saigon
South Vietnam
Vietnam
U.S
United States
Mekong River
Cholon
Bess
Vena
Pridges
Len
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Baytown Notes Recap 1966 Local Developments
The Baytown 1966 year in review highlights Texas Avenue Mall planning, a five-company split of Humble oil affiliates, and hospital construction at San Jacinto Methodist and Gulf Coast. U.S. Steel provoked annexation debates shaping nearby Mont Belvieu Beach City, while Baytown aided Dong Ha relief with gifts including vitamins from Upjohn La Porte plant. seven local men died in Vietnam service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Avenue
Houston
Humble Ofand Refining, Co
Esso, Chemical Co
San Jacinto Methodist
Gulf Coast
Lile ~ Duke
U.S. Steel
Baytown
Mont Belvieu
Tri-City
Beach Road
Thi
City Beach Road
Beach City
Dong Hz
Vietnam
2 Baytown
Lawrence Cummings
War - Tor
Dong Ha
Upjohn Co
la Porte
Auto Trip Fatal To Houston Woman
Mrs Anita Emily Rich, 43, died from asphyxiation after a muffler defect in a car during a trip from Houston to Baytown. Her husband Cass Rich, 36, was found unconscious at their Houston home driveway and was hospitalized. he reported driving around town with his pregnant wife who had insomnia and two children from a previous marriage. Police noted the Baytown chemical plant involved was not identified in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Baytown
Ben Taub Hospital
Anita Emily Rich
Cass Rich
Houston Police Dept
The
Sun
Clergy union leader in California seeks reform
The Rev. Lester Kinsolving, 33, forms an Association of Episcopal Clergy in San Francisco to push reforms in pension policy and clerical pay. He compares the group to a professional association, while Bishop John E. Hines calls it outside the church. The effort gathers delegates from numerous dioceses as Kinsolving balances journalism and ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Lester Kinsolving
Kinsolving
World “Union
Association of
Episcopal Clergy
American Bar Association
American Association of University Professors
San Francisco Chronicle
California
New Priests’ Association
Church
John E. Hines
Hines
Eunsolving
United States
Oenerticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Rnnsylvania
Kentucky
Michigan
Georgia
Illinois
Virginia
Washington, D.C
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Hollywood Stories
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Jack Valenti
White House
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Julie Christie
Darling
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Hedda Hopper
Sig
Ed Wynn
Herbert J. Yates
Clifton Who
Francis Bushman
Mickey Rooney
Hedy Lamayr
la TA
Orrin Eee Pee Loane
LA Pal
James Stewart
Maureen Chara Gine
Talso
Alfie
Shirley
Game Techn BI
Brunson
Vvag
Humble Oland ;Refining Co
Galveston County Health Department
la Marque
I. N. Rowhorde
Texas A&m, lEngineering Extension Service
Aissouri
Mabel Roark
Mortel
Gulf Coast Hospital
City Garbage Department
Hospital Notes
John A. Blythe
Joe Blythe
John A
LaFrance Findeisen
E, Humble
Morreil
Nancy Perry
Edison
San Jacinto
Decker
Tonite
Lors PM
Browns Chicken Shack
E. Texas
Santa
Tripoli
Laura Jean Brick
Mr. and
Mra
G. Ro Brick
Libya
J. D. Nichobson
Bayside Drive
Laurs
Wheelus Air Bose
Pulitzuc
Ally Cat Lounge
BIG New
Arthur & the Playboys
Spencer Hiway
Roy
Hubert Moss
Jesus
Paul
Christ
John
Aeron
Salim
Becsme
Episcopalian
Ministers’ 'Union
Thad Felton
S. Hwy
Wahoo
Solomon
Kmart Plaza
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