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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1965
Page
1
A batch of community items lists PTA and Parents Council meetings, police wives gathering, cadet sessions, garden club talk, and a public viewing delay for the Harris County Domed Stadium. Also notes emergency ferry bids, and a weather outlook with cloudy skies and warmer readings ahead.
A collage of social notes from Towne Around and Around MBS detailing wedding anniversary attire, hospital visits, local visits to Baytown, and community highlights. Barbers Hill cagers beat New Caney to improve district record as BH players Upped scoring. Also mentions guests, travel to airports, and garden work.
A 23-year-old woman died when her car left Spencer Highway and plowed into a hangar at La Porte Municipal Airport. The impact wrecked two planes and ignited a fire damaging 12 more, with authorities estimating over 200000 dollars in damage. The victim’s husband, a 34-year-old painter, was thrown from the car and survived. Firefighters fought the blaze for about an hour as spectators gathered nearby. Funeral plans were pending.
Washington AP report on the first day of the 89th Congress detailing House and Senate leadership races, Johnson's State of the Union address planned for a joint session, and early rule-change debates. GOP inquiries into Halleck successor Ford and Senate contenders for party leadership are noted amid a Democratic majority. Total coverage hints at a busy session ahead with procedural clashes and party dynamics.
The Associated Press tallies 81 deaths over the New Year weekend in Texas from non natural causes. DPS counted 23 deaths by Sunday night. 105 traffic fatalities noted. Notable cases include Paul Troy Crawford in La Porte, Rommey Cannon in Hale County, Alberto MicGhee Jr. in Harlingen, Tammy Sue Hibbets of Uvalde, and Ivory Jewell Lincoln aged 5.
President Johnson prepares to unveil a broad State of the Union blueprint aimed at guiding Congress through a busy year. He may outline plans for reduced federal spending, a potential tax cut near 2 billion dollars, and foreign policy notes, delivering the address from the Capitol after attending opening Congress services.
Alcohol and the theft of it formed most weekend police activity in Baytown. A dozen people were arrested on drunkenness charges and one youth was charged with consuming by a minor. Five cases of beer were stolen from a sealed boxcar near the Paul Prince Distributing Co. at 7 E Fayle. Loss reported Saturday. occurred between Thursday afternoon and then.
Say Jacints Methodist Hospital reports Baytown's first baby of the year, a girl named Lisa Lynne Cook, born Friday at 2 35 PM weighing six pounds 14 ounces. Grandparents listed include Harold Cook Sr and Mrs Battarbee.
Ford of Michigan was chosen to lead House Republicans in the 89th Congress, defeating Charles Halleck 72 to 47 after six years in the post. Melvin Laird won Ford’s former job as conference chairman, while Paul Fine withdrew, leaving a split contest with Halleck backed by conservatives. The leadership change follows a heavy GOP loss in the elections and signals a shift toward a fresher, more forceful image for the party.
In Saigon a mob of about 1000 marched the main streets for over three hours denouncing Premier Tran Van Huong. The protest followed a clash with police and Buddhist cadets over student trials. Viet Cong guerrillas killed two Rangers near Binh Gia and ma ny Americans have died in Viet Nam since 1961.
Tuesday hearing in Harris County District Court about returning items seized after a raid at the Red Men’s Lodge. Petition filed December 7 by Baytown attorney Joseph Zornon on behalf of Hiram Sigler seeks return of two television sets an air conditioner two sheets and a pillowcase among the confiscated articles.
Efforts to reach a compromise in the controversy over the dismissal of Georg H. Gentry as superintendent of schools have failed. The first of possibly several hearings is scheduled for 7 30 Monday in the Robert E. Lee High School auditorium, with a near capacity crowd expected and early arrival advised. Trustee Knox Beavers tried to have the hearing canceled. The dispute has already harmed teachers, administrators and students and remains a focal point in the ouster battle that drew statewide attention since October.
Absentee ballots are being cast for the January 23 special election on creation of a Harris County district hospital. Qualified voters include property owners with poll tax receipts or exemptions. County Clerk Ri E Yarrentine reports voters must meet eligibility to vote.
AP reports a teen, alleged to have plotted the perfect crime, killed his mother and two siblings on Oxford Lane. Police investigations center on the suspect’s statements and the motive as families report the tragic event in a suburban Illinois street where luxury homes line the avenue.
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