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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1966
Page
1
Douglas Lee Hinton was found dead in his bed at 10 10 pm at 1206 Yupon by J B Bailey. Dr James Sammons Harris County Deputy coroner said death due to a liver ailment. Lake Carlew who lives at 3200 Yupon said Hinton had been very sick for three days.
United States Steel Corp hikes structural steel price by 2.75 per ton amid wartime inflation tensions. The White House deemed the move acceptable as Bethlehem and Inland Steel consider their responses. Ackley said the net revenue impact would be negligible while noting wage and price guideposts.
Social snippets reveal Chris Meister and Kay Alford not upset over lunch checks. State Rep. Chet Brooks of Pasadena announces a new family member. Ed Vaught and R. L. Parker share Baytown updates. Melva Istre returns to work after illness. Carol Settle moves out of intensive care. Laura Woods files a report from town.
Maj Geo L L Branch, 33, commander of Exiwards test center in California, reportedly sank while attempting an instrument approach into Seattle. Wreckage found. Bonrad Adenauer marks his 30th birthday. Robert Ruark leaves Britain estate valued at £66,492. Swiss avalanche traps 6,000 tourists in Zermatt for 36 hours. Greyhound bus fire near Houston destroys bus. 25 passengers escape unharmed. Rear Admiral Ralston Smith Holmes, 83, former Naval Academy commander, dies in Pasadena. St John’s University in New York faces renewed faculty dispute over policy role. only 9% of Roman Catholic University students attend classes Tuesday.
La Porte Bayshore Chamber of Commerce plans its 42nd annual banquet and installation of officers for Friday January 21 at the Houston Yacht Club. Social hour at 6 30 p m with dinner following, reservations open at the La Porte Chamber office for up to 1400 attendees. Guests include Herbert C. Perry Fred Hartman Gus Groes Bill Hartman and Jay Marks announced as master of ceremonies with Searcy Bracewell as installing officer. Entertainment by organist Mrs Alice Hurlburt banquet chairman Frank R Boyle Sr. said tickets are five dollars per person.
Baytown downtown study leaders will travel to the Brazosport area next Tuesday to inspect Freeport redevelopment and the planned city of Lake Jackson. The visit begins at 9 a.m. with Brazosport officials, joined by Sub-Committee Chairs Larry Hale Bob Feinberg Jack Saunders and R H Red Pruett and City Manager Fritz Lanham.
About 25 Baytown residents have been designated as special deputies to collect poll taxes. A. B Collins says more helpers from businesses will join, with groups like banks and civic clubs aiding before the January 31 deadline. Deputy list includes Cantolia Stefani, C. A. Ross, George Riley, James Miller, Ethel Keller, and others across Baytown, La Porte, and Pasadena areas.
A safety drive in Glen Arbor led to the formation of a civic association on Tuesday night. Ralph Courtney named temporary officers with Jerry Craig and Mrs. Jimmie R. Woods assisting. Officials from city and county attended to discuss safety, parks, and playground plans for area children amid recent local auto accidents.
FBI agents and Burnet County authorities investigated a bank burglary at Farmers National Bank in Bertram Texas with an estimated haul of 10 000 to 14 000. The vault was entered by cutting through a ceiling Monday night. Officials linked a post office break in Burnet and Burnet High School items as possible connections. About 50 in stamps and cash were taken from the post office. the school reported nothing missing.
Gov John Connally and Atty Gen Wag goner Carr urge a congressional committee to delay hearings on a Texas taxing powers bill. They warn it shifts franchise taxes from a Texas business percentage base to property and payroll factors and could invite federal control over sales, use, and other taxes. They fear it threatens fiscal independence and could push Texas toward a state income tax.
AP report shows U S battle deaths in Viet Nam rising sharply in 1965 to 1365 from 446 the year before. Total American servicemen in country reached about 181,392. Army led with 838 deaths, Marines 335, Navy 72, Air Force 68. Wounded exceed 7,500 since 1961, with 5,969 in 1965. Missing list lists 63 names and 25 prisoners.
New York labor talks stalled as Mayor Lindsay and mediators push for a settlement amid a citywide transit strike. Quill remains hospitalized in serious but non critical condition after collapse. unions threaten further action on the Long Island Rail Road and buses and subways stay halted.
U S Steel executives will discuss expansion plans in Texas at an 8 am Thursday press conference in the Warwick Hotel Houston. Attending will be board chair Roger Brough president Leslie Worthington and finance chair Robert Tyson, plus other operating policy committee members. A reception for about 400 Houston business leaders follows at 6:30 pm.
A federal grand jury in Washington indicted Bobby Baker former secretary to Senate Democrats on nine counts including tax evasion conspiracy and related offenses. Baker faces charges detailing alleged financial misconduct and schemes connected to his former role. The case adds to a string of investigations surrounding Baker and financial dealings in the Senate.
The House Un American Activities Committee plans to summon Ku Klux Klan members from Bogalusa Louisiana as witnesses. Testimony focused on linking the Klan to violence and bankrolling activities. Warnings of secret wrecking crews and castration were discussed, with several witnesses invoking the Fifth Amendment.
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