Baytown Community Calendar Highlights Various Events
Story Hour at Sterling Library from 10 to 10 30 a m on Tuesday with Mrs John Sandhop and Mrs Frank Hinds. Registration for an income tax computation course is 6 to 7 p m Monday in Room 163 at Lee College. PWP meeting to discuss If You Fall Get Up at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Civic Center with fellowship hour and calls after 5 15 p m. Bayshore Rod Reel and Gun Club meets 7 30 p m Monday at 4223 Minnesota with oyster fry on Feb 6 and deerhide project for Baytown Opportunity Center. Ladies Auxiliary of the San Jacinto Council meets 1 30 p m Jan 6 at Knights of Columbus Hall. Morrell Park Garden Club meets 7 40 p m Tuesday at 691 Market with hosts Mr and Mrs J E Fisher. Virgil Sims of 419 Little Road in Hermann Hospital Houston for throat surgery Tuesday at 1 p m in Room 487. visitors welcome.
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Baytown Junior Forum
Sterling Municipal Library
John Sandhop
Frank Hinds
Lee College
Civic Center
Rod
Reel
Virgil Sims
Little Road
Hermann Hospital
Houston
Weather And Tides At Morgan's Point
Weather and tides continue cloudy and cool with rain likely through Monday night. Showers possible and turning cooler Tuesday with a 40s to upper 50s temperature range. Morgan's Point tides for Tuesday show high at 3 07 a m and low at 2 00 p m.
Local notes on returning veterans and community life
Tommy Martin arrives home from Vietnam on leave amid small town chatter including Maggie Kniffen and Bo Holzheuser seeking a steamer trunk for The Paisley Convertible. Dick Sanderson ponders being a candidate for Scouting’s Silver Beaver award in Houston. Glenn Folkes struggles to find breakfast bacon as Bob Kerr runs a legal errand for his company. Jerry Dyer pretends to be busy and Harry Massey hurries by, while Darian Barker lands a job.
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Tommy Martin
Vietnam
Maggie Kniffen
Bo Holzheuser
Dick Sanderson
Houston
Glenn Folkes
Bob Kerr
Jerry Dyer
Harry Massey
Darian Barker
Panel Study Faces Defense Split on Volunteer Soldiers
Washington AP reports defense officials dispute key commission findings on an all volunteer military. They say the panel underestimates retention costs and overall feasibility, noting a projected annual expense of 2 to 4 billion dollars plus fringe benefits and higher pay for lower ranks, with total manpower around 2.5 million.
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Washington
Thomas Gates
Fense
Tao Odenane A
Cold Front Drops Texas Temperatures This Week
A sharp cold front moves into Texas bringing freezing to near 5 degrees in the Panhandle and lows around 32 here Monday night. Snow falls in the Panhandle areas with rain and possible sleet in north portions while eastern regions see showers. Northerly winds pick up to 18 28 mph Tuesday as highs struggle near 40. Continuous cloud cover and chilly air sweep across most of the state with Brownsville reporting a trace to 1.22 inches earlier.
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Northcentral
Northwest
Panhandle
Texas
Brownsville
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
Israeli air strike hits targets near Suez Canal
Israeli warplanes staged a one hour strike into Egypt pummeling northern Suez Canal targets and returning safely. Egypt reported one Israeli jet shot down, while Cairo claimed one Egyptian MIG shot down and a photo taken of the incident during the dogfight.
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Tel Aviv
Egypt
Suez Canal
Israel
Cairo
Water District Officers Named In CW and Channelview
Two Harris County freshwater districts in the Baytown and Channelview area will elect new boards Tuesday. District 27 at Coady has nine candidates for five supervisor seats, with Louise Kingsley and Dorothy Boatright Donahoe each seeking re election as tax assessor collector. District 6 at Channelview has six candidates for five supervisor posts, with O B Hudgins unopposed for tax assessor collector. Incumbents among District 27 contenders include Kingsley Raach Pasliska Elledge Hodges and others. five of six District 6 supervisors are incumbents James Kriger is the lone non incumbent candidate. Balloting occurs at 417 Tower Street Channelview and 5334 Wade Road.
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Harrie County
Baytown
Channelview
Fresh Water District
Coady
Louise’ Kingsley
Dorothy Boatright Donahoe
O. B. Hudgins
W. K. Luke
Georgia Tinker
Womack
T. C. Hodges
E. R. Pavuska
Joe M. Roach
J.C. Elledge
D. W. Evans
G. A. Pichol
W. C.billy Kingsley
Kingsley
Raach
Pasliska
Elledge
Hodges
Ithe Board of Supervisors
jThey
Henry Reichle
Harold Bettes
O. W. Hanson
A.J. Baird
Fred M. Yager
James W. Kriger
Board
District 27
Tower Street
District 6
Wade Road
Mississippi schools desegregate after court order
Eleven Mississippi districts opened to Negro pupils today under federal court order as U.S. marshals were absent and no incidents occurred. The Supreme Court ordered total desegregation in 30 districts after December 31, 1969, with more districts to open later in the week affecting about 200 schools and roughly 135,000 students.
Nixon relaxes at posh Palm Springs estate amid budget talks
AP dispatches report President Nixon resting at a luxury Palm Springs home as major budget decisions were settled, while Vice President Agnew seeks to clarify the Nixon Doctrine for Asian allies. A mosaic of global items follows, including an inquest into two Black Panther leaders’ deaths and regional conflicts.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Nixon
Bangkok
Spiro
Agnew
Asia
Chicago
Demos Meeting in East Harris County Planned
East Harris County Democrats will reorganize for the 1970 election year at a 7:30 p.m. Monday meeting at the Community Building. New officers are to be elected.
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Demos
Harris County
Democrats
Ito
College Presidents To Speak On Data Processing Panel
A Texas House interim study panel meets in Baytown at Lee College Rundell Hall to hear college presidents discuss use of expensive data processing equipment and to consider recommendations for more economical computer use. The session runs 9:45 a.m. Thursday to noon Friday, with a Friday tour of NASA Clear Lake.
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State
House of Representatives
Baytown
Joe Allen
Cordell Hull
Fort Worth
Nugents
Moody Center
Lee College
Rundell Hall
Cmnmutee
NASA
Clear Lake City
D. Patrick
Texas Auto Dealers Elect Baytown Man
Neal Dickens of Baytown elected 4a vice president of the Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association for 1970. The group moved its state headquarters to Austin, announced by F H Douglas Jr. The new address is 3011 North Interstate Regional Highway in the Monroe Building in Austin. Douglas joined TIADA as assistant general manager in 1967 after a long career in automotive and insurance fields and Texas law enforcement. Other officers include Omar Hermsmeyer of Amarillo as president and a slate of regional vice presidents, with secretary Henry F. Jenkins and treasurer A T Lowry of Fort Worth. Officers in the Baytown Dealers Association are J B Plocheck, president. Orville Dunham, vice president. Jim Carter, secretary-treasurer.
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Neal Dickens
Baytown
Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association
Dallas
Austin
F. H. Douglas Jr
North Interregional Highway
Monroe
Douglas
TIADA
Texas
Omar Hermsmeyer
Amarillo
Orville Dunham
Jim Carter
Moon rocks analyzed by 142 scientists in landmark study
Houston AP reports 142 scientists from the United States and eight foreign countries begin four days of papers detailing Apollo 11 lunar samples. Findings suggest molten origin and a cold moon surface over 1.4 million years, with no evidence of life. Tests cover mineral content and physical properties, including water presence, cracks from meteorite impacts, and cosmic-ray erosion.
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Houston
Tex
United States
Earth
Neil Armstrong
Michael Collins
Edwin Aldrin Jr
Texas school board overrules firing of math teacher over beard
Bulletin from Austin reports the Texas Board of Education overturns Kerrville School Board and Education Commissioner J. W. Edgar ruling. Gene Ball's contract termination before his first class in September is reversed by a 4 to 7 vote on the school boards.
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Austin
Texas’ Public Schools
An &7
Board of Education
J. W. Edgar
Kerrville
Gene Ball
Kennedy inquest on Chappaquiddick tragedy opens
In Edgartown Massachusetts four secrecy inquest to question Senator Edward M Kennedy over Mary Jo Kopechne death at Chappaquiddick Island. The Massachusetts Supreme Court ordered a secret hearing and records sealed until any possible charges pass. Police guard the courthouse and monitor the chamber for listening devices as witnesses prepare to testify in the poncha pond case.
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Edgartown
Mass
Mary Jo Kopechne
Sen
Raward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Kennedy
Miss Kopechine
Poncha Pond
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy Brothers
Martha's Vineyard
James A. Boyle
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Bush to decide on Senate bid January 13 in Austin
U S Rep George Bush said he is 99 percent certain he will decide to oppose Sen Ralph Yarborough in the Democratic primary. He noted Lloyd Bentsen's possible entry would not affect his decision and mentioned Republican candidate Dr Robert Morris. Filing closes February 2. Bush commented on campaign financing concerns for both offices.
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Houston
U.S. Senate
U.S
George Bush
Austin
Bush
Flouston
Ralph Yarborough
Houstonien
Lloyd Bentsen
Yarborough
Robert Morris
University of Plano
Bentsen
Texas Republican Party
Senate
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