U S Steel Plans Larger Plant Here Than First Announced
Viet Nam dispatch describes U S and allied forces expanding a scorched earth campaign near Saigon to deny the Viet Cong feed and shelter. Paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne base in burned districts, evacuating civilians north of the river and destroying crops, houses, and canoes as they push outward. Captain Henry Tucker of Columbus, Mississippi, says the tactic aims to keep enemies busy rebuilding rather than attacking Allied positions.
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Ameritcans
Vaico ‘Oriental River
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American Field Service
Ney
Robert E. Lee
Henry Tucker
Columbus
Miss
Teen Canteen Meeting and Prize Winners Report
The Teen Canteen will meet Friday in the school's gymnasium. Prize winners include Gary Cartledge Sanders for first place and Sherry Larsen and Billy Draper as Freeze dence winners. Weather outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures ranging from 10 to 63 degrees.
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Horace
Gary Cartledge Sanders
Sherry Larsen
Billy Draper
Around vey Own MARION FELENOR style show notes
Doris Hunter Frances Miller Frances Landers Rosabel Smith Jean Fuller Jane Webber Sue Williams and Pat Martin brave rain to attend a style show while Freda Chandler Mary Ann Savell Edna Boyer come the next day as weather improves Mary Cantrell notices a mistake Mildred Lucas delivers packages Pat and Evelyn Spurlock’s daughter Diane models in ads Grace and Larry French send New Year greetings Mrs J H Campbell plans a Valentine Dance Mrs Harold Bombhoff has two extra tickets to Jane Houston Grand Opera The Flying Dutchman call 583-4348 Bil Vandenventer leaves La Porte furniture post to join Uncle Sam in the armed services
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Marion Felenor
Doris Hunter
Frances Miller
Frances Landers
Rosabel Smith
Jean Fuller
Jane Webber
Sue Williams
Pat Martin
Freda Chandler
Mary Ann Savell
Edna Boyer
Mary Cantrell
Mildred Lucas
Pat
Evelyn Spurlock
Diane
Grace
Larry Ffrench
J. H. Campbell
Harold Bombhoff
Bil van Deventer
la Porte
Uncle Sam
Armed Services
City Finishes Bidding On City Vehicles In Baytown
Bids closed on 12 motor vehicles with five two ton trucks and six police patrol cars up for city contracts. Lowest to highest bids ranged from 12,327.95 to 14,030.50 with a 176.95 gap between top two truck bids. City council will weigh awarding contracts at a later session.
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Baytown
Lumus Baytown Dodge
Thad Felton
Ford
Buck Turner Chevrolet
Kemp & Tons's Equipment Co
Shields Motor Co
Buck Turner
Chevrolet
Wacheca Campers Creative Arts Division Meeting
The Creative arts division of Wacheca Campers will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the home of Mrs. Ed Hildebrand at 612 Danubina. The group plans to discuss upcoming projects and share ideas.
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Carroll V. Wilson
Masonic
Goose Creek Lodge
Creative Arts
Wacheca
Ed Hildebrand
Danubina
Terror Attacks Hit Saigon as Allied Forces Strikes Intensify
In Saigon two terrorist blasts targeted a police substation and the airport, killing at least two Vietnamese. Three American servicemen and three Vietnamese were wounded at the airport. Allied forces and U.S. troops reported striking hidden Viet Cong bunkers across separate Mekong Delta regions, while paratroopers pushed through swamps and captured guards with possible guerrilla payroll items.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
73Rd Brigade
Reeds
California Hit Again By Storms
A new northwestern California storm drove 1000 residents from homes and closed roads as snow crushed roofs on Mount Shasta and hikers were reported missing. The Smith River rose rapidly while Crescent City prepared for the worst. Rivers should ease in central California but flood risk grows in the far north.
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California
Yegion
Mt. Shasta
Smith River
Suuport
Crescent City
Calif
Alaska
Oregon
Ukiah
Hawaii
U.S. Weather Bureau
Crash on I 35 in Waco Injures Many on Bus and Car
Louise Moon 42 of Bruce Vine killed while husband Louis and passenger Jimmy Rhymes are critically injured in a crash between a car and a Greyhound on Interstate 35 in Waco. About a dozen bus passengers hurt in the incident.
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Louise Moon
Brucevine
Louis
Jimmy Rhymes
Interstate 35
Waco
Hope For Settlement Of Transit Strike Reported
NEW YORK AP The first hopeful sign in the transit strike talks came today as negotiations between the Transit Authority and unions showed movement but a wide gap remained. Mayor Lindsay said new offers were made and vowed to stay with the negotiators until terms are reached.
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John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Transport Workers Union
Amalgamated Transit Union
Afl-Cio
Connecticut
New Jersey
Henry A. Barnes
Lower Manhattan
New York Stock Exchange
The
American Exchange
Fourth To Go Up- Armco Joins In On Steel Hike
Armco Steel Corp announced a $275 per ton increase in carbon steel structural pieces, effective Tuesday Jan il, at plants in Kansas City and Houston. The move follows Bethlehem Steel and Inland Steel price actions, with administration leaders seeking a middle ground during negotiations and Johnson ordering govt buyers to favor nonraise producers.
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Middleton
Ohio
Armco Steel Corp
Kansas City
Houston, Tex
Bethlehem
Washington
Dent Johnson
Johnson
Seaton
White House
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U.S. Steel
John F. Kennedy
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Inland Steel
Bethle
Gardner Ackley
1 Council of Economic Advisers
Gener
Missing 30000 In U S Securities From Texas Vault
State Auditor C H Cavness reports in an annual audit that three 1955 U S Treasury bills valued at 30000 disappeared from the Texas state treasury vault in Austin. Officials say the loss may be misplacement, but insurance covers the full amount and reforms and an internal auditor have been added.
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James
Cavness
U.S. Treasury Department
Texas Redistricting Upheld by Court With Caution
Federal judges sustain the Texas congressional redistricting statute but warn approval is limited in duration. The 85 page opinion urges a second legislative effort by July 1967 and notes weaknesses to be corrected. Officials see it clearing the way for 1966 elections. candidate filing closes Feb. 7. The court previously ruled districts unconstitutional in 1963 awaiting reapportionment.
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Texas
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Udiverse
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Amy
Waggoner Carr
Crawford Martin
Houston Gets An Additional Congressman
A Houston three-judge federal court in Houston ruled the congressional redistricting bill constitutional. It created more equal population districts with deviation under ten percent and added a third Houston representative and two for Dallas. A new South Texas district and a local-at-large post were also created.
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Austin
Houston
Dallas
Texas
Mother of Child Slain in Conroe Finds Hope Here
Shirley Bailey, 20, nine months pregnant and grieving for her slain daughter Mary Ann in Conroe, moves to Baytown after being taken in by B W Smiths. Smith, a Baytown Fire Department member, says Bailey is now part of their family as her husband William Bailey faces charges over the girl's death. The infant died after abdominal hemorrhaging and skull fractures. authorities believe the girl was injured in a beating rather than a mere accident.
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Bobby Sutphin
Conroe
Baytown
Shirley Baiey
B. W. Smiths
Woodlawn
Smith
Shirley
Mary Ann
Bailey
Baytonians
Wilms P. Bailey
U S Steel Plans Integrated Plant Near Baytown
U S Steel executives outlined plans for a fully integrated steel plant near Boytown Baytown beginning with a plate mill and electric furnaces. The company expects about one year of engineering work followed by two to three years of construction. The initiative aims to produce steel from basic materials with location decisions still to come. Approximately 160 people attended the briefing at the Warwick Hotel with a separate reception for about 800 attendees later in the evening.
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US. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Warwick Hotel
Houston
Baytown
Cedar
BER Landrum Houston
Spl
U.S. Steel Corp
Boytown
Stephen F. Jenks
U.S. Steel
Jenks
Roger M. Blough
U.S. Steel Board
Blough
Leslie B. Worthington
Robert C. Tyson
Pitsisiteh Pa
Httle
U.S. Steer
Warwick
Willis Urges New Laws To Curb Klan Power
Rep. Edwin E. Willis urged possible federal measures at a Klan hearing to curb Ku Klux Klan influence. Proposals include registrar rules for Klansmen, bans on masked gatherings, and laws against organized violence. Blumberg described threats, boycotts, and arson against his Bogalusa radio station after inviting a reform speaker.
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Edwin E. Willis
D-La
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Willis
Ralph Blumberg
Bogalusa
Blumberg
Bogalusa Klam
Brooks Hays
Arkansas
Bogalisa
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