Houston Chamber Panel Rates 1966 Outlook Strong for Houston
Houston Chamber of Commerce panelists forecast a robust 1966 for Harris County with rising construction and employment at MSC, doubling apartment starts and significant investment in petrochemicals, refining, and retail. They project 13,000 housing units, over 4,800 MSC jobs, and higher general merchandise sales amid stricter credit but ready financing for good proposals.
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Houston
Medical
Ing Center
Posti
Gollar
Oak
Westheimer
Katy
Great Lakes
610
North Loop
U.S. Steeljroll
Hempstead
Harris County
Hromevik
Bell
Civil Service
MSC
Milne
Black
Houston Chamber of Commerce
HLPCO expands future in area with new plants and lines
Houston Lighting and Power Company outlines a five year Project Enterprise, adding 350000 kilowatts at Webster, Bachfi, and Parish stations, plus transmission lines and substations. Construction spending neared 84 million in 1966 with total generating capacity rising to over 665 million dollars invested.
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Houston, Lighting and Power Co
HSPCO
Webster
Howvever
Ior
Bachif
W. A. Parish
Fort Bend County
Houston Lighting
Ge Power
Galveston
Whar ‘Ton
Tomball
Houston
HLPCO
Everage
Usame
R. B. Battarbee
Baytown
Baytonian Heads East Harris March By Mothers
Baytonian leads East Harris County campaign area including Jacinto City Galena Park Greens Bayou Northshore Cloverleaf Channelview Crosby Sheldon Huffman Highlands McNair and Bay St. Ann McEver Jr. of Houston is 1966 poster child born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus who had pelvis muscle transplant operations in 1965 and now uses crutches. March of Dimes funds birth defect research aims to reduce 560,000 annual deaths and $79.7 billion in lifetime earnings.
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Mothers
STAC
McEver
C. J. Smith
Baytown
Jiles Roye
Huffman
Stacy Ann McEver
Houston
R. B. BaHarbee
EA. Hunter
Isabell Lewis
McNair
East Baytown
East Harris County
Jacinto City
Galena Park
Greens Bayou
Northshore
Cloverleaf
Channelview
Crosby
Sheldon
Highlands
Staci Ann McEver
Bob McEver Jr
Staci Ann
England
Texas Institute For Rehabilitation and Research
Staci
March of Dimes
Baker Indicted On Tax and Theft Counts
Former secretary to Senate Democrats Bobby Baker faced a nine count federal indictment charging tax evasion fraud grand larceny and conspiracy. The charges cover mid 1962 to last Oct 18 and seek up to 48 years in prison and fines up to 47000. Also charged is former Nevada lieutenant governor Clifford Jones with three counts of perjury. Baker arraignment set for Jan 20. prosecutors say accomplices Bromley and Jones are coconspirators but not defendants. The White House had no comment.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
U. S District Court
Baker
Ocean City
Senate Rules Committee
Johnson
Texas
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo set for Feb 23
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo returns for its 3rd annual event in the Astrodome and the new exposition building. About 4,500 riders and 150 wagons from eight trail rides converge on Houston with horses wagons and camping in Memorial Park before the opening parade on Feb 22 and events beginning Feb 23.
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Houston
Johnson’s Foreign Aid Strategy and Civil Rights Momentum
The piece portrays President Johnson as a skilled persuader who blends home policy pressure with targeted foreign outreach. It notes his use of publicity and emissaries to push for Vietnam peace talks while leveraging Congress gains from civil rights and social programs. Johnson’s tactic narrows opposition at home and abroad, framing U.S. goodwill and intent even amid war spending debates.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
Viet Nam
Hich
Congress
Fort Worth Man New Assistant Sears Manager
B W Dugger will become assistant manager of the Baytown Sears Store Feb 1. Charles Tullery, manager, announced Richard Mai will become sales superintendent of the Pasadena Sears Store. The Mai family will remain in Baytown while Dugger, long a Fort Worth Sears merchandise manager since 1964, moves from Wolfe City native to Texan store leadership.
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B. W. Dugger
Baytown
Sears
Charles Tullery
Richard Mai
Pasadena
Gayle
Richard
Marla
Fort Worth
Hillside Christian Church
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Houston - Harris
Gail Whitcomb
Norman
T. Ness
Outlookjist
Anderson, Clayton & Co
James Byrd
Texas National Bank of Cony Research Committee
Paul G. Bell Jr
P. G. Bell Co
F. J
Rice Hotel
Spencer
Houston Research Institute
Car Economy
Inc
Edward J. Fay
World Trade Center
Wesley Hijornevik
Manned Spacecraft Center
James A. Milne
Sears, Roebuck & Co
William B. Black Jr
Bank of the Southwest
Howard Martin
Chamber
the Rice
Baytonian
East
Harris
Brown's Chicken Shack
E. Texas
Decker
Sundie
Avane Ebs
Brunson
Doris Day
Rod Taylor
DO Not
Tom
Ama
Temmon Weel Aine
Billy Wilder
Cave Ben
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Tony Richardson
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LGU
White House
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Real Arnica
Robert C.ruarks
ICA Adventure
Kennedy
Benny J. Faller
Thomas F. Falier
Air Force
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Bitburg
Germany
LBJ
S. Wheel Chairs
E. Texas Decker
Stertine
B W. Dugg
Buck Turners
Air & Power
Buck
North Main
Turner
E. Tex. Ave
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