DUB WARD RETIRES
Baytown longtime civic leader Dub Ward retires after 34 years in the Esso Research and Development Division. He reflects on projects including widening James Street and building a bridge over Cedar Bayou, annexations, and expanding the police station. He recalls a Texas Exes dinner prompted his run for city council and notes his wife Zula was his partner in civic work.
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Wooster
Baytown
Country Club Oaks
Craigmont
Alexander Drive
George Chandler
Edna Oliver
Rose Garden
al Clayton
Lee Liggett
Ted Kloesel
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Democratic Party
Fred Huey
John Connally
First Baptist Church
Red Cross
United Fund
Texas Exes
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Nelda Jean
Robert E. Lee High School
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California
Vickie Lynn Power
Del
Peggy Power
Pressure mounts for action as smoking deaths rise in Britain
London reports strong government pressure after the Royal College of Physicians attributes more than 27,000 British deaths annually to smoking. In Maui, sugar production requires about half a million gallons of water per ton of raw sugar.
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Royal College of Physicians
Maui
Boy Missing After School Absence In Bayou Search
A four foot tall boy, about 60 pounds with dark blonde hair disappeared after missing the school bus around 7:30 am Tuesday. Family and grandparents searched woods and bayous as FBI investigators joined the case on Wednesday amid fears he may have wandered onto Interstate 10. He wore a brown shirt, brown and gold plaid pants, a blue corduroy coat with a sheepskin collar, and a blue and yellow stocking cap.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sheriff's Department
HLE&P Expands Facilities Across Houston Area
HLE P plans new service centers in Katy Bellaire Baytown South Houston to serve Waller Fort Bend and Harris counties. Beatty Service Center at Bellaire to replace the old site. Baytown center soon to start. A central stores warehouse near South Houston to speed supply for Transmission and Distribution. First building to be completed by February. Financing from internal funds short-term loans and sale of securities in 1971.
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Waller
Fort
Bend
Harris
Beatty Service
Bellaire
Baytown
Houston
National Merit and Achievement Scholarship Programs
The Merit Program covers National Merit Scholarships financed by NMSC and over 450 contributing organizations. About 24,800 students have won Merit Scholarships in 15 programs, with roughly 2,975 new scholars entering college this fall. The National Achievement Program honors outstanding Black students, with semi finalists competing for about 325 scholarships, including 225 National Achievement$1,000 awards.
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NMSC
Reptile handlers stage charity snake show in Kuala Lumpur
A one day national snake handling contest in Kuala Lumpur draws 15,000 spectators. Performers transfer 30 venomous snakes in seconds while veterans demonstrate feats, including kissing king cobras and wrapping pythons. Several acts feature kraits and venomous snakes in mock stunts. Skeptics question venom safety despite organizers denying milking venom.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Daslagi bin Husini
Ong Yeok Fei
Yeoh Keng Seng
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