Baytown Luncheon Speaker Urges Age of Understanding
Marvin Hurley of Houston, executive vice president of the Houston Chamber of Commerce, told Baytown Chamber members that Americans live at the dawn of the third great age of human pioneering the age of understanding. He warned of confusion and despair as technology and culture shift, urged faith and action, and forecast continued prosperity with caveats on inflation and political-year policy impacts.
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Marvin Hurley
Baytown Chamber
Houston CC
Henry Holcomb
Houston
Commercce
Hurley
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Baytown
Commierce
Cain
Abel
Rates Up as First Class Mail Increases to Six Cents
Postal rates rise to six cents an ounce for first class mail, effective Sunday. Auxiliary Speaker David Hull of Houston will discuss the gold standard at Gulf Coast Hospital Auxiliary Monday at 10 a.m. in Community Building Room 5. Genealogical Society meets Monday at 9:30 a.m. in Sterling Municipal Library. Music teachers group gathers Monday at 8 p.m. at 2006 Olive. Mrs. E. J. Freeman Jr. of Mont Belvieu is hospitalized in Houston at Hermann Hospital. Weekend outlook calls for rain and drizzle ending, with cooler temperatures in the mid‑40s. Galveston tides: Sunday highs 11:21 a.m. and 9:36 p.m.. lows 4:36 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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U. S
David Hull
Houston
Gulf Coast Hospital
E. J. Freeman, Jr
Mont Belvieu
Hermann Hospital
Galveston
Baytown Snapshots Show Local Happenings and Help
PAM HOLCOMB seeks expert camera advice as George Bennett Bertie Stew art assist a Baytonian with housing Hubert Enoch comments on school district tax collections Dennis Willams threatens to frame an impromptu poem Dolores Gmy endures a chill wind R L Parker makes quick trips to Ellington Air Force Base Former Baytonian Mike Blackmon visits friends Al Melinger fan queries why column halted Bob Gillette is unavailable Ben Shirey passes cigars for a new birth Bert Allman delivers a lively interview
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Pam Holcomb
George Bennett
Bertie Stewart
Dallas Probe Cited As Liquor Board Agents In Racket
The Dallas Morning News uncovers alleged protection racket involving Texas Liquor Control Board agents and a Dallas man. Separate items note Rusty Staub named Astro MVP over Jim Wynn by one vote. Johnson shifts focus to Middle East. Laird warns Rockefeller risk in 1968 race. Bonnie and Clyde lawsuits total 2.78 million. Bonnie Parker kin and Texas Ranger tie to suit. Dr Spock and others indicted over draft evasion. Yarborough hints at 1968 governor plans. Novotny ousted. Dubcek set for liberal reforms.
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The
Dallas Morning News
Texas Liquor Control Board
Dallas
Thieu Demands Clear Hanoi Stand On Peace Talks
South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu urged Hanoi to clarify its position on peace talks, saying the bombing of North Vietnam cannot stop without reciprocal action. His comments align with the U.S. stance voiced by Secretary of State Dean Rusk in Washington, who also called for a firmer line from Hanoi.
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Saigon
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
North Vietnam
Thieu
U.S
Dean Rusk
Washington
Rusk
Vietnam
United States
Thien
Johnson
Chester Bowles
Cambodia
Noradom Sihanouk
Amarillo
Bodia
Inieu
Sihanouk
Ces Rssaoe
Midland
Prince Sihanouk
Dallas County
New York Times
Harris County
Houston
United Corpus Christ
San Angelo
Sihan
Ouk
Harlingen
Edinburg
Geneva
Port Arthur
ICC
Tional Control Commission
Groves
Nederland
Port Ur
Texas Bank Deposits Reach New Highs Amid Growth
Texas deposits surged across cities Dallas Houston Corpus Christi Midland and others as of year end 1967. Strong factors include job growth fair crops federal policies and HemisFair 68. County figures show substantial gains despite Beulah damage. top totals listed for El Paso Hunt Denton Texas City and more.
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Associated Press
Texas
Dallas
Houston
Corpus Christi
Midland
Beulah
el Paso
Hunt County
Greenville
Denton County
Texas City
LaMarque
Big Spring
Family Back Home After Fire Seeks Housing Help
Burned Sikes family from Baytown recovers in Houston hospitals after a December fire. Lazy Joe 5 and Laura Kay 4 to be released soon. James Sikes may return home in a week. Community mobilizes to provide housing, clothing, food, and furniture. local donors store donations and a cash fund is overseen by Mrs. Hazel Echols. Mary Ruth and others require sizes for clothing and household items. Community meeting planned at Baytown Civic Center to organize scholarships and a family get‑together.
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Founella- Boynton
James Sikes
Ben Taub
Houston
Lazy Joe
Laura Kay
Sikes
Matthew
Mary [Stokes
Highlands
Gertrude Artledge
Mary Ruth
Shome
Gus Tomek
L. S. Mitchell
Minnesota
B. H. Rasheke
Cedar Bayou
Dan Savell
Citizens National Bank
Hazel Echols
Tomek
Little Matthews
Larry Joe
School Tax Board Topics For Trustees
The school board will consider appointing a new 1968 tax equalization board with four nominees: W A McElhannon, W A Roper, Paul L Storck, and Jeff Tanner. Trustees to submit further nominations by Jan 1. resignations of teachers expected at semester break. hires to fill vacancies planned. bids for air conditioning and renovation projects over $1 million not discussed at this meeting.
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Mitchell
Tax Equalization Board
W. A. McElhannon
Mont Belvieu Family Turns Teaching Tradition Into Story
Hel en Leonard reports Mont Belvieu’s Frank Busch and his wife and their four children all became teachers. The eldest daughter began teaching in Barbers Hill in 1933 and earned a bachelor’s from North Texas State in 1947. Frank Busch teaches in Ruston, Louisiana, pursuing a PhD after a NT State bachelor’s and Indiana master’s. Jepp Busch teaches at Cedar Bayou Junior in Baytown, with a University of Houston degree in 1957. Randy Busch earned a bachelor’s from North Texas State and a master’s from Louisiana Tech in 1967 and began teaching in Cuero this fall in typing and bookkeeping.
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Helen Leonard
Mont Belvieu
Frank Busch
Busch
Barbers Hill
Randy
Myron Jenson
Ence
North Texas State
Denton
Frank Morgan Busch
Louisiana School of Technology
Ruston
Indiana University
Jepp Busch
Cedar Bayou
Baytown
University of Houston
Randy Busch
Louisiana Tech
Cuero
Four U.S. Jets Down in Raids Near North Vietnam Border
The U.S. Command reports four more American jets lost in raids over North Vietnam, raising total combat losses beyond 1,000. Several strikes neared Red China, including a 9 mile approach to the border and raids on anti aircraft batteries and a rail line. Hanoi claims five U.S. jets shot down, lifting their total to 15 in three days of raids.
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U.S
Red Chinas Frontier
Hanoi
Haiphong
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David Tracht
Humble Oland Refining Co
B. E
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Richard Andrews
Charles Hanson
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al Johnson
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