Ex Baytown Resident Matthew Daniel Earns Eagle Scout Honor
Matthew Stephen Daniel, former Baytown resident now in Clear Creek, earned the Eagle Scout rank at a Harris County Pack Building Eagle Court of Honor with Scoutmaster Walter Burds. Guest speaker was Eagle Scout Astronaut Charles Duke. Daniel, a Clear Lake High School student in Troop 895, has 26 merit badges and held leadership roles in Operation Reach and the Order of the Arrow.
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Matthew Stephen Daniel
Baytown
Clear Creek
Walter Burdsall
Harris County
Cot
Charles Duke
Clear Lake High School
Daniel
Operation Reach
Jeader
Camp Strake Philmont
Order of the Arrow
Royals Count On Hal McRae In 1973
The Kansas City Royals will rely on Hal McRae after acquiring him from the Cincinnati Reds. He will play third base or right field and is described as a .450 World Series hitter with notable scores against Baltimore in 1970 and Oakland in October.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Hal McRae
Cincinnati Reds
McRae
Reds
Royals
Baltimore
Oakland
Sole survivor says crew died unaware plane crash imminent
In the Florida Everglades the jetliner wreck killed 100. The survivor believes the cockpit crew died without realizing a crash was coming. The report covers the aftermath and his account of the disaster.
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Miami
Florida Everglades
Saigon
U. S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Houston Port Cargo Behind 1971 Figure
Port of Houston moved 62 million tons in 1972 through November, 200,000 tons shy of 1971’s record. November cargo rose 22 percent year over year, signaling potential completion of the year just behind the prior peak. The port shifts to a lease oriented model in 1972 with cargo services phasing out and elevators and cranes being leased. A $60,000 fire protection system was approved for Barbour's Cut terminal near Morgan's Point.
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Houston
George Altwater
Port Commissioners
Aliwater
Petroleuumm
Port Commissioners Havel
Barbour’s Cut
Port Authority
Morgans Point
Baytown
Herbert Hauser
Baytown Water Authority boundaries discussed at council work session
City council breakfast at Holiday Inn reviewed proposed Baytown area boundaries for a new water authority. The ordinance will define lines including Baytown city limits, ETJ up to Interstate 10, and the 10 foot annexed strip in West Chambers County. all members attended except Jim Williams.
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Baytown
Chambers County
Jim McWilliams
Legislators Seek Stronger Pollution Controls in Texas
AAP survey shows about 40 percent of Texas lawmakers want tougher pollution laws for air and water. Some call for merging state boards, while Maury Waters and Nichols push for citizen suits and the Environmental Protection Act. Opinions split on the Water Plan with West Texas supporting it and East Texas opposing or seeking study and funding.
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Austin
Tex
Associated Press
Texas
Texas Air Control Board
Contral Board
Texas Water Quality Board
Oscar Mauay
Dallas
R.C. Nichols
Ron Waters
Houston
Maury
Waters
Nichols
West
East
East Texas
South
West Texas
Bill Clayton
Springlake
Tahoka
Don Adams
Jasper
Willan Birthe
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Q Philmont
Cameron
N.M
C.L. Daniel
H.C. Durham
Alice Daniel
Citizens Nations
Bank and Underweed
Neuhaus and Company
Allis Chalmers
Gulf States
Columbia Gas
Ling-Temco-Vought Dart Industries
McDonnell-Douglas Z
Delta Air
Magnavoxeer
Extendicare
Occidental Petro
Exxon
Sly Penn Central
R. BR
Ford
Pepsi Cola
Foremost McKesson
Phillips Pet
Elec
RCA
General Motors
Raytheon
T&t
Tire
Schlumberger
Georgia-Pacific
Sears
Shell Getty Oil
Gillette
Sperry-Rand
Gordon's Jewelry
Stan Cal
Greyhound
Stan Ind
Gulf Oil
Stan Oil Ohio
Stauffer Chem
Sun Oil
Syntex Taft
Technicolor
Teledyne
Tenneco
Texaco
Texas Eastern
Texas Gulf Sul
Pickwick Papers
Medic Pharmacy
Ken Roberts
Dick Turner
Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Nixon
SEC
First National Life Insurance Co
New York
Roger] Staubach
O.d. Simpson
Jim Plunkett
Paris
North Vietnam
North Vietnamese Panhandle
South Vietnam
Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Texas Criminal Justice Council
Defense Department
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
Ft. Bliss
el Paso
Army
San Justo
Argentina
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Democratic Party
Emporia
Kan
Mark J. Essex
New Orleans
Call
Ward Road
Danubria
Chris Miller
Tom Schieffer
Fort Worth
Miller
Schieffer
Blythe
Aetna Casualty
eHartford
Ecna
eRepublic
eAmerican Indemnity
Stonewall
Herbert-Hauser Agency
The
Alexander
Home Services Inc
Sera
Wilde
Britton-Cravens
McCulloch
Gale
Porter-Lite Storm Door
Britton-Cravens Lumber CO
Market St
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