Interest Planning Steps Up On Brownwood Levee
Large Baytown Chamber crowd heard a report on flooding risk from land subsidence caused by industrial water use along the Houston Ship Channel. Civic leaders push a federally financed levee along West Burnett Scott and Crystal Bays to protect Brownwood Lakewood and Wooster. Eckhardt staff plan federal action. Harris County funds may back right of way. proposed $30 million flood control bond favored.
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Henry Halcomb
Baytown
Houston
Harris County
Brownwood
Baytown Civic Lead
Ers
Burnett, Scott and
Crystal Bays
Gene Muller
Chamber of Commerce Flosh Control Committee
Fresh Water Resources and Recreation Board
Chamber
Keith Oz
W. W Ramsey
The
Harris
Senator Yarborough Reaffirms Senate Run for 1968 Texas Race
U S Senator Ralph Yarborough announced he will stay in the Senate and not seek Texas governor in 1968. He said his decision stems from a belief that shifting power in the Senate matters more than the governor’s race. He noted broad support and described a strong desire for change across Texas.
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Senate
Texas
Yarborough
Dallas
Houston
San
Antonio
John
Don Yarborough
Zonnally
Ed Clark
Austin Barker
U.S
Australia
Forecast of cold weekend with 25 degree low across Baytoniang
The forecast for Saturday calls for fair weather with no precipitation and a mid-40s high while Saturday night dips to around 25 degrees. Sunday will see temperatures in the 30s with no rain. Clear skies return across the state with a freeze line extending into South Texas. High pressure from Colorado maintains frigid conditions as winter warnings cover 12 states.
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South Texas
Piney Woods
East Texas
Palacios
Corpus Christi
Lareds
Panhandle
Amarillo
Brownsville
Texas
Colorado
Midwest
Sun Spots And Community Notices In Baytown
St Joseph’s speaker Monsignor O Sullivan will address St Mark’s iMethodist Church at 6 p m Sunday on Roman Catholicism and Church Unity with public invitation. OA Meeting East Harris Chapter meets Grace Methodist at 1 30 p m Sunday. SONS OF SOCRATES at 402 Morrell 3 45 p m Sunday. Sweet Adeline chorus meets 7 30 p m Monday Baytown Civic Center Activity Room 2. transportation info via 494-4995. Woman’s Society hosts 7 p m Sunday reception for Rev Gant, who moves to Wichita Kansas. Generally fair through Sunday with no rain. weekend highs 40s to 60s. Notables: William C Little Sr settles debate on Stewart Heights. Daniel Rogers on airplanes. Bud Greer shoes. Mayor Cravey ill but active. V V Ramsey touring Baytown. Miss Lennie Belle Forbus obituary. sausage supper for Knights of Columbus 7 p m Tuesday. Mrs Durand returns to Kansas City. Mickey Leon McReynolds among five Texans to graduate from Mississippi State University Jan 27.
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Monsignor
Father O'Sullivan
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
St. Mark's iMethodist Church
School of Missions
Baytown Civic Center
William C. Little Sr
Stewart Heights
Harry Falls
West Texas
David Rogers
Plowden Bridges
Hong Kong
Raymond Helpert
Bud Greer
Seaborn Cravey
V. V. Ramsey
Baytown
Pat Baumann
Helly McLemore
Aggie
the Sun
John Wadley
Paul Putman
New Orleans
Fred Bednarski
Barry Lancaster
Justice Dept Defends Draft Shakeup Recommendations
The Justice Department opens its court defense of draft chief Lewis Hershey's recommendation that local draft boards speed induction of persons who interfere with the draft. James E. Jordan is the key government witness in the case.
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Justice Department
Lewis Hershey
James E. Jordan
Town House Furniture Under New Management
Thurman Witt and Baytonian Ray D. Cargill become owners and operators of Witt and Cargill Town House Furniture at 600 North Highway 146. Witt, a 25 year veteran from Nassau Bay, also runs stores in Beaumont Port Arthur and Lake Charles. Cargill Baytown native returns as store manager after leading Cargill's Home Furnishing, plans to consolidate. New staff additions include Sandra Lambert and Joyce LaVergne. Big sale planned to clear stock for new orders.
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Thurman Witt
Baytonian
Ray D. Cargill
Witt
Cargill Town House
North Highway
Cargill
Louis Hughes
Felix Hatchell
James A
Bitsy) Davis
Richard Waters
Ferry Britton
Nassau Bay
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Lake Charles
Baytown
Town House
West Texas
R. D. Cargill
Nettie Cargill
Robert E. Lee High School
Sam Houston State College
Dee
Huffman
Craig
Tammy
Sandra Lambert
Joyce LaVergne
Wilt
Betty Reid
Wayne Dudley
Jeann Rodgers
Esther Rios
Danny McManus
Stanley Hil
C. P. White
Three More U S Deserters Reach Sweden
Stockholm AP reports three more U S service members sought refuge in Sweden, joining a growing cast of deserters. Pvt Kernan Lee Fulks of Boulder Colorado, Lawrence Bertheaud of New Orleans Louisiana, and Robert Bourroughs presented to the Swedish Vietnam Committee citing reasons for desertion. Officials are weighing asylum applications from at least six other Americans, mainly from U S Army units in West Germany.
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Stockholm
Sweden
U.S
Kernan Lee Fulks
Boulder
Colo
Lawrence Bertheaud
New Orlean
Robert Bourroughs
Vietnam Committee
West Germany
Baytown to Host Wayne Film on Red Adair Life
Hollywood producer Hal W. Polaire scouts Baytown as a site for a film depicting Red Adair oil well fire specialist. Andy McLaughlin, son of Victor McLaughlin, is slated to direct with Baytown jungle and oil field scenes planned for March.
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Doin Wayne
Red
Adair
Baytown
Hal W. Polaire
Hollywood
Andy McLaughlin
Victor McLaughlin
Calif Democrats split as Humphrey and McCarthy campaign
In Fresno Humphrey urges unity behind Johnson and Democratic leadership amid a California conference. McCarthy speaks to dissident Democrats opposing Johnson’s Vietnam policy, highlighting a split within the state party ahead of the June primary. Rebels push a platform of antiwar stances and greater aid for urban Negro communities.
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Fresno
Calif
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
Eugene McCarthy
California
Johnson
Humphrey
McCarthy
Minnesota
Democratic Council
Bve
Fifth Annual Elks and KofC Ball in Baytown
The fifth annual Baytown crippled children's benefit ball will be at the K of C Hall Saturday January 27 hosted by the Baytown Elks and Baytown Knights of Columbus. Admission is $5 per couple with Frank Tilton and his orchestra providing music. Proceeds support the Baytown Cerebral Palsy Center Building Fund. Tickets from Elks or Knights, with Bob Donnelly and Everett Oliphant organizing sales.
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Baytown
Baytown Elks
Baytown Knights of Columbus
K Af C
Frank Tilton
Baytown Cerebral Palsy Center
The
Elks
Knights of Columbus
Bob Donnelly
K of C
Everett Oliphant
Baytown YMCA Seeks 750 New Members in Drive
The Baytown YMCA membership committee launches a month long drive headed by WwW c Jackson and W A Bill Hotze aiming to add 750 members and raise about 40000 in operating funds. The effort splits into three divisions with division chairmen and captains listed, plus heads for public relations and banquet committees. The campaign seeks to reach many residents to visit the new Wyse Drive facilities opened last April.
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Slavor Seaborn Cravey
Herbert
B. E
Bud) Greer
Fred Bednarski Ton
YMCA
Bill Hotze
Jim Armsworth
Herbert V
Baytown
C. Jackson and
W. A
Bill)Hotze
Mae Jones
Wyse Drive
Hotze
Transplant Patients OK Despite Caution in Cape Town
Doctors reported progress for two world’s first heart transplant recipients in Cape Town. Philip Blaiberg showed fatigue and rest was prescribed, while Louis Washkansky’s tests were relaxed after fatigue. Barnard noted one or two virus infection concerns but overall stable. Mike Kasperak in California neared a week since his transplant, still critical but improving.
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Associated Press
California
Mike Kasperak
Christian N. Barnard
Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Blaiberg
Louis Washkansky
Barnard
Frankfort
Germany
Stanford Medical Center
Kasperak
Complaints Stem From LCB Probing in Dallas
Dallas club owner James Coltharp of Debonair Danceland charged a former Texas Liquor Control Board executive and a private detective with running a protection racket. He alleged an Austin official, a Dallas investigator, and two former board agents pressed license holders for large sums to dismiss charges, curb sentences, or suspend licenses. Coltharp said he was told at a November Austin hearing that paying $10,000 would remove his problems with the board.
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Dallas
Texas Liquor Control Board
James Coltharp
Debonair Danceland
WFAA
Coltharp
Liquor Board
Austin
Thie Board
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Washington
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Don VanSickle
Turner, Collie and Braden
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FE Senior Citizens Club
Ars Young
Davany
Trumble Ears
Eee
Clark
Sen
Ralph Yarborough
East Harris
Order2 of the “Arrow
Grace Methodist Church
Sons OF Socrates of
Lee College
Morrell
Woman's Society of Christian Service
St. John's Methodist Church
Louis Gant
Pioneer Students Association
M. L. Bush
Highway 146
Lennie Belle’ Forbus
O. E. Forbus
Mont Belvieu
Crawford Funeral Home
Henderson
San Jacinto
KC Hall
F. L. Durand
Kansas City
C. E.stolhandske
Indiana
MSA Grad
Mickey Leon McReynolds
Mississippi State University
Our World
Town House Furniture
Philadelphia
Miss
U. S&s
Groves
Gulf of Mexico
Wilbur D. Mills
Pentagon
Pennsylvania
Peoples State Bank
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Wayne Film
Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
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Shearthy
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Lowell Westerman
Ken Brinkley
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MM. A. Mosesman
Tillman O'Brien
Doug Stewart
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