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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1968
Page
1
The Area II Advisory Council will discuss state and federal staffing grants for operations at Bayshore Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center. The meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church.
Edinburg AP Don Yarborough, a Houston attorney and state political figure, says he may announce a Texas gubernatorial bid within ten days. He vows to push a minimum wage bill through the legislature if elected, and spoke at a PASO gathering amid applause and chants of Viva Yarborough.
Respect for law and order will be discussed by St Charles Cowan of the Baytown Police Department at 2 30 p m Wednesday at the San Jacinto PTA Meeting. Baytown Art League will host a religious art demonstration by D J Cassis at 7 30 p m Monday in Room 3 of the community building. Open to the public. Partly cloudy and warmer through Tuesday with 6 16 mph winds. Highs upper 50s to 60s, lows upper 30s. Galveston tides: Tuesday high at 2 p m and 6 48 p m, low at 10 24 a m and 12 30 p m.
The state enjoyed clearer skies and warmer conditions after a cold front. Temperatures fell to the 30s in parts, with Dalhart and Alpine among the coolest spots, while the forecast calls for warmth through Tuesday. Snow and icy conditions affected parts of the nation, causing school closures and power outages for tens of thousands.
The Associated Press reports at a California Democratic conference President Johnson's Vietnam policy drew applause from Humphrey while about 50 delegates backed McCarthy's push for immediate negotiations to end the war. Humphrey warned intraparty warfare could cost Democrats the White House. Romney campaigned in New Hampshire as the party split over Vietnam policy.
Washington AP reports a request to Congress to lift the gold cover linking gold to the dollar could appear in President Johnson’s State of the Union message. Officials hint a move may come soon as Johnson unveils a balance of payments program to cut the overseas dollar drain by 3 billion dollars this year. The gold cover would be removed by allowing all gold to back the dollar, though timing remains uncertain.
John Seligman shivers in Baytown after Palm Springs warmth. Jack Taylors report Breckenridge skiers turning fans. Locals indoors battle colds while studying for finals. Mark Randall Williams marks his 10th birthday as students cram for exams. Tilman O'Brien and Fred Bednarski seek cutaway jackets arriving soon. Kathy Battarbee wins first twirling trophy with Mother Anna Battarbee on the jury.
The Associated Press reports 21 deaths in Texas over the weekend from traffic crashes and a private plane crash. Key victims include Mary Wooten and her sons in White Settlement, Fay Terrell near Antaria, James Harris near Saginaw, and Johnny Lee Aitken in a Pylon Field contest crash in Arlington area. C.M. Cantrell was critically injured.
The Federal Housing Administration says it never advised that wearing miniskirts in cold weather causes fat legs. A spokesman notes someone is pulling its leg and a bogus memo warned female employees their legs would grow fat if dresses were short. The fake memo circulated in the news media.
Stanford AP reports Mike Kasperak in critical condition after emergency gall bladder removal at Stanford Medical Center. The one hour operation, led by Dr. Norman E. Shumway, followed a prior heart transplant on Jan. 6 from a Santa Clara woman who died of a brain hemorrhage. The transplanted heart beats normally, but experts in South Africa and the U.S. question overall transplant success and long term viability.
Robert E. Lee hosts Sam Rayburn in a 7 30 p m district battle as the Ganders open defense of the North Zone title. Coach Bollinger will start McClendon Orehin Thomas Ellis and Sid Thomas with bench help from Kollmeyer Ploezer Land and Sowell as Ganders eye another district crown.
A call to Bay town Police Department reported a dead man in weeds off Gulf Bin Road at 3 41 pm on Sunday. Police arrived and began investigation.
Lee College begins a supervised on the job training program for secretarial and office workers in the Baytown area. Office training runs five months with 30 hours weekly classroom instruction and six hours of offset printing. Instructors include Mrs Katherine Yates Mrs Marilyn Evers and J C Thompson. Employers may contact the technical vocational office at 427 5611 extension 311 to participate.
George Rhomney calls for banning foreign alliances and shifting focus in Southeast Asia to economic and social development. Senate Democrat Mike Mansfield urges halting U S bombing of North Vietnam as peace talks possible. British Cabinet advances economic retrenchment plans noting potential impact on American F111 contracts. Lt. BL Worley of the air team dies in a crash. Former CIA officer Kirkpatrick Jr. says Bay of Pigs failure resulted from CIA miscalculation. Texas Attorney General Craxford Martin announces re election bid.
The 6th Congress reconvenes amid war, inflation, crime and unrest. President Johnson aims to outline measures to head off violence and push tax increases, with talks on devaluation, dollar stability, and a travel tax. Senate leaders warn of possible housing and crime legislation clashes as elections loom.
Donations of three pints of blood are still needed for the James Sikes family who were critically burned in an explosion and fire that swept through their Baytown home before Christmas. The family is recovering at Ben Taub Hospital with Mrs Ruth Adams Sikes and two older children hospitalized longer. Mary Ruth escaped injury but lost clothing. help includes clothing and household items at two Baytown locations.
Washington AP report notes Rep. Gorge Bush of Texas will seek re election to Congress instead of pursuing the Texas governorship He cited serious consideration of the governor race and said his seat on the House Ways and Means Committee influenced his decision The 43 year old ironstone airman is listed in the item Although the language is imperfect the main fact is Bush will run for another term in Congress
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