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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1968

Page

2

Eight Staffers Report Blasts At Shell Chemical Co

A team of eight Baytoun Sun staffers covered the explosions and fires at Shell Chemical Co and the freighter Christiane Monday night. On the job from the early moments were Henry Holcomb assistant managing editor Bill Hartman general manager photographer Jim McLain and reporters Mike Blackman Mike Lonsford Alan McWhorter Beverly Threadgill and dohnelia Boynton. The staff worked straight through the night for The Sun and The Associated Press.

Baytoun Sun News Shell Chemical Co Ion Beard Christiane Henry Holcomb Bill Hartman Jim McLain Mike Blackman Mike Lonsford Alan McWhorter Beverly Threadgill Dohnelia Boynton The Sun Associated Press

Noon Stock Quotes From the Dow Jones List

A noisy bank and brokerage page lists numerous equities with varied quotes and several no quotes. Names include Ford, General Electric, General Motors, IBM, Exxon, Texaco, Dow Jones components, and others with percentage changes and odd annotations.

Llis Chalmers Arlan’s Dent Sto Tel & Tel Anaconda Armco Ashland Oil Bendix Beth Steel Carrier Corp Celanes Chrysler Columbia Ges Delta Air Diamond Ask-- Dow Chem Dresser Ind. DuPont el Paso Nat Gas Ethyl Corp Ford Vss Dairie Elec Gen Motors Tire Georgia-Pacific Getty Oil Gillette Gordon's Jewel Greyhound Gulf On Gulf States Halliburton Hoffman Electr Interlake Steel TRA Jones & Laugh Trees Herr-McGee Kresge SS Seeee Lings-Temco-Vought McDonnell-Douglas gMavox Marathon Oil Mobile Secony Monsanto Dairy War Dist New York Central Occidental Pet Penn RR Pepsi Cola Phillips Pet Pace Oreo SK Seteeees Schlumberger Soats Snes Esneaeseeasaveene Sell Wassspeseeesseee Sinclair 4 Wareesee Sperry-Rand Esseeesereer Dor Siam Cal Stan Ind Wee Ser Stan NJ Stan Ohio Stauffer Chem Sun Oi Sunray Taft Technicolor Tenneco Texaco Texas Eastern Texas Gulf Sur Union Carbine “Westinghouse Smevie Dow Jones Industrial

Deputy Envoy Locke Eyes Texas Gubernatorial Run

Eugene Locke, deputy ambassador to South Vietnam, resigns to run for Texas governor as Democrat. He previously backed Connally in 1962 and was named ambassador to Pakistan in 1966. Locke returned to Dallas over Christmas to rally support for his bid.

Dallas Eugene Locke South Vietnam Texas Dallas Times Herald Washington Locke John Connally Connally Pakistan

County Poor Lacking Medical Aid From Distant Hospitals

Harris County medically indigent residents totaling 370,316 live far from Ben Taub General and Jefferson Davis Hospitals, limiting access to charity care. Dr. H. E. Warshaw highlighted long travel for Baytown and Tomball areas. Baytown clinic serves some out-patient needs but drug supplies were halted last August by a hospital district ruling.

Harris County Ben Taub General Jefferson Davis Area Jhealth H. E. Warshaw Harris County Community Action Association HCCAA Bowling Green Houston Baytown Area Community Action Warshaw Tomball Ben Taub Baytown Baytown Health League United Fund Mary Louise Surgi

Drowning Victim Is Rice Student 20

Byron B. Jeffrey a 20 year old Rice University student drowned at the San Jacinto River Bridge near Crosby after tying a rope around his neck and jumping from the bridge witnesses said the noose was too loose and he slipped into frigid waters an autopsy will determine the exact cause of death and was to be performed by the Harris County Medical Examiner

Rice University Byron B. Jeffrey Harris County Sheriff's Department Jeffrey San Jacinto River Crosby U.S. Highway 90 Dath Harris County

Ship Passenger Recalls Blast And Flying Metal

Mrs Gingerich of York Pennsylvania recalls the night the Christiane collided with three gasoline barges in the Houston ship channel. She and her husband escaped in a lifeboat as water and barges burned, then were warmed in 40 below weather after landing. The Christiane was towed to Galveston for repair and its passengers stayed at a motel as authorities investigated.

Brooks Keller Sun Galveston Christiane Houston Baytown-La Porte Gingerichs Galveston Gingerich

Adult Education Set as Nation's Biggest Business

Dallas AP reports SMU Dean Fred Bryson predicts adult education will lead U S business growth by 2009 a recent study forecasting adult registrations reaching 22 million by century's end his comments frame higher education for adults as a major national industry.

Dallas Fred ‘Bryson Southern Methodist ‘University

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