Peace Talks Begin In Paris Saturday
The United States and North Vietnam with allies reach an accord to start peace talks Saturday at the International Conference Center. Four delegations meet around a round table with 16 members plus secretaries. Vance, Ha Van Lau, Nguyen Phong, and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh will lead each side.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
National Liberation Front
International Conference Center
U. &. Saigon
Nguyen Than le
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Saigon
Cyrus R. Vance
Col
Ha van Lau
Nguyen Phong
Nguyen Thi Binh
NLF
Vance
Lou
Phong
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Jorden
SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING POSTPONED TO WEDNESDAY
A special school board session to review administrative contracts was postponed from Monday to Wednesday at 6 30 PM behind closed doors, with public access after personnel talks. George Gentry cited Trustee Bob Wardmund’s out of town business as cause.
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George Gentry
Bob Wardmund
Weather Outlook Shows Mild, Scattered Showers Thursday
Weather remains mostly cloudy with continued mild temperatures and scattered showers Thursday. Temperature range is expected from the mid 50s to the high 60s.
Local notices and brief hometown entries mix in readers’ page
Charles Davis recuperates at home after hospital stay. R L Parker pursues repayment on loaned gear. Dan Savell heads to Houston in rain. James Slick Ellis says he has been working hard. L A Rigby notes his son’s double role with a TV narrator. Marine Sgt David Alford shows off a new car. Inez Erwin stacks cookbooks. Hazel Cravey plans Friday crowd. Janet Bryant seeks a lost nurse’s pin. Flora Withite shares library proposal details. Tena Neskora takes on a large assignment.
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Charles Davis
Dale D. Davis
Parker
Roger Keene
Dan Savell
Houston
James
Ellis
L. A
Marceen Lanham
Inez Erwin
Gwen Pillow
Hazel Cravey
Evie Kiough
Janet Bryant
Flora Withite
Tena Neskora
Harris County S&L names 2 new board directors
Harris County Savings and Loan Association stockholders elected two new directors at their annual meeting. A J Smith Jr of SMS Industries Highlands and John Wiesner of John Wiesner Chevrolet Baytown fill vacancies from deaths W H Reber and Henry Cathriner. The board also added existing directors for terms and plans for a new Baytown office on Highway 146.
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Harris County Savings and Loan Association
A. J. Smith Jr
SMS Industries
Highlands
John Wiesner
The
Savings Association
Baytown
TSPE Chapter To Hear Board Prober
Edwin Dalrymple an investiga tor for the Texas State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers will speak at the Baytown Chapter noon Friday meeting at the Tower. Dalrymple will address Texas registration law for engineers and enforcement. He served in the U S Air Force 1941 1946 attaining Lt Colonel and was an FBI special agent 1947 1967. Since 1968 he has been an investigator for the board. He and Mrs Dalrymple live in Austin and are parents of three children.
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Edwin Dalrymple
Texas State Board of Registration For Professional Engineers
Dalrymple
Texas
U.S. Air Force
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Texas State Board of Registration For
Austin
John son hails Paris pact as talks on peace open
President Lyndon Johnson lauds the Paris agreement on Vietnam talks noting new substantive talks may begin. Viet Cong ambush on Batangan Peninsula wounds five and kills two U.S. Marines. Defense chiefs in Brussels set five year goals for allied forces. Carmania passengers evacuated as another ship frees from Bahamian sandbar. Fort Worth official’s estranged wife rearrests after second shooting in six weeks.
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Lyndon Johnson
Paris
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Batangan Peninsula
U.S
Fort Worth
W. C. Cowen
Probers Seek Cause Of Enterprise Fire
Probers investigated the USS Enterprise fire that killed 25 sailors and injured 85, with 26 missing, as cleanup continued aboard the 85,000 ton carrier 75 miles southwest of Honolulu. Admiral Hyland said exact causes would be established. ship to return to Alameda after repairs, while 58 remained hospitalized and nine sought burns treatment in Texas.
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Pearl Harbor
U.S. Navy
EnterPrise
Honolulu
John J. Hyland
Alameda
Calif
Hyland
Tripler Army Hospital
Brooke Army Hospital
Texas
Telegraph Workers End AP Walkout After Returns
United Telegraph Workers members returned to AP offices restoring transmission operations. Wire Service Guild members voted on a new offer ending the week long strike. George J. Kleinman, general chairman, credited progress toward collective bargaining.
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New York
United Telegraph Workers Union
Associated Press
Wire Service Guild
UTW
Guild
George J. Kleinman
Asociated Press Division
Fanestiel files for Baytown mayor election amid undecided Cravey stance
Baytown City Council member Albert Fanestiel filed for the April 1 mayoral race. Mayor Seabern Cravey said he is undecided about re election but praised Fanestiel as highly qualified. Cravey noted no commitment to run while Fanestiel, 58, a Humble Oil engineer, lives at 1308 Cedar Bayou Road and has term to finish on the council.
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Seabern Cravey Thursday
Albert Fanestiel
Wednesday
Cravey
Baytown
Fanestiel
Andy Braswell
Lamar Kelley
Glen Walker
Fanesliel
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Old Cedar Bayou
Goose Creek High
Rice University
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Texas
Cedar Bayou Road
Admiral Charges Tax Waste
Admiral Hyman G. Rickover testifies that defense contractors collect about 2 billion a year on Pentagon contracts due to toothless procurement rules. He calls for a Congress overhauling defense procurement, noting no independent auditing exists for over 10 billion dollars in annual defense spending. Senator Proxmire remarks on the shocking situation, which has persisted for years.
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Washington
Hyman G. Rickover
Pentagon
Congress of Defense Department
Commerce Department
General Accounting Office
Rickover
Joint Economic Subcommittee
William Proxmire
Dix-Wis
Associated Press
Defense Department
Proxmire
Russians swap space ships in historic linkup mission
Two Soviet cosmonauts Yevgeny Khrunov and Alexei Yeliseyev transferred from Soyuz 5 to the linked Soyuz 4 after a four hour forty minute link. Vladimir Shatalov remained aboard Soyuz 4 with Boris Volynov in Soyuz 5. Tass said the maneuver used new life support suits and left all cosmonauts in good condition as the orbiting squadron separated.
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Moscow
Radio Moscow
Khrunov
Soyuz 5
South America
Yeliseyev
Soviet Union
Soyuz 4
Tass
Volynoy
Lee College Chairman Nominated for Piper Foundation Award
Dr. Billy Doyle Walker chairman of Lee College Division of Education and Psychology is nominated for the 1968 Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation award. The honor includes a $1000 cash prize and recognizes teaching. Recipients, 310 professors statewide, will be named in March or April.
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Billy Doyle Walker
Lee College Division of Education
Minnie Stevens Piper
American Association of University Professors
South Western Psychological Association
Texas Junior College Teachers Association
Texas Association of College
Walker
Narcille
Deer Park
Elks KC Benefit Fete Planned For Cerebral Palsy Fund
Knights of Columbus and Baytown Elks Lodge co sponsor the sixth annual crippled Children's ball set for January 25 at the Knights hall 2600 W Main. Dance runs 9 pm to 1 am with Frank Tilton's orchestra. Admission 3 dollars per couple with net proceeds to the Baytown Cerebral Palsy Center Building Fund. Co chairs Vernon Hill and John Devine with a long committee listing local members.
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Knights of Columbus and
Baytown Elks Lodge
Knights of Columbus
W. Main
Frank Tilton
Baytown Cerebral Palsy Center Building Fund
The
Elks
Vernon Hill
John Devine
Ellis Ike ‘Taylor
Bob Peterson
Everett Quphant
C. G
Rocky” Roquemore
Cal Rutherford
R. E
Bob” Donnelly
Patrick O'Sullivan
Leonard Mazoch
John Parick
Hay Helpert
La Porte Teachers Get Increase In Pay
La Porte teachers approved an across the board raise of 801 annual salary increase, about 3200 less than the district faculty advisory committee had requested. The new scale applies to the 964-70 year, with starting pay for new teachers at 6507 and maximum salaries at 4028 for those with master's degrees and more than one year experience.
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LA Porte
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