Sevens Man Found Dead in Baytown Home
MARSHALL PLEASANT aged 7 in Oak was found dead at 9 40 a m Saturday in his Baytown bedroom by Roosevelt Robinson 34 Willow Police said death followed a heart attack He was kneeling with his head on the bed foot and held a house slipper in his left hand Art League meeting set for 7 30 p m at Sterling Library Luther Mackrell to demonstrate oil techniques Baytown Young Republicans meet 7 39 p m Monday at First National Bank building Myra Edwards Barnes and Theodore B Sherrill both of Baytown to receive master degrees January 35 at East Texas State University in Commerce Bowie PTA meets 2 15 p m Tuesday at Bowie Elementary speakers on youth protection agencies Executive committee will meet 1 p m Tuesday in teachers lounge Attended services Freddie Simmons and wife and children 1302 Adams returned from Elwood Ind after funeral services for Mrs Simmons mother Mrs Roads Knots of Elwood
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Roosevelt Robinson
Willow
Art League
Baytown
Sterling Municipal Library
Luther Mackrell
Myra Edwards Barnes
Theodore B. Sherrill T
Baytoun
East Texas State University
Commerce
Bowie
PTA
Supreme Court Hearing Tests Voting Rights Act
Washington AP reports South Carolina and five Southern states challenge the Voting Rights Act before the Supreme Court. The case questions federal authority to abolish literacy tests and apply a formula across states, with Nicholas Katzenbach defending the law as enforcing the 15th Amendment.
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Supreme Court
Washington
South Carolina
Cary
South
South Care Pil
Alabama
Louisiana
Mssissippi
Georgia
Virginia
North Carolina
Icholas Katzen
New Jersey
Massachusetts
High Court
Éeee
David W. Robinson
Congress
Alaska
Arizona
Weather forecast notes cooler spell with showers
Partly cloudy conditions persist with occasional rain and falling temperatures. A low of 33 and a high near 48 degrees are expected as the day progresses.
Round Town Notes and Local Happenings
Round Town items capture Peggy Power collecting carpet scraps for a rug, Helen DeBus joying a stage production, D H Marshalls sweetness, Dub Rogers luncheon, Hilda Oake and daughter Sherry's California trip, Bill's Jan 3 transfer back to Baytown, Glenn Eastman on efficiency, Jack Trier at a business meeting, Clay Nolem back from North Carolina, Mrs W B Tucker in Naperville near Chicago, Barbary Mellin praising new street lights, Babe Waddell first woman on Bayshore Rod Reel and Gun Club board, Tommy Coker buys a new car, Billie Blakey on sick list, Harmonia Sutton on Liberace show in Houston, Ralph Courtney giving away bullfight tickets, Lowell Lammers at Texas State Hospital Board meetings in Austin.
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EGN Vital Na
Peggy Power
Helen DeBus
D. H. Marshall
Dub Rogers
Hilda Oake
Sherry
California
Bill
Baytown
Los Angeles
Glenn Eastman
Jack Trier
Clay Nolem
North Carolina
W. B. Tucker
Naperville
Chicago
Barbary Mellin
Babe Waddell
Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club
Tommy Coker
Billie Blakey
Harmonia Sutton
Liberace
Houston
Ralph Courtney
Lowell Lammers
Texas State Hospital Board
Austin
Decker Drive to gain four lanes amid traffic safety plan
A Texas Highway Department official said a northern section of Decker Drive could reopen as a four lane divided highway in three or four weeks pending good weather. He noted not unusually slow progress, planned coordinated safety measures with a Houston engineer, and cited multiple accidents at Baker Road. One fatal crash has occurred near Baker Road since January with several injuries and numerous major and minor incidents recorded on the corridor last year.
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Frank Hebner
Houston
Texas Highway Department
Hebner
Airhart Drive
Baker Road
Decker
Airhart
Bayway
Baytown
Funds Approved For CD Center In Baytown City Hall
Federal funds will support a civil defense emergency operating center in the basement of Baytown’s new city hall. The $48,239 project will receive 30 percent federal financing, about $24,269.50, for architectural design supervision and construction of 3,900 square feet for a 46 person civil defense staff and related city operations.
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Baytown
Civil Defense
City Hall
Washington
Albert Thomas
Baytown Wife Charged After Fatal Shootout at Home
Sarah Hirams White, 56, is charged with murder after a Sunday night shooting in Hoglan Belton White's home near Crosby. The victim, 61, was struck by a bullet during a struggle over a German Luger as his daughter Karen Sue, 13, pleaded for help. Hoglan took the gun to Baytown Police, and an ambulance rushed the wounded man to Baytown Hospital where he died. The altercation followed a prior incident and involved White and Hoglan arguing in the kitchen before the weapon discharged.
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Bobby Sutphin
Billy Lee
Simmie Belton White
Hoglan
Crosby
Sol Bowie
An Hoglan
White Cee
Baytown
Dale Schimming
White
Paul A. Lee
Baytown Hospital
Schimming
Karen Sue
Mirs
Ig Www
Aawgence
Mrs Mossler and Powers Face Slaying Trial in Miami
Candace Mossler a Houston widow and Melvin Lane Powers her nephew go on trial in Miami for the 1964 bludgeon stabbing death of Jacques Mossler, 69, a financier with banking interests. The state alleges a plot tied to a slave affair. Each defendant was freed on 350000 bond after a lengthy preliminary hearing.
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Miami, Fla
Candace Mossler
Houston
Tex
Melvin Lane Powers
City Studies Needs Carver Traffic Problems Eyed
City Council considers four traffic control proposals from the Greater Baytown Civic League near George Washington Carver schools. Items include four way stops at Oak and Johnston, 2 mph school zones on Oak and Carver, crosswalk markings, and two patrol officers during peak hours. Councilors debated crosswalk safety and reducing street improvement petition signatures from 65 to 51 percent, but took no action beyond accepting the petitions.
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George Washington Carver
Greater Baytown
Icivic League
Oak and
Johnston Streets
Carver
R. L. Finney
Civic League
Baytown
Fritz Lanham
Jack Huron
Finney
Huron
Comimittee
Oak Addition
Former Sun reporter Rose Kent recalls LBJ briefings
Rosemary Kent, a 21 year old UT journalism major, recounts her stint covering White House briefings for the Daily Texan during Lyndon B. Johnson's January return to the White House. She describes juggling classes, the high level press corps, and Moyers presence as electric in a hotel briefing room.
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Austex
Baytoun
Rosemary Kent
Lynn B. Johnson
White House
University of Texas
Texas
Rosemary
Bill Moyers
Daily Texan
Neat
Austin
Pinskill
Baytown Soldier in Explosive Disposal Unit at Fort Irwin
Charles Mills, son of Mrs. C. Mills, serves in a small specialized ordnance disposal detachment at Fort Irwin California. The unit, led by a single officer and ten enlisted men, handles detonating and disarming explosives across 100000 square miles including parts of Arizona Nevada and Southern California while teaching law enforcement explosive safety. Mills married to Sandra Knox of Baytown and a REL graduate, Sam Houston State alum, joined the Army in 1958.
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Baytown
Fort Irwin
Calif
Charles Mills
HL Mille
Alabama
Tith Explosiverdnance Disposal Detachment
Tith
Arizona
Mills
Robert ©. Lee High School
Sam Houston State College
Sandra Knox
REL
Lamar Tech
California
Citizens Committee Opens Growth Bonds Campaign Office
More than 150 spectators attended the opening of campaign offices for the Citizens Committee for Growth Bonds in Houston. Led by Llexid M. Bentsendr, the group backs a Harris County Houston bond measure slated for January 25. The Travis Street location hosted Paul Purser of the Manned Spacecraft Center to discuss NASA related reads essential for the center’s growth. County Commissioners and Houston city councilmen answered election questions.
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Houston
Citizens Committee For Growth Bonds
Council Debates Policy on Firing City Employees
Baytown council discusses creating a formal policy for dismissing city workers. City Manager Lanham notes no detailed discharge rules exist beyond civil service steps for about 70 police and fire personnel, amid about 220 total employees.
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iCival Service
Fire
First Negro In Cabinet Likely for Johnson Era
The Senate confirmed Robert C. Weaver of New York to be secretary of Housing and Urban Development, making him the first Black person to join the Cabinet. The vote was by voice after a 14-0 committee approval. Also approved was Robert C. Wood as undersecretary from MIT. Weaver welcomed the swift action and reflected on past hearings and praise from members.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Weaver
Weavse
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Air Force refueling crash over Mediterranean coast
Two GS. Air Force jet planes from the 910th Air Refueling Unit at Bergstrom Texas collided during refueling and crashed along the Mediterranean coast. Eleven men were aboard. Senator Richard Russell of Georgia questions whether the U S can sustain the Vietnam War and poverty programs without tax increases or large deficits. Congress prepares another State of the Union in a Republican taped address. Foreign ministers of the Common Market expect Britain to be admitted in exchange for France easing opposition to major decisions.
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GS. Air Force
910Th
Bergstrom, Tex
Mediterranean
Richard Russell
Georgia
United States
France
Britain
Second Organization Lab Begins At HORC Refinery
The second of two Organization Improvement Laboratory sessions for about 46 city and school employees began Monday and will continue. The program aims to improve managerial skills and problem solving. Dr. Robert Blake originated it. Humble's Bureau of Management adapted it for local officials.
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Scientific Methods, Inc
Austin
Humble
Bayroun
Blake
R. 8. Sloma
E. H. Oliver
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