Community group meetings and club notices in Baytown area
Humble Annuitants Club meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Baytown Community Building. Optimists Club Barbers Hill meets at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday at Frank's Cafe in Mont Belvieu. Robert E. Lie classmates of 1961 plan a reunion at Citizens National Bank 7 30 p.m. Tuesday. Jimmy Nelson Bryan Stratton and Mary Jane Wyatt organize. Quintin G Boone formerly of Baytown heads eight acre K V Charcoal plant at Lewisville Ark subsidiary of Pine O Pine Corp. Mrs Ford Hubbard DAR state regent will speak 9 30 a.m. Wednesday at John Lewis Chapter Baytown. Mrs H J Davis Jr hostess 1316 8 James. Tri City Beach 4 H Club executive meeting 4 30 p.m. Tuesday at Beach City Community Building. Milton Lyons Baytown food service owner elected first vice president Retail Grocers Association of Houston. Jerry Lyons and Tillman O'Brien directors.
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Optimist Club
Barbers Hill
Frank
Mont Belvieu
Robert E.lie
Citizens National Bank
Jimmy Nelson
Bryan Stratton
Mary Jane Wyatt
Quintin G. Boone
Baytown
Lewisville
Ark
The
Pine-O-Pine Corp
Ford Hubbard
Houston
Daughters of the American Revolution
John Lewis
H. J. Davis Jr
James
Tricity Beach
4-H Club
Beach City
Tri-City Beach Road
Milton Lyons
Lyons Food Service
Retail Grocers Association of
Jerry Lyons
Tillman O'Brien
O’brien Super Markets
Baytown People and Events Highlight Local Activity
C Weaver calls in athletic notice. BR Parker checks on Air Force Reserve candidate status. Johnny Garrett trains for Baytown Little Theater dance program. Lester Alford announces a big Optimist Club event next week. Lorna McCraw exercises before work at the draft board. Chris Myers checks on the Cystic Fibrosis drive in Baytown sponsored by Knights of Pythias. Tom Crawford on vacation. George Chandler late for Houston appointment.
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C. Weaver
BR. L. Parker
Air Force Reserve
Johnny Garrett
Baytown
Little Theater
Lester Alford
Lorna McCraw
C. R
Chris) Myers
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Tom Crawford
George Chandler
Houston
Inauguration of Barnes Smith Today
Two Texas leaders, Gov Preston Smith and Lt Gov Ben Barnes, were sworn in today in Austin. Barnes, 32, would be the younger rival should Smith seek a third term. The ceremony at the Capitol featured a brief, cold weather forecast and a noon oath with Barnes first, followed by Smith and their addresses.
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Austin
Barnes
Smith
Lubbock
Baytown Gains First Liaison to Harris County Delegation
A new Baytown liaison officer joins the Harris County delegation in Austin to present issues for Baytown. Rep. Joe Allen named Baytown liaison. other appointees include Rep. Bob Gammage to Harris County and Rep. Bill Swanson to Houston. The group backs a Houston Harris Navigation District upgrade to a port authority and a pay hike for Harris County District Attorney Carol Vance.
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Alan Erwin
Sun News Bureau
Austin
Baytown
Harris County
Texas
House of Representatives
Laura Cruz
Houston
Joe Allen
Bob Gammage
Johnny Nelms
City of Houston
Bill Swanson
Allen
Haison
Texas Senate
Swanson
University of Houston
Houston-Harris County
Houston - Harris County Port Authority
Jim Clark
Jack Ogg
Carol Vance
Vance
Harris County Commissioners Court
Baytown Parks Board Seeks Public Input On New Parks
Baytown city park plans advance with six of eight sites under option totaling 155.63 acres while funding for development proceeds. A 7:30 p.m. public hearing in City Hall will gather ideas from residents and civic groups, with many sites wooded or waterfront and two just outside city limits near Crosby Cedar Bayou Road and East Road.
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Council Chamber
City Hall
Fed
Bureau of Out
Parks Door
Parks Board
Poar A
Nas
Deen Bom
Crosby-Cedar Bayou
East Road
Sterling High School
Baytown
Sun
Senate To Work More Efficiently
Washington AP reports the Senate plans new rules under the Legislative Reorganization Act to boost efficiency and oversight. Four first-term senators propose noon daily sessions, strict three minute speeches, and a five day workweek with monthly 4 day recess to visit home states.
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Washington
Senate
Alan Cranston
Calif
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Harold ©. Hughes
Iowa
Richard 5. Schweiker
Bentsen backs Texas military base plans in early push
Texas newly elected senator Lloyd M. Bentsen announced a priority to review military installations in the state. He held a news conference and planned meetings with Defense Department officials with several House members to discuss the future of installations.
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Washington
Texas
Lloyd M. Bentsen
House
Defense Department
Crosby School District Faces State Evaluation
Crosby School District faces a Texas Education Agency evaluation on January 25 26 and 27 with accreditation status riding on the visit. Trustees consider timing and plan for a new central high school while debating use of federal funds for two temporary classrooms at Crosby Elementary. The board split on the temporary classrooms and discussed a permanent 10 classroom plan funded from a larger $135000 fund.
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Johnella Boynton Crosby
Crosby
Texas Education Agency
Jerry Prochazka
State Board of Education
Central High School
Crosby Elementary School
B. S. Griffin
Andrew Spence
Jimmie Petrick
Jack Woodard
Crosby High School
Drew Elementary
Griffin
Supt
CofC Members To Attend Houston Fete
The Baytown Chamber will be represented by 15 members at the sixth annual Leadership Conference in Houston at the Marriott Hotel. The event, hosted by the Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Managers Association, runs 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a $10 per person registration fee. Attendees include Baytown officers and directors from 20 chambers, keynote speaker Dr. George D. Thompson, and Baytown delegates Charles Tillery Paul Edwards and others plus committee chairs Sloan Hill Tom Campbell and Bob Kerr. Dave Moore also attends.
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Baytown
Baytown Chamber
Charles Tillery
Paul Edwards
Allen Rice
Perry W. Britton
Ike D. Hall
Tom Litras
Knox Beavers
Theo Wilburn
al Chappell
Leonard Derden
Norman McElvany
Sloan Hill
Tom Campbell
Bob Kerr
Dave Moore
Congressional Democrats seek unity in leadership fights
Congressional Democrats caucus to settle leadership contests and fights over seniority and party loyalty as 1970 political tensions surface across Washington. Ford unions open talks with Postmaster General Blount on historic labor negotiations. GDP slips while prices rise and Fed eases credit amid mounting economic shifts. Detroit's auto talks extend into night with a strike deadline looming. San Francisco sees the Bay oil slick from tanker collision as cleanup begins. Saigon reveals rocket-armed helicopter support in Laos aiding Laotian ground troops. Calley trial recessed for a month for sanity examinations.
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Washington
Congressional Democrats
Citizens' Views To Be Discussed In City Hearing
A public hearing at Baytown City Hall at 7 30 p m Tuesday invites residents to state views on the city charter and potential amendments or a new charter. Ben Wilson chairs the Charter Study Committee which has studied forms of municipal government and current charter provisions. The committee’s work may lead to amendments at the April city council election, with changes needing voter approval. The 1948 charter followed Baytown Piney Goose Creek consolidation. annexation procedures may be revised per the 1983 Municipal Annexation Act.
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Baytown
Ben Wilson
W.M. Knowles
William B. Marshall
L.A. Wilkie Jr
Pelly
Goose Creek
City
Bill Laughlin
Officials Explain Area Pollution
Betsy Webber reports Baytown officials describe pollution controls at Stauffer Chemical Co and Natural Gas Odorizing Co. plants. They note sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide emissions stay within state limits. Plants recycle Humble Refinery waste into usable products. scrubbing methods studied with no cure yet, but improvements expected by 1971.
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Betsy Webber
John Vestal
Stauffer Chemical Co
Baytown Environmental Advisory Board
Seth Roberson
Natural Gas Oolonizing Co
Helmerich and Payne Inc
Stauffer
Baytown
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Humble
Roberson
Vestal
Raderson
Robertson
Adorzing
Baytown Area Weather And Tides Prediction
Partly cloudy to cloudy and remaining cool through Wednesday in the Baytown area. Temperatures range from the upper 30s to lower 60s. Morgan's Point tides for Wednesday show a high at 6 19 a.m. and a low at 9 43 p.m. Wednesday sunrise is 7 17 a.m. and sunset 5 49 p.m.
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Baytown Area
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