City groups plan meetings on budgets and community events
City Council and Planning Commission will review two going ordinance drafts at 6 30 p m in a dinner meeting at the Tower. Jaycees regional visitation is set for Tuesday night at Holiday Inn with Gene Santana as membership chairman. Baytown teachers and San Jacinto Council hold Monday and Tuesday gatherings with Women and Dads clubs also meeting. Weather looks cloudy with slight warming and notable tides in Galveston with lows around 47 and highs near 74.
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City Council City Council
City Planning Commission
Holiday Inn
Baytown
Presbyterians Hear Proposed Changes in Confession Plan
The First Presbyterian and Westminster Men's Councils will hear a program on Proposed Changes in the Confession of Faith at 6 15 p m Wednesday during the Men's Council dinner at First Presbyterian Speakers will be the Rev Burnette Dowler and the Rev Charles Teykl.
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Presbyterians
First Presbyterian
Westminster
Burnette Dowler
Charles Teykl
Air India jet crashes on Mont Blanc killing 117 aboard
An Air India Boeing 700 with 117 aboard reportedly crashed into snow on Mont Blanc near Chamonix. French police said no survivors found. helicopter teams to recover bodies. Among the passengers was Homi J. Bhabha, chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission, en route to Vienna.
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Chamonix
France
Air India
Mont Blanc
Europe
New York
India
Atomic Energy Commision
Homi J. Bhabha
Vienna
International Atomic Energy Agency
Geneva
Paris
London
J.T
Joe) D'Souza
Pope Paul V
Rome
Bombay
Local Notes Highlight Fire Rescue and Community Events
CT Freeman celebrates wife’s timely return as a house fire breaks out. Rhonda Dunn turns eight with birthday wishes. Anna Battarbee runs Mothers March outreach from a San Jacinto River bridge phone booth. REL Band expands from four to six all state members bound for Dallas. Local meetings, chamber banquet attendance, Fat Stock Show drive, and stock show expo tours are noted along with fashion travel.
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Freeman
Rhonda Dunn
Anna Battarbee
San Jacinto River Bridge
Cloverleaf
Baytown
Charles Forque
Big D
Joe Hughes
Susan Hodges
Eva Chervenka
Perry Britton
Dave Moore
la Porte Chamber
Jack Strickler
Theo Wilburn
Buddy Bray
Houston
H. W. Killpatrick
J . WN
McWilliams
Dallas
U S Attorney Woodrow Sears to Speak at Baytown Council
U S Attorney Woodrow Sears of Houston will address the Baytown Human Relations Council next Tuesday night at city hall. The 7:30 p.m. business meeting precedes the 8 p.m. program. Sears, appointed in 1961 by President Kennedy, has held multiple civic positions in Houston and Texas.
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Woodrow Seals
Houston
U. S
Southern Distrit
Texas
Baytown
Europe
Gradua
Ramsey Cites Baytown Bond Issue Benefits
County Commissioner WV Ramsey argues the proposed 60.8 million Harris County bond program should pass on January 29 to fund Baytown area roads and U S Steel complex connections. He says omitting Precinct 12 projects would push total well over 306 million and stresses NASA road needs and airport access.
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Baytown Area
WV. V. Ramsey
Bayway Drive
Cedar Bayou
U.S. Steel
Ramsey
Commissioners ‘Court
Precinct 12
Harris County
Baytown
Budget To Cost 568 Per Person In 1967 Budget
Washington AP President Johnson proposes a 112 billion dollar federal budget for the year starting July 1. The plan sets per person spending at 568.36 based on estimated population 198,549,600 mid fiscal year and 221.7 billion debt by year end.
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Washington
Johnson
Census Bureau
Growth Proposal Roads In Bond Issue Aiding Baytown Growth
Harris County voters will decide a $60.8 million growth bond including $52.8 million for roads. The plan funds right of way for state and federal highways, farm to market projects, and Outer Belt expansion. NASA area roads and a new Houston Intercontinental Airport vicinity roads would cost about $27.8 million. Judge Bill Elliot notes Baytown residents rely on NASA traffic and airport access for economic growth.
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Bee Landrum
Harris County
Baytown
Houston
Lan
Harris Conn
NASA
New Houston Intercontinental
Bill Elliot
Manned Spacecraft Center
New Cold Wave In Texas Amid Freezing Storms
The Associated Press reports fresh snows and freezing drizzle across Texas with a hard freeze in Baytown and lows near the single digits in Amarillo Quanah and Chillicothe. Roads are dangerous after weekend accidents and a new wave of winter weather is forecast midweek.
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Baytown
U. S. Weather Bureau
Houston International Airport
Upper Panhandle
Bonham
Mount Pleasant
Texas
Lower
Panhandle
Amarillo
Quanah
Chillicothe
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Dalhart
Brownsville
City Auctions Off 13 Vehicles
The City of Baytown sold 13 motor vehicles at a public auction for 206.50, with bids from 2 to 40 dollars. Finance Director J. B. LeFevre said the i wrecker service charges came from the vehicles, mostly abandoned on city streets, after 14 vehicles were advertised.
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Baytown
J. B.lefevre
LeFevre
Atom smasher plans gain traction amid cost rise
The proposed multimillion dollar atom smasher faces new momentum as five cities compete, with costs rising from 338 million to 375 million. A bubble chamber design and an Atlantic tanker incident also anchor the day’s brief.
Annual Meet Of Baytown Community Chest Feb 21
The Baytown and East Harris County Community Chest plans its annual public meeting at 7:30 p.m. February 21 in the Chamber of Commerce building. Voting rights for contributors, reports from Red Feather agencies, and elections for new chairmen, secretaries, and directors across the Community Chest and allied leagues are on the agenda. Nominations open February 7, with a written process to nominate candidates through a designated committee chaired by Herbert V. Boggess.
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Baytown and
East Harris County Community Chest
iCommunity Chest
Welfare League
Health League
Herbert V. Herbert
Herbert L. Boggess
W. C. Jackson
John P. Henderson
Truett Smith
Britton
Community Chest
State Meeting of School Trustees
A special meeting of the school board is scheduled for Monday night to consider re selection of administrative personnel. Supt. George Gentry said this is the only item on the agenda, though related matters may be discussed. The meeting starts at 7 30 p.m. in the board room at the schools administration building.
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George Gentry
Gunshot Death of 13YearOld Girl in McNair Home
Regina Blake 13 died after a 45 caliber pistol fired by her 21 year old brother Willie Blake went through a wall at 2648 Broad St. She died en route to Gulf Coast Hospital. Brother admitted to Ben Taub Hospital in Houston in shock. no charges filed. Funeral arrangements by Johnson and Frazier Funeral Home Baytown underway.
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McNair
Regina Blake
Eddie Blake
Broad St
Guilt Coast Hospital
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Willie Fred Blake
Ben Taub General Hospital
Houston
Joe Thorp
Blake
Willie
Thorp
Johnson & Frazier Funeral Home
Baytown
Baytown Man Honored for Helping Job Corps Unit
Royce Smith of Enjay Chemical Co Baytown Plant received commendations from state and company officials for aiding the Gary Job Caps Training Center at San Marcos. The War on Poverty project develops a 40 week curriculum for youths 16 to 21 with support from Op portunities Inc formed by 23 firms. Gov Connally praised Smith for his role in salary administration planning for Texas Educational Foundation personnel staffing the center.
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Gary Job Corps
Royce Smith
John Sylvester
Baytown Chemical Plant
Texas Educational Foundation, Inc
Enjay Chemical Co
Baytown
Gary
San Marcos
Camp Gary
United States
John Connally
Opportunities, Inc
Smith
Gov. Connally
Joseph L. Seger
Humble
Humble Oil & Refining, Co
Johnson seeks 112.8 billion budget with hopes of more
President Johnson sent Congress a 112.8 billion FY budget, the largest in history, with a note that he may seek more funds and new taxes if the Vietnam war heats up. He warns inflation risks from military buildup and rising output, urging quick approval of a 4.8 billion tax increase and outlining defense, poverty, space, and tax plans for fiscal 1967.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
Pentagon
Car Train Crash Injures Four Near Rimhart Crossing
A Sunday collision at Rimhart Drive between a car driven by Howard Houston and a Missouri-Pacific train sent four people to Gulf Coast Hospital with minor injuries. Houston failed to see blinking lights and hear the crossing bell.
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Howard Houston
Reddell Road
Missouri-Pacific
Rimhart Drive
Houston
Rebecca Pillow
William Pillow
Sandra Pillow
Maryland
Gulf Coast Hospital
B. S. Follis
Airhart
Harvey Frost
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