Kiwanis Luncheon program at Ramada Tower by Billy Pague
Kiwanis luncheon at noon Thursday features Billy Pague business manager Alley Theater Houston presenting the program. PEO Chapter meets 10 30 a m Thursday at 804 Felton street home of Mrs R L Wright unaffiliates contacter Del Smith 424 9062. College film Oedipus the King shown at 7 p m Thursday Lee College auditorium stars Christopher Plummer and Orson Welles no admission charge public invited. TARS meet 7 p m Wednesday Baytown Opportunity Center all members urged to attend. Luther Haddick auto mechanics teacher Ross Sterling High School named member of Baytown Vocational Education Association. name omitted from Sun list.
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Kiwanis
Bill Pague
Alley Theater
Houston
Ramada Tower
R. L. Wright
Felton
del Smith
Oedipus, the King
Lee College
Christopher Plummer
Orson Wells
TARS
Baytown
Luther Haddick
Ross Sterling High School
New Baytown Vocational Education Association
Association
the Sun
Brown in Basic at Lackland Air Force Base
Aubrey Brown Jr. is undergoing basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Brown Sr. of 1900 Washington and attended Robert E. Lee High School and Lee College before joining the Air Force.
Weather And Tides Bay town forecast cools through Thursday
FAIR AND COOLER through Thursday is the Bay town area weather forecast. Temperature range expected Wednesday night, high 2s with the Thursday high In the mid-60s. MORGAN'S POINT tides for Thursday: Highs at 4:43 a.m. and 2:19 p.m., lows at 4:21 a.m. and 4:3] p.m. THURSDAY'S SUN will rise at 7:14 a.m. and set at 5:56 pm.
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Baytown Area
Morgan’s Point
Local Chats and Civic Happenings Highlight Small-Town Life
Butch Kalmus chats with old friend Miss Mollie Stasney who hints at another Europe trip. Thad Cartwright lends a hand as Mrs Thad Johnson and Don Faust work on YMCA landscaping. Dick Wilson comments on current headlines. Ivan Estes completes a Boy Scout promotion assignment. Mayor Glen Walker passes by without pause. Bill Laughlin addresses legal questions on summary judgments and territorial rights. Mrs Norma Wilder ponders a congressional resolution. Jack Walker is recommended for a state post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butch Kalmus
Dick Wilson
Ivan Estes
Glen Walker
Bill Laughlin
Norma Wilder
Jack Walker
Oxygen Lack Believed Cause Of Goose Creek Fish Kill
Texas Parks biologist Alan Wenger suspects low oxygen as the main cause of a Goose Creek fish kill, with an estimated 10 000 fish dead over several days. The cyprinocon, a hardy small fish, died along with buffalo, channel catfish, mullet, menhaden, and gar, suggesting multiple factors possibly including a sewer leak. The kill centered near West Texas Extension Bridge to Country Club area, with seagulls and egrets to the scene.
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Alan Wenger
Texas Parks and Wild Life Department
Goose Creek
Wenger
West Texas Extension Bridge
Busch Terrace
Country Clubs
Houston Ship Channel
Decker Drive
Park Street Bridge
Planning and Zoning Panel to Meet Thursday at City Hall
The Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the city hall conference room. On the agenda: the Carriage Park Town houses project featuring 240 units on 20 by 100 lots with 230 guest parking spaces. Developer Jim Bailey leads the project east of Craigmont and near Kountry Klub Village and a Diamond Shamrock easement.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
City Hall
Carriage Park
Craigmont
Kountry Klub
Diamond Shamrock Chemical Co
Baker Road
Jim Bailey
Baytown Area Retired Teachers to Meet at Wyatt's Cafeteria
Retired Teachers Association members meet at 5 30 p m on Thursday at Wyatt's Cafeteria. Mrs Ellis Mae McLemore of Houston assistant state director of the National RTA will speak.
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Baytown Area
Retired Teachers Association
Wyatt's
Ellis Mae McLemore
Houston
National
RTA
City Chest Agencies Seek Baytown Volunteers
Baytown agencies list openings for volunteers this year. Red Cross needs case work aides and drivers. Cerebral Palsy center seeks presenters on current events and arts crafts for teens with handicaps. Bayshore MHMR accepts material donations. thrift shop aids Child Care Centers. YMCA seeks football gear. Boy Scouts and Baytown Opportunity School welcome troop leaders and remedial work helpers.
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Baytown
Red Cross
Bayshore
American Red Cross
Billy Wheaton
Bayshore Mh&mr
Louisiana
United Church
Minnesota
YMCA
Wye Drive
Boy Scouts
Louis Wall
Baytown Council to Resume Crossing Signal Talks Thursday
Baytown discussion resumes with Southern Pacific Railroad on crossing signals at City Hall at 6 30 p m. The meeting also covers a Thompson Road Utility District bond interest rate amendment a request from B J Jeffrey of Safeway Cab Co removal of salvage operations at First Church of God and an election ordinance for three council seats and a mayor plus sign placement zoning changes and library advisory revisions. Additional items include a deed to Baytown Volunteer Fire Department Nazro Street dedication and police intern training plans along with Parks and Recreation funding for AC repairs and bids on garbage bodies.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Baytown
City Hall
Thompson Road Utility District
B. J. Jeffrey
Bafeway Cab Co
First Church of God
Library Advisory Board
Senate votes loom as debate faces filibuster risk
AP reports senators claim 51 votes to ease debate stalling in the chamber while Vice President Agnew signals a potential path to curb filibuster rules. Apollo 14 mission control tests planned emergencies. Cambodian troops move west toward Phnom Penh. Tet cease fire ends in South Vietnam. Nixon proposals draw cautious support on Capitol Hill. U.S. Steel posts 1970 earnings drop and annual income slide.
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Washington
Senate
Chamber
Spiro T. Agnew
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Bank executive declines testifying in Texas stock fraud case
Frank W. Sharp of Houston, who controlled Sharpstown State Bank which closed after business Wednesday, refused to testify to SEC investigators and pleaded the Fifth Amendment. His lawyers questioned the inquiry and suggested a federal agent may have attended. The December sessions in Dallas and Houston produced limited testimony, with Sharp’s counsel guiding most questioning.
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Dalles
Frank W. Sharp
Houston
Sharpstown State Bank
Security and Exchange Commission
Texas
SEC
Sharp
U.S. Dist
Sarah Hughes
Dallas
Morton Susman
Jerry Hill
Robert Watson
Watson
Securities and Exchange Commission
Department of Justice
Ling and Co
Channelview School Board Delays Final Building Vote
The Channelview School Board postponed a final decision between an elementary school on the Cobb campus for 1,000 pupils or a middle school for about 1,500. Unanimously, members urged a thorough study of the middle school concept before voting. The choice implicates traditional grade grouping versus district-wide grouping and anticipates growing student numbers through 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muril Hart
Channelview
Channelview School Board
Cobb
Penney Boss Heads Retail Merchants Association
Joe Butrick, manager of Penney's, was elected president of the Downtown Retail Merchants Association at a Tuesday meeting at Citizens Bank. Ernest Hauser was chosen secretary treasurer. The group discussed parking facilities and storefront improvements for the downtown area. Butrick succeeds Richard Stakes as president.
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Joe Butrick
Penney’s
Community Orchestra gains support from local high schools
Lee College and Ross Sterling High Schools join Baytown Community Orchestra as nine college students and two RSS students augment the ensemble. New performers include Patsy Winn and Jody Brewer while veterans from REL and other players join for the February 2 all American music concert in Rundell Hall. Concerts are donation funded with no admission charge.
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Betsy Webber
Baytown
Lee College
Robert £. Lee
Ross Sterling
Stephen Elliott
Patsy Winn
Debbie Coleman
Mike Stubbs
Susan Wilson
Mike Davis
Frank Harbuck
Tom Forgue
Tom Svoboda
John Jackson
RSS
Jody Brewer
Lanny Vaughan
Curtis Howard
Anita Anderson
Dale Martin
Vaughn Hazlett
REL
Beverly Roberts
Mariene Moore
Rundell Hall
David L. Corder
Baytown Community Orchestra
Baytown hearing weighs forms of city government
A Baytown public hearing on the city form of government drew 25 attendees. Speakers urged options from strong mayor to city manager, with advocates noting managerial efficiency and accountability. The panel will consider implications for council control and city operations.
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Wanda Orton
Thesparsely
Baytown
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Council
Baytown Partners
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
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Jority
Capitol Hill
Nixon
Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Charles Manson
New York
U.S. Steel Corp
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pres
Penney Boss
Back Community Orchestra
Baytonian On ‘Conservation Advice Panel
Galveston
Banigan
Frank Ernhart
League of Women Voters
Learnue
Rere Enor Tata
Gee
Enenb Nwarnmant Hananes
Tonian
Alveston County
Ray Holbrook
Walker
Galveston Bay
Charter
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