Pipeline Break Near Cedar Bayou Closes I-10 Traffic
An eight inch pipeline near the Gulf Refining Cedar Bayou plant ruptured Tuesday, halting traffic on Interstate 10 from Garth Road to the San Jacinto River for about two hours. The line, part of Gulf Oil’s distribution system, carried ethylene gas but was purged with nitrogen and checked by authorities before reopening. No fire danger was found.
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Houston
Channel
Blackwood
Gulf Thompson Road
In-Corp
Cedar Bayou
Gulf Refining Co
Gulf Oil Corp
High- Gulf Oil
Cedar Bay Atiway
Interstate 10
Garth Road
San Jacinto River
Department of Public Safety
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Baytown
Dividend Declared by U S Steel on Common Stock in 1969
U S Steel announced a 6 cent per share dividend payable March 10, 1970 to holders of record February 6, 1970. Fourth quarter shipments reached 5.8 million net tons, up from 4.7 in 1968’s fourth quarter, with 1969 annual sales totaling 4.8249 billion dollars and net income of 217.1 million dollars, or 4.01 dollars per share.
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New York
U.S
Edwin H. Gott
Benefit Dance for Baytown Cerebral Palsy Center Held
In a hospital event at the Baytown KC Hall on Saturday, Frank Titton's Orchestra will perform. Admission is $5 per couple, with proceeds aiding the Baytown Cerebral Palsy Center. event co sponsored by Baytown Houston and Knights of Columbus, with Ernest Dittman of 1603 Seventh. Other items note Ray Milligan in critical condition after open heart surgery at Methodist Hospital.
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Ernest Dittman
Hermann Hospital
Baytown Houston
Knights of Columbus
Baytown
KC Hall
W. Main
Frank ‘Titton
Baytown Cerebral Palsy Center
Ray Milligan
Wooster
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Fondren
Program On Drug Abuse Slated Here
Baytown Jaycees with Cedar Bayes Methodist Church host a drug abuse program at 4 p.m. Sunday. Baytown attorney BHI Darling, who led the city’s narcotics inquiry, will assist. A Houston narcotics treatment group will discuss addiction issues and answer questions. Jim Thompson says the program targets adults and youths.
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Baytown Jaycees
Cedar Bayes Methodist Church
Bhi Darling
Baytown
Darling
Houston
Jim Thompson
Houston planetarium curator slain near Fort Bend
Dr. Armand Yramategui curator of Burke Baker Planetarium was found shot and killed late Tuesday night southwest of Houston near the Fort Bend County One. Other items note a Nixon veto override debate on education funding, Air Force discipline issues, a New Hampshire congressman testing a federally sanctioned lottery idea, DOJ Community Relations Service head urging quality of life over integration, and drug control bill debates after a narcotics raid provision defeat.
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Houston
Armand Yramategui
Burke Baker
Fort Bend County
Washington
Senate
Trustees State Vote On Student Behavior Policy
A Houston barge case marks a pollution seizure as authorities move to seize the AS30380 tank barge near Petro Tex docks for discharging refuse into the Houston ship channel on January 16 last year. Owners can reclaim the vessel by paying a 2500 dollar fine plus interest and costs. Arthur Smith Corp. owns the vessel, with Gilbert Morrow stating no knowledge of any warrant. A marshal and Coast Guard contingents were involved in the seizure area late Tuesday night.
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Houston
U.S
Arthur-Smith Corp
Gilbert Morrow
Morrow
Coast Guard
Board Divided Over February Vote On Student Disruption Policy
The board plans a February vote on a controversial policy to curb student disruptions and underground media. Trustee Philip Dignam criticizes the revised draft as vague and repeats calls for a citizens group to study underlying causes. Some trustees support guidelines, while others oppose adding new committees.
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Johnella Boynton
Philip Dignam
Dignami
Justee
Fabian
Greenwell
Dignam
Jerry Don Smith
Johnny Clark
Citizens’ Committee
UH Visitor Dr Emmett Fields to Visit Lee College
Dr. Emmett Fields vice president and dean of faculty at the University of Houston will visit Lee College at 2 p.m. February 4 to become better acquainted with the junior college program. Lee College president Dr. Richard Strahan will host the meeting and Fields will meet faculty and administrators.
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Emmett? Fields
University of Houston
Lee College
Richard D. Strahan
Fields
Baytown Chamber Leaders Attend Houston Conference
Twenty two Baytown Chamber of Commerce representatives will attend the fifth annual leadership conference in Houston. Keynote speaker Foster Bare of the U S Chamber of Commerce, and H C Pittman of the Texas Automobile Dealers Association, will address sessions and a closing dinner at Wayat Coach Inn. Local directors and officers listed among attendees.
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Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Houston
Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Managers ‘Association
Foster Bare
United States Chamber of Commerce
H. C. Pittman
Texas Automobile Dealers Association
Wayat Coach Inn
Cairo Air Raid Hits Suburb. 3 Dead 12 Injured
Cairo reported its first air raid since the war as four Israel planes struck outskirts of Mandi, injuring 12 and killing 3 civilians. Three houses were destroyed, according to the Middle East News Agency.
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Cairo
Israel
Mandi
Middle East
Baytown Optimists Set Law Month Activities
Major Glen Walker proclaims February as Respect for Law Month in Baytown at Optimist Club meeting. Self main speaker Feb is Justice of the Peace Glenn Vickery. John McCormick of Lee College speaks Feb 9 on prison education. Feb 16 honors two police officers with plaques. A citizen receives a law respect award. Homer McBride announces ongoing Baytown Respect for the Law program. Inspector Harry Caldwell of HPD to speak at awards night.
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Glen Walker
Baytown
Chuir
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Vickery
John McCormick
Lee College
Baytown Police Association
Optimist Club
Homer McBride
Harry Caldwell
Houston Police Department
Baytown Weather Sees Cloudy Sky and Chance of Drizzle
The Baytown area forecast calls for cloudy skies with a slight chance of rain or drizzle on Wednesday. Temperatures expected in the lower 60s to upper 70s. Morgan's Point tides for Thursday show high tides at 5:43 a.m. and 8:25 p.m. and low tides at 7:43 a.m. and 7:43 p.m.
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Baytown Area
Deadline for Tickets To Jaycee Fete Is Thursday
Baytown Jaycees urge local young men to buy tickets for the annual Distinguished Service Awards banquet with Congressman George Bush as chief speaker. The event Friday at 7 pm aims to reflect a broad, representative Baytown membership and provide leadership training through community projects.
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Baytown Jaycees
George Bush
Hauser
Ernest Hauser
The
Jaycees
Baytown
St. Louis
Hy Gressenbier
Jaycee
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