Johnson Budget Calls for War Levy to Support Vietnam
President Johnson requests a record 186.1 billion dollar budget and a 10.2 billion dollar income tax surcharge described as a war levy to fund Vietnam and domestic programs. The plan projects a peacetime deficit near 20 billion without the tax, with a 8 billion dollar deficit if approved, and expands outlays including 76.7 billion for Defense. The unified budget adds trust funds as regular outlays, while the proposal envisions tax changes, housing shifts, and program cuts to emphasize poverty, crime, and pollution efforts. The message urges Congress to enact the tax and tighten priorities amid an election-year climate.
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Mrs Hodge Dies at 63 in Baytown Hospital
Edith V Hodges 63 of Bay Villa died Monday morning in a Baytown hospital. Survivors include her husband L P Hodges and son Dr L P Hodges Jr of Baytown and two daughters Martha Lee Andrews Huntsville Ala. Earthmans in Hell a usual remembrances contributions to San Jacinto Methodist Hospital building fund. Sybil Isensee 70 of La Porte died Monday in a Pasadena hospital mother of Mrs L H Hanson services pending. Robert M Garrett patient in Veterans Hospital Houston in need of any blood donors to blood bank third floor hours Mon Fri 9 am to 9 30 pm Sunday 1 pm to 9 30 pm. Civic Association will meet Tuesday at Goose Creek Country Club all member residents urged to attend. Baytown weather mostly cloudy mild with temps upper 50s to 60s. Tuesday tides high 2 36 am 6 36 pm and low 10 33 am 1 12 pm.
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Pasadena
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Funes
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Houston
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Country Club
Civic Association
Goose Creek Country Club
Infiltrators Repulsed at Night Along Korean Front
U S troops repulsed North Korean infiltrators near the armistice line in Korea as diplomatic efforts to avert wider conflict over North Korea's seizure of the Pueblo continued. Shooting and exchanges were reported along the front as U N efforts intensified.
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Military Blockade Considered If Ship Not Returned
Washington reports indicate Democratic senators discuss a possible blockade of North Korea or sinking its gun boats if the Pueblo and its crew are not returned. Senate leaders urge caution with dangers of another Asian war while Pentagon beefs up Far East air power as diplomatic efforts continue.
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Baytown Arts Scene Highlights Local Preparations
Miss Gretchen Griggs plans a seventh wedding anniversary, while Jean Richardson gears up for a heavy rehearsal schedule for Anne Get Your Gun. Dyli French receives a dozen red roses, Wynelle Briley organizes March of Dimes funds, and Baytown Little Theater rehearsals for The Rainmaker proceed with Wanda Brown anticipating real stage lights.
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E. F Laquire
Grace
Larry Ffrench
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Jean Richardson
Anne Get Your
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Nyli Martin
Dyli
Baytown Little Theater
Wanda Brown
ELP
Sue Miles
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Supreme Court bars forced gambling registration
The Supreme Court ruled 7-1 that forced registration of gamblers with the federal government violates the Fifth Amendment protection against self incrimination. The decision bars prosecution of gamblers who refuse to register on grounds of possible self-incrimination.
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Truce Off As VC Buildup Is Started
Saigon AP Allied forces began a 36 hour cease fire across South Vietnam for Lunar New Year but the truce was canceled in the five northern provinces. US officials cited a large North Vietnamese buildup with four to five divisions near demilitarized zones and across into Laos. They reported a new division the 320th and an estimated 40 000 to 50 000 Communist troops plus support units. Fireworks replaced gunfire in many cities as the government announced the cease fire would not apply to the 1st Corps area due to the buildup.
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East Harris Voters Reject 30 Million Flood Bonds
Harris County East area voters, including Baytown, defeated the 30 million flood control bonds and a five cent maintenance levy in a county wide vote. Bonds were approved in few precincts while maintenance tax support failed except in Barrett Station and Precincts 33 and 251. Officials consider a new election before the May primaries as bond funds near exhaustion.
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Strangled and stabbed hotel owner in Baytown death
Police hunted the assailant who strangled and stabbed Harry S. Creger, 7 year old proprietor of the Siroom Creg er Hotel at 107 W. Pearce. Creger’s body lay by his bedroom door after a robbery attempt. he was found by Zelda Malone. Autopsy cited 18 stab wounds with heart and jugular injuries. Authorities linked no single suspect yet.
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Violent Deaths, Earthquake, and Political Winds In AP Roundup
Thirty two die in Texas violent deaths over weekend as traffic crashes account for over half the total. A strong earthquake centers near Kurile Islands off Japan. Pope Paul VI and Dr. Christian Barnard discuss heart transplant work. Rockefeller leads Republicans in best vote-getter talk, Nixon favored by professionals. Pentagon searches Greenland for months for four hydrogen bombs after B 52 crash. Gallup shows 48 percent approve Johnson, up from October. Spock argues patriots oppose Vietnam war. Diplomat cites no quick North Korea solution at UN.
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Outstanding Citizens- Late JP and 1967 Jaycee Award Winners
Baytown Jaycees honored M. M. Brown posthumously as Most Distinguished Citizen and Jimmie Brown as Outstanding Young Man of 1967 at the annual banquet. The event recognized Baytown Police Department for community service with over 200 attendees giving a standing ovation. Brown, a longtime Harris County deputy sheriff and youth mentor, was lauded for his service before his death two weeks earlier.
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Baytown
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Laytown
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Gene Santana
House Speaker To Speak In Baytown
Ben Barnes Texas House Speaker and lieutenant governor candidate will address the Noon Optimist Club in Baytown Thursday. Barnes, elected to the House at 22 from Brown Coleman Comanche and Runnels counties, became the youngest speaker since Reconstruction in 1985 and the fourth to serve two consecutive terms after 1967.
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