World News Briefs From Geneva To Cadillacs Recall
The United States and the Soviet Union began talks toward a nuclear arms limits treaty, following Vladivostok agreement. In Damascus a rift widens between Yasir Arafat’s PLO and the Palestine Liberation Army. Cadillac recalls 234,000 1974-model cars over a potential hood release hazard. An American tanker hit a Liberian ship at Marcus Hook, causing explosions and deaths. Lisbon reports the Soviet Union seeking a seaport for its Atlantic fishing fleet. Montana’s former governor Tim M Babock receives four months for concealing origins of 54000 in Nixon re election funds.
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Geneva
Switerland
United States
Soviet Union
Ford
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Vladivostok
Washington
Tim M. Babcock
Montana
Richard M. Nixon
Baker Road Bridge Closure and Local Community Notices
Baker Road Bridge will be closed from Country Club Drive to Goose Creek Drive for two weeks for a temporary structure. Luther Mackrell of Beach City is in Room 115 at Baytown Medical Center. Bay City First Aid course starts Friday with Gene Puckett instructing, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays. Baytown East Little League work day starts 9 a.m. Saturday at Ward Road park. Baytown Nursing Home seeks volunteers. call 497-1421 or 427-1644. Baytown Rock and Mineral Club meets for a field trip to Cleveland to collect agate and petrified wood.
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Baker Road
Country Club Drive
Goose Creek Drive
Luther Mackrell
Beach City
Baytown Medical Center
Baytown East
Ward Road
Baytown Nursing Home
Rock Club
Baytown
Rock and Mineral Club
Globe Discount Store
Cleveland
Garth
North Main
Harris County Commissioners Court
ICT Systems, Inc
John Gunter
County Engineering Department
Goose Creek Stream
Country Club Oaks
Sun
Local officials and residents noted for health and civic activity
Justice of the Peace N C Morrison sidelined by flu. City manager Dave Moore back at his desk after illness with no surgery needed. Mayor Tom Gentry joins meeting with Mayor John Ray Harrison of Pasadena to discuss Harris County legislation. Former Baytonian Steve Underwood provides information from Austin. Community figures Eva Whitfield Billie Hollaway Drew Staples Carol Staples Alice Taylor and Jimmy Puckett appear in social notes. Dr Ralph Wooster, Baytown history consultant for a TV show, is son of John Wooster Jr. and Mrs. John A Ward.
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Justice OF the Peace
N. C. Morrison
Chamber of Commerce
Dave Moore
Dave
Tom Gentry
John Ray Harrison
Pasadena
Harris County
Billie Hollaway
Drew
Carol Staples
Carol
Alice Taylor
Jimmy Puckett
Ralph Wooster
Sam Houston
John Wooster Jr
Burton
John A. Ward
Baytown
John Wooster Sr
Wooster
Bayshore Gun Club to Hold 20th Oyster Fry Feb 7
The Bayshore Rod Reel and Gun Club plans its 20th annual oyster fry on February 7 at 3223 Minnesota and Huggins. About 900 gallons of oysters from Smith Point will feed a large crowd with proceeds donated to the Bay town emergency corps. Tickets advance through club members and local banks.
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Gun Club
Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club
Smith Point
Chambers County
Grover K- Edge
Louisiana
Mississippi
Edge
Victor Waddell
Minnesota and
Huggins
Optimum Enrollment Key To High School Zoning Says Bordelon
Bordelon urges careful zoning to balance enrollments and maintain education quality. He cites that deviations of one or two students matter but population shifts, notably Ross Sterling growth, will drive decisions on attendance area changes and future zoning.
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Deva Luthringer
Bordelon
Ross Sterling
Next Police Test Slated For Feb. 18
Civil Service examination for Baytown Police Department patrolmen will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday February 18 in the Community Building auditorium at 2407 Market. Applications available from Civil Service Director Sam Alford or Baytown Police Department and due by 5 p.m. February 17. Eligible ages 21 to 35, height 5 feet 8 inches, weight at least 145 pounds. Beginning pay is 736 dollars per month.
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Civil Service
Baytown
Market
Sam Alford
E. Texas
N. Main
Record Warmth Lingers in Baytown Week of New Highs
Five straight days of record high temperatures in the Baytown area. National Weather Service says warmth continues but no more records are foreseen soon. Forecast calls for a 50 percent chance of rain Friday night and Saturday with lows in the mid 50s and highs in the mid 70s.
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National Weather Service
Baytown
Mercury
Istanbul crash kills 42 aboard Turkish Airlines jet
An American, a Briton, a West German and 38 Turks were aboard the Turkish Airlines jet that crashed into the sea near Istanbul Airport during a city wide power failure. Officials said none survived as the plane sank and rescue efforts were halted by bad weather. Pilots walked off the job and warned they would stay grounded until improved safety at airports.
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Istanbul
Turkish Airlines
Remembering Lucas No 1 and the oil age
A narrator recalls the Alamo and San Jacinto monuments, then visits Spindletop Lucas No 1 oil well site opened January 10, 1901. He reflects on oil’s rise and its lasting impact, lamenting missed opportunities and current high prices while acknowledging civilization’s reliance on oil.
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Gladys City
Alamo
Shiek
San Jacinto Monument
Sam Houston
Emily Morgan
Lucas No. 1
Falls County
Beaumont
County Commissioners Adopt 255 Million Budget
Harris County commissioners approved a 255 million dollar budget for the sheriff’s office with a push to increase patrols. The vote followed debate over adding deputy constables and integrating them into the sheriff’s department, raising new patrolmen from 27 to 42 to address rural crime concerns.
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Tom Wells
Houston
Harris
County Commissioners Court
E.jpartment
Lyons
Commis
Sioners
Sheriff's Office
Bob Eckels
Sheriff's Department
Jack Heard
Nixon Papers and White House Tapes Declared Government Property
A federal judge ruled that about 7 million documents and Nixon White House tapes belong to the U.S. government, nullifying a 1974 agreement granting Nixon partial access. The decision limits public access while allowing a process for Nixon to claim private items. The ruling states Nixon materials are not subject to FOIA.
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Washington
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Charles R. Richey
Nixon White House
Rickey
Federal
Manpower Chief Dittman Named Acting County Official
Col Henry Dittman former Baytown councilman appointed acting head of Harris County Manpower by the County Commissioners Court replacing fired Jeff Campbell. Lindsay says appointment temporary until program strengthens. Campbell was fired after executive-session decision. Dittman plans to finish current term and not seek re election in April. Manpower is a $2 million federal program aiding the unemployed.
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Houston
Henry Dittman
Pelly
Dittman
Baytown
Jon Lindsay
Harris County
Harristown
Jeff County
Campbell
Lindsay
Manpower
Weather forecast with clouds and scattered showers
Mostly cloudy skies with a 50 percent chance of rain through Saturday. Southeast winds 10 to 18 mph shift to northerly Saturday afternoon. Friday night lows near 65 F, Saturday highs near 75 F. Baytown tides show highs at 1:98 p.m. and midnight with lows at 6:21 a.m. and 6:27 p.m.
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Baytown
Fonteno Calls For Voters To Decide Pay Raise
Precinct 2 Commissioner Jim Fonteno says he will not accept a 12 percent pay raise in the $68.2 million operating budget until it is approved by the people. He would donate any legally required raise to his church if required. Fonteno, a 29 day member of the court, supports other commissioners’ raises but declines to vote for his own. The budget debate also included a dispute over road and bridge funding, resolved by a $350,000 increase for Precinct 3.
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Wanda
Orton Houston
Jim Fonteno
Commissioners Court
Fonteno
Holy ‘Trinity Methodist Church
North Shore
Jon. Gindsay
Fontens
Bob Eckels
Eckels
Precinct 4
E. A(squatty) Lyons
Precinct 1
Tom Bass
Lions Open Summer Camp Applications for Disabled Children
Baytown Noon Lions Club accepts applications for the Texas Lions Camp for Crippled Children Kerrville. Four two week sessions run this summer starting June 1 for ages 7 to 16. Camp is free for eligible blind deaf mute or crippled children. Call Lions George Scott or Dudley Huckabee for details.
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Baytown
Noon Lions Club
Texas Lions Camp
Kerrville
Baytown Lions Club
Texas Lions
Lion George
Scott
Lion Dudley Huckabee
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Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Syria
Palestine Liberation Army
Musbah Buderi
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Delaware River
Corinthos
Edgar M. Queeny
Lisbon
Portugal
Russia
Baytown Jaycees
Jaycee
Stanley Wiggins
Williams
Glenn Folkes
Babe Waddell
Bobbie Heinrich
M. T. Waddell
Eunice Patillo
James Douglas
Dave Sherron
Baytown Emergency Corps
Eddie Huron
Bob Read
Jack Walker
Lauis
Peoples State Bank
Citizens National Bank
First American Bank
Exxon Credit Union Building
Exxon Production
U.S. Steel
Texas Works
Mobay Chemical Co
Schogl
Singleton Road
Holloway
Public Works
Doug Lunceford
Jim
Bulletin
Pearce Street Journal
King Gil
Ere and Trust of
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Norman Brenily
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U.S
Benry
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