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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1966
Page
1
A drawing to determine winners for a West Indies trip will be held at 4 30 p m Friday in the Citizens National Bank lobby The contest runs weekly and is sponsored by Citizens Bank Baytown merchants and The Sun.
Timely forecast notes widely scattered thundershowers with temperatures projected from 71 to 94 degrees. Earlier Thursday brought a 30 to 25 degree range and an 80 degree reading at 8 am. Friday details at Sun weather station show Saturday galveston tides low at 10 pm and high at 5:45 am.
Baytown items note misc happenings across Baytown and nearby areas. AROUND JERRY SMITH has misfortune with his new car after colliding with a horse. Baytonian Fred Bower is stationed in San Diego and rot at Great Lakes per a military release.
A one block section of We Lobit Street closed for bus removal and replacement was scheduled to reopen Friday City Manager Fritz Longham announced.
Harry Miller of Gulf Coast Hospital predicts no large surge of Aledicare patients before Tuesday as holidays slow admissions. Nine Medicare-eligible patients were at Gulf Coast at midnight Thursday. San Jacinto Methodist reported no patient response Friday morning. Medicare began at 12:01 a.m. Friday with 45 hospitals in Harris and six surrounding counties certified. Edgar M. Bowers of SSA Houston notes these hospitals cover about 85 percent of beds in his seven-county district. The two Bay town hospitals are joined by 35 more in Harris County, with other counties in the district including Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Wharton.
Deadline for Baytown Sun Classified Ads is 9 30 a.m. Monday for July 4. department closes at noon. Deadline for new ads and cancellations for July 3 is 730 wm. July 5 and 6 deadlines are 5 p.m. Newsroom hours reflect July 5-6 changes.
Fairfield Maine AP police seek murder warrant against mother Constance Fisher after three children aged 6 4 and 9 months were found drowned by their father Carl Fisher 45 in their rural home. This echoes a 1954 incident when his wife had earlier killed three children and herself. notes reportedly said God commanded the act.
Dwight D. and Mamie Eisenhower marked half a century of marriage in Gettysburg Pa with family at their son John’s home near Philadelphia. The former president spoke of optimism for America's future noting educated youth will lead. They recalled wartime service, White House life, and a life spanning many historic events.
The quoted verses and remarks contrast restful prosperity with reverence for divine guidance. Micah 4 4 envisions safe, abundant living under vines and figs without fear, while Calvin Coolidge notes prosperity is a tool rather than a deity to worship.
Farmers Home Administration approves a 595000 loan to Highlands Lake Recreation Association to build a recreation center on Lake Lyndon B. Johnson. The news digest also notes a fatal bus crash near Ozark, Alabama, ongoing French business as NATO duties change, and upcoming Moon survey efforts, plus regional weather alerts including a tropical depression and tornado watch in the southeast.
President Johnson declares the United States will remain in Vietnam to pursue an honorable peace. He warns that air raids will continue in North Vietnam as long as Communist leaders refuse talks, urging direct negotiations with no preconditions. The remarks come during a Democratic dinner in Des Moines as U S actions and UN discussions continue to shape the conflict.
U S pilots hit another North Vietnamese fuel depot as the air campaign targets truck fuel to the Viet Cong. A Deng Nham depot near Hai Phong held about 24 000 metric tons. Ground forces pushed back Viet Cong near Saigon while U S counterattacks killed nearly 300 in An Lec. Three U.S. jets jettisoned bombs on a village, killing five civilians and wounding 41.
Fred Wichlep, head of Humble Baytown Refinery public relations, is named public relations manager for Humble Southeast Esso Region based in Charlotte North Carolina. He oversees PR across North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Florida. He is succeeded by C M Hooper Jr. in Houston. Hooper and his wife Ruth Taylor have two daughters.
Washington AP reports Congress and the Johnson administration remain at odds over whether fiscal 1966 ends in red or black. Estimates place last year’s deficit around 2.4 to 2.5 billion, with treasury figures hinting at up to 3.5 billion, while some sources see potential improvement to under 2 billion. The dispute centers on total tax receipts and spending levels as the new year begins.
The massive Medicare program providing hospital insurance for 13 million seniors began today with President Johnson calling it a blessing. An optional doctor bill plan drew 17.3 million electing to pay 2 per month, as 91 percent of general hospitals joined the program. Government safeguards warned hospitals may be used in emergencies if no participating bed is available.
Baytown Citizens Traffic Safety Council sought a full time driver license patrolman. Col Homer Garrison of the Texas Department of Public Safety replied that current personnel shortages affect Baytown and other areas. The next legislative session may authorize additional examiners and salaries. Major Glen Rose in Houston was asked to assist.
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