Fisher dies at 76 in Baytown Hospital
F Fisher 76 of 322 W Humble died at 10 am Saturday in a Baytown Hospital Funeral arrangements will be announced by Paul A Lee Funeral home. Masonic installation for Lodge No 1357 AF AM to be held at Goose Creek Temple Frank C Nance to be installed worshipful master All masons and families invited.
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Fisher
Legn
Benjamin Fisher
W. Humble
Baytown
Paul A. Lee
Lodge No. 1357
Af&am
Goose Creek
Masonic Temple
Frank C. Nance
Weekend Baytown Weather and Tides Preview
Clear to partly cloudy weekend in Baytown with hot temperatures. Galveston tides show highs at 2 36 a.m. 8 18 a.m. and 10 06 a.m. on Sunday and highs at 3 13 a.m. and 7 20 p.m. on Monday. lows at 6 50 p.m. Sunday. Local notes include visiting relatives and hospital updates among Baytown residents.
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Baytown
Galveston
Private 16-year-old wins Purple Heart in Vietnam
Leonard Smith Jr., then 16, earned a Purple Heart as an Army paratrooper in Vietnam. Returning to Charlotte, he reentered high school, aiming to finish, attend college, and later apply to officer candidate school despite his youth and wartime service. He recalls enlisting with a false claim of being 18.
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Charlotte
N.C
Leonard Smith Jr
Vietnam
Enis
Columbia
D.C
Ft Jackson
Leonard
1St Airborne Division
Beause
Governors Back LBJ Amid Democratic Criticism
In St Louis AP reports Democratic governors including New Jersey's Richard J. Hughes say they stand firmly behind President Johnson. They describe the relationship as excellent and deny any fundraising or loyalty concerns amid past caucus criticism from 1866.
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ST. Louis
Johnson
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Unusual Baytown Angles Shown At Chamber Meeting
Baytown Chamber members viewed a slide program featuring unusual angles of Baytown sites. Photos by Mr. and Mrs. W A Read showcased ship channel, motels, dining, churches, recreation facilities, and downtown views to promote Baytown as a convention and tourist center. City manager Fritz Lanham announced an August 15 Civic Center opening and described facilities for large and small events. Bruce Ramsey welcomed new members and guests.
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T. W. Wilks
Arkansas
Oklahoma
al Melinger
Memorial Hospital
Houston
Fritz Lanham
Steele McDonald
McDonald
Baytown
Lester Alford
Paul Hemphill
Barnaby Munson
Treba McCune
Asbury Lenox
Chamber of Commer
Martha Ann Hemphill
Read
Ship Channel
Fritz Lanhem
Bruce Ramsey
ILBJ May Try Again On Lottery Draft Proposal
Washington AP reports the administration plans a renewed push next year for a lottery system to replace conscription. Johnson’s four year draft law extension blocks a unilateral switch, while officials expect Congressional action when the new session opens.
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ILBJ
Washington
Congress
Johnson
Texas
Thomas D. Morris
Defense
Lewis 3
Hershey
Selective Service
F. Edward Hebert
Dla
Humble Enjay start 1967 wage employe classes at Baytown
Orientation began last week for 20 new workers marking the completion of the 1967 hiring plan. At the refinery 24 process trainees join one laboratory employee and three in packaging and Lube Blending while two Enjay workers join as ware- housemen at the Polyclefin Unit. Since 1965 Humble and Enjay have added 300 wage workers at Baytown, with over 200 in the refinery area, plus 60 clerical staff and 100 college graduates for professional roles. Trainees undergo four years of on the job and classroom training before advancing to first class craftsmen and operators.
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Humble
Baytown
Humble and
Enjay
Traffic toll of 800 May Die Weekend Expected High
Traffic fatalities during the extended Independence Day weekend rise as safety officials project the death toll could reach 700 to 800 by Tuesday midnight. A 12-hour holiday period could see about 13 billion miles traveled, signaling the busiest driving holiday of the year.
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Associated Press
P.m
National Safety Council
Joe Brack Named Partner In Baytown Law Firm
Joe B Brack has been named a partner in Reid Strickland Gillette and Ramsey law firm effective July 1. A UT Austin Law School graduate, he earned a 1951 BBA from Texas A&I Kingsville and worked for Celanese Corp before law school. He and his wife Betty live at 1702 Haintree Dr with their three children and are active in Trinity Episcopal Church.
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Baytown
Reid, Strickland, Gillette and Ramsey
Joe B. Brack
University of Texas! i Law School
University of Texas
Texas A&i
Kingsville
Joe
Betty
Danny
Donna
Chuck
Haintree Drive
Mem Uehs
Trinity Episcopal Church
Celanese Corp
Joe Reid
Robert Strickland
Goose Creek
Robert L
Rob) Gillette
Bruce Rantsey
Daniell JP. Elkins and
Brack
Nation faces school segregation and political shifts in 1968
Federal officials study a D C court decision seen as a tool against school segregation in the North. President Johnson’s role surfaces amid party governors debates on 1968 election prospects. Kosygin meets de Gaulle in Paris after a reported Israel-Gulf clash, while U S planes may have damaged Soviet ships in North Vietnamese waters.
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North
Johnson
December
July
Alexei N. Kosygin
Paris
Middle East
Charles de Gaulle
Israel
U.S
UN diplomats seek compromise on Middle East crisis
In New York delegates at the United Nations push for a two thirds vote to end the General Assembly emergency session on the Middle East. Two main resolutions diverge on Israel’s withdrawal terms and the path to peace, with U.S. and Soviet stances shaping debate as Security Council action looms.
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N.y.cap
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
Middle East
Soviet Union
Security Council
Assembly
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
United States
Terael
Captain Willis Sails Solo Across Atlantic Again
Montauk New York AP reports Captain William Willis sails alone across 3000 miles in a small 1034 foot boat named Little One bound for Plymouth England. He resumes the eastward crossing after a prior partial voyage halted by a strangulated hernia. Willis plans an exercise regimen aboard with no auxiliary power.
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Montauk
N.Y
William Willis
Mariner
Atlantic Ocean
Plymouth
England
Bombers Strike Oil Depot West of Haiphong
Carrier based U S Navy bombers attacked oil storage facilities near Haiphong, destroying two depots and triggering a large secondary explosion. Washington conceded U S planes may have hit a Soviet ship near Haiphong earlier, while a ground clash near Con Thien left four Marines dead and eight wounded. NATO and other air actions targeted rail facilities and a surface to air missile site near Hanoi.
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U.S. Navy
Haiphong
Washington
U.S
Worth
Navy
Soviet Union
Mikhail Frunze
Pentagon
United States
Cam Pha
South Vietnam
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Air Force
North Vietnam
Hanoi
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