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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1968
Page
1
In Lee College vicinity a person asking for help locating a pair of contact lenses. Call Joanna Petrash at 427-9944. lenses were taken Thursday night from the LC swimming pool dressing room.
Billy N Pollan reported his car missing from 124 Bayshore Drive Sunday morning. It was later found on Laketood Drive. A pickup owned by Dr J Mouton at 161 Bayshore Drive was found on Park Street after a Sunday morning report. The page also lists local people and brief updates from Ruth Morse Lois Scott Lillian Spear Sarah Der Margaret Cinque Juanita Wilkinson Killa Hopper Bill DePieri W C Jackson Charles Soule A K B Anthony Ray Heinrich Sam Alford Jim Boone Jim Hale James Slick Ellis with various life events and happenings.
Lee College faces ongoing air conditioning failures as 15 and 17 year old compressors fail. A contract to connect the building to the central power plant is tied to the new $1 million academic facility, with bids due July 25. The college will continue limited cooling until then, even as four compressors remain active at reduced capacity.
The district seeks an auctioneer to conduct a future district garage sale. Proposals must be sealed and submitted to Purchasing Director David Sherron by 2 p.m. Monday. Interested bidders should state commission percentage, staff to be provided, paperwork handling, and advertising plans. No auction date yet.
Glen Walker, Baytown City Council member and KWBA manager, named interim pastor of Anahuac First Baptist Church by deacons to succeed Rev. Bob Mitchell who resigned for a poverty program job in Jackson, Mississippi. Walker will lead Wednesday prayer meetings and preach Sunday services.
Baytown state representative Joe Allen announced a draft bill to allow absentee voting outside the Houston county courthouse and in nearby areas within Harris County. He aims to ease access for Houston metro residents and plans to introduce the measure in the next legislative session. Senator Chet Brooks urged county study, while Commissioner Ramsey warned more machines or paper ballots would be needed if expanded.
La Porte resident Winston L. Coones, 22, a U.S. Army company clerk and La Porte High School graduate, was aboard a chartered Seaboard World Airlines DC-8 forced to land on a Soviet island in the Pacific. Parents Mr and Mrs G M Coones reported he was onboard with 714 crew and passengers, all uninjured. Coones trained at Fort Pat, studied at San Facinto Junior College and East Texas Baptist College, where he became an ordained minister. He was en route from Seattle to Japan with assignment in South Vietnam when notified Friday night.
Funeral services were held at Memorial Baptist Church for Adolph Herman Witt 56 of 1010 Bob Smith Road Baytown died Sunday in a local hospital. He worked in the Instrument Department at Humble Oil and Refining Baytown Refinery. Survived by wife Martha Witt and two sons James and Paul Witt all of Baytown, brother L White of Houston, sister Miss Dainty Dell Smith of La Grange, and grandson Sean Douglas Witt of Baytown. Masonic rites were at the graveside by Cedar Bayou Lodge. Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Interment under Earthman Funeral Home direction.
Fireworks complaints surge in Baytown as residents are reminded it is unlawful to discharge fireworks outside one’s own yard. Violations carry fines up to 200 dollars under city ordinance. The rule bans casting throwing discharging or exploding firecrackers torpedoes sky rockets Roman candles and similar explosives on any public street sidewalk park or other public place within the city.
Fidel Castro alleges Bolivian president and armed forces commander ordered the assassination of Ernesto Guevara after his capture. Two drunken soldiers carried out the killing. The claim comes as the AP wires report various world and U S events from hearings to labor strikes and political maneuvers.
The White House announced that the Soviet government freed two troop-laden American airliners after Washington expressed regret over the planes' violation of Soviet air space over the Kurile Islands.
In Austin the mini bottle liquor bill fights to survive amid Senate battles. Christy says revived effort gives a fighting chance after filibusters and party-switch votes by Barbara Jordan and Jim Wade. Edinburg Senator Bates pushes to outlaw private clubs in dry areas as Blanchard stalls.
Steven F Varner 18 a former Baytown resident was found dead in his car Monday morning Houston police reported a hose connected the exhaust to a rear window and the motor was running Burial is at Grandvine Cemetery La Porte Survivors include his father Lavelle Varner mother Lillie Van Ostenbridge brother Eddie Varner and several others The article also notes unrelated Senate voting on minibottle and liquor control measures with amendments and changes to enforcement and licensing rules.
Wooster Lions Club installs officers for 1968 69 with N D Longnecker as installing officer. New officers include A D Mockhoek president Karl F Daniel and George Curtis as second vice presidents Raymond Black third vice president R G Holzheuser secretary Lawrence J Weiler treasurer Weiler in California nine months Longnecker to fill treasurer duties until return Hayes H Dorris tail twister J E Boydell assistant tailtwister W Smith two newly elected directors for two year terms plus Carl Tharp and J W Carroll as erectors annual attendance awards to many members and multiple year perfect attendances noted including 12 year 22 year and 25 year milestones Lion of the Year Marvin Gillespie honored and Fr G Holzheuser presented color division set for years services secretary.
James Earl Ray won an extradition order in London for King assassination charges. He will appeal within 15 days with legal aid, and was escorted back to Wandsworth Prison by Scotland Yard. The US denies the act a political crime.
The House, pressed by the Senate, adopted the Senate tax measure of 173.7 million dollars. The 85 to 459 vote ends the session with no second summer session. Rep. Ben Atwell says Senate negotiators refused compromise, sending the bill to Gov. Connally for signature.
The 1963 Community Chest budget committee begins work next week with Max Mlosesman of Esso Research and Development Co. as chairman. The 48 member panel will review requests from 27 agencies. the prior 1968 budget was 219050 dollars. The group meets July 8 to 11 in Chamber of Commerce offices.
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