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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1969
Page
1
JOAN CLARK Jr of Hereford has signed a contract to become Baytown schools superintendent. Clark informally accepted by signing a letter of intent, and his contract was mailed in Monday. Salary set at $26,000 annually.
The Sun features Mike Davis’s brother Steve in a photo with a water hose. Mrs. J. C. Showalter, a 43 year Baytown resident living at 510 Humble, returns from Dallas saying the best people live there. Sam and Kathryn Alford visit Wimberley to meet their daughter and son-in-law Mr and Mrs Roger Byars. Garrett Herring recalls drug trade days from 40 years ago. Johnson helps early morning, Bill Strickler stops by after travel, and Dub Ward lends a hand to someone.
Crosby Texas faces a brewing clash over a 32.2 million bond election as federal desegregation pressure looms. Trustees debate how new facilities and a freedom of choice plan would fare under possible court orders while state accreditation actions hinge on the bond outcome.
Preston Pendergrass recalls Tennessee droughts in hill country, describing parched crops and hungry families relying on rain prayers at gospel revivals. He notes community gatherings, rain altars, and mixed faith, with occasional forecasts of rain and umbrellas ready for the next night.
The 9th Congress, after its fourth recess, faces a potential shift to finance new weapons with no overall military budget increase. Reports note allied patrols kill 4 enemies as Viet Cong shellings decline. An Ann Arbor coed death prompts a 28 year old man arrest. A Georgia commuter plane crashes with no survivors. Rockefeller's Latin American mission marks a policy start. Apollo astronauts begin final training ahead of the July moon landing.
A brief Monday morning shower gave some Baytonians a hint of rain but not enough to end the long dry spell. Rain was scattered, not city-wide, with only 0.49 inches recorded at Esso Research and Engineering Co. and Houston’s first measurable rain in over a month near Intercontinental Airport per theWeather Bureau.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover testifies behind closed doors that Communist China views the United States as its chief adversary. He cites attempts to obtain U S scientific information and intelligence operations, including a 1967 effort to ship electronics via Canada. Hoover notes large Chinese populations and Hong Kong seamen as potential vectors for espionage while warning of thousands entering yearly and many deserters abroad.
Telephoto images show the lunar module separating from the command ship and programmed for a moon landing. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin will pilot the LEM to the surface while Michel Collins steers the command ship. The trio resumes training in Cape Kennedy after a weekend with family prior to final prep in Florida.
Baytown area banks report a mid year rise in deposits with four Baytown institutions totaling 68.7 million as of June 30, up from 64.6 million a year earlier. Two new banks add 2.5 million, while Citizens National and other locals carry substantial balances amid regional growth across 12 area banks.
Editor notes Baytown's cramped police station space as sergeant juggles dispatch, jail, and records in a six by ten foot room while the city faces population growth. Officials warn current facilities may be inadequate by 1980 as Baytown serves about 80,000 residents with projections rising to 114,561 in the immediate area.
Texas banks reported record high deposits with Kerrville Denton Gainesville Midland Orange Vernon leading in mid year and year end. Houston barely topped Dallas by 162 million as money flows reflected healthy expansion, grain livestock and cattle markets, with varied views from Midland Harlingen Gainesville Denton Kerrville Lubbock Abilene Fort Worth and Abilene.
A 28 year old refrigeration repairman Ernest R Bishop Jr is accused of the shooting death of University of Michigan coed Margaret Phillips 25. Bishop was arrested by four armed officers as he left his north Ann Arbor apartment after being under informal premeditated murder charges. Prosecutors say he will be formally charged in district court. Phillips was a sociology graduate student who had counseled Bishop and had an interest in the area’s six previous slayings. The victim’s neighbor Judith Rubin found Phillips after the attack and heard a gruff voice followed by shots. The bulletin lists six prior victims across Michigan and nearby areas with names ages and dates from 1967 to 1968.
Morgan's Point tides list high tides at 1 30 p m and 8 37 p m and a low at 1 01 p m. This forecast provides the daily high and low water times for mariners and coastal observers.
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