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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1969
Page
3
Thade Cooper of 1504 Narcille reported a rock struck the windshield of his car while he attended a baseball game at Memorial Stadium Wednesday night. Damage estimated at 40 dollars.
La Porte City Commission extends public hearing on the 1969 70 budget to July 21 as spending rises and statute requirements from the Gist legislature remain unclear. Mayor Pfeiffer noted costs for liability insurance retirement workmen’s compensation and potential city employee raises under study with finalization hoped in weeks.
An editor notes Social Security offers protection for young workers and families. A Baytown Sun reader asks about retirement and survivor benefits. The Social Security Administration explains widow and orphan benefits, disability coverage, burial expenses, and monthly payments, with example totals around 395.70 dollars, varying by earnings.
The Texas Highway Commission awarded the north approach contract for the Houston Ship Channel bridge on I 610 to Gardner Engineering Corp of Houston. Low bid was 4 110 599 95 dollars. Project spans 300 feet south of the channel to 2 500 feet south of Clinton Drive in Houston and should take about 240 working days under engineer Neil Joyner.
George M. Low led the Apollo spacecraft program after the Apollo 1 fire, steering redesigns for fireproof reliability and serving as committee chair for early lunar plans. Donald K. Slayton, one of Mercury’s seven, directed flight crew operations and later became the top manager for selecting crews.
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