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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1969
Page
3
Film rights to the Broadway musical Cabaret were acquired by Allied Artists and Haven Industries for 1.5 million. The show has appeared in over 1,550 Broadway performances and the movie will be produced by the Alfied-Havens Productions joint venture.
Brush once for long lasting control of abaches and ants with Johnston's No Roach. A colorless coat that lasts months, easy to apply, harmless to pets, and does not require moving dishes. Sold by O Brien's Food Stores.
North Vietnamese gunners fired rockets and mortars from inside the DMZ four times on Monday, with 36 projectiles reported. Four U.S. Army helicopters were lost, two to enemy action and two in collisions. Four Americans were kill ed and three wounded in a late collision near Tay Ninh. Casualties for South Vietnamese and other crashes tallied. Despite shelling, the U.S. command noted no casualties or material damage from the DMZ fire. B52 bombers pounded Black Virgin Mountain in renewed effort to halt Tay Ninh offensives, dropping over 500 tons on suspected North Vietnamese and Viet Cong positions.
Former U S Senator William Blakley, 71, was overcome by smoke from a burning mattress in a Commodore Ferry Hotel room in Austin. About 40 guests evacuated as the blaze was quickly contained. Blakley, still in trousers and shirt, was taken by ambulance to a hospital, apparently unconscious, after receiving oxygen in the lobby. Firemen said the mattress likely caught fire from a cigarette. The incident ended with Blakley’s status unclear and no further details provided.
Gov Pres ton Smith planned to announce a special committee to study Texas automobile insurance rates. He skipped a ceremony to assemble appointments and said he might form a statewide panel to probe the Insurance Board's rate making policy as staff recommended a 14 percent average statewide increase.
More than six Democratic senators said they will offer a broad set of tax reform amendments to the income surtax extension bill. The move keeps pressure on the Finance Committee to tackle major tax reform as hearings resume next week.
Washington AP reports Senator Winston Prouty’s support moves Nixon’s ABM plan toward Senate approval while critics seek a compromise. Senator Aiken suggests 60 votes could be won with radar site talks and delayed missile arming. McIntyre’s amendment and uncommitted Williams cloud timing amid a 49 49 Senate split with Agnew ready to break ties. Aiken warns hardcore opponents remain wary of Pacific testing sites.
Ton Smith calls a statewide meeting September 7 to 8 to draft a plan for Texas urban areas. The Texas Society of Architects will organize the event, with expected attendees including Sen. Edmund Muskie and Secretary of Transportation John Volpe. Smith warns cities face rising transportation strain, creeping pollution, rural depopulation, and inadequate housing and welfare.
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