Gas Company seeks 57 cent monthly rate hike in Baytown
Natural Gas Corp asks Baytown City Council to approve a gas rate increase of about 57 cents per month for the average customer, about 7.4 percent, affecting residential and small commercial customers. council expected to consider the request.
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Baytown
Houston. Natural Gas Corp
Houston
Bellaire
Pasadena
Deer Park
Houston Natural
Wimberly
Herring
Council
Baytown Area News Briefs Include Hospital Visit and Local Events
Mrs. Alice Guillote of 1207 Olive in Baytown is at Methodist Hospital Houston Room 5630 for surgery with visitors welcomed. Also noted are a Crosby Legion Hall barbecue to aid a new fire truck, Phi Alpha reunion, and local assignments and promotions within military units. Weather outlook: partly cloudy to cloudy, warm through Saturday, with mid 70s to 80s and a 30 percent rain chance Friday night. Galveston tides: high 8:12 a.m. Saturday, low 7 p.m. Saturday.
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Alice Guillote
Olive
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Baytown
FIRE _Report
Crosby American Legion Hall
Crosby
Local Notes Show Residents Enjoying Summer Activities
Debbie Dickerson sports a summer tan while Becky Holmes longs for Garner State Park. Beverly DeLoach vacationing. Nancy Richardson on a camping trip. Jackie Hooper seeks a 1926 bathing suit for a Baytown Little Theater prop. Jeff Janice and David Hansen swim at Olympia Pool. Lois Ramsey praises her husband’s photography and boasts her own skill. Marinell Roberson teaches name recall. Capt John Hilliard visits Norton AFB sister. Merie Mitchell makes cheesecake. Pat Bryan mails a photo. Mrs David Killough checks by phone. Paul and Cherry keep busy. Osie McDaniel’s home renovated.
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Debbie
Dickerson
Becky Holmes
Garner State Park
Beverly DeLoach
Nancy’ Richardson
Jackie Hooper
Baytown Little Theater
Jeff
Janice
David Hansen
Olympia Pool
Lois Ramsey
Lois Smith
Marinell, Roberson
John Hilliard
Norton Afb
Calif
Clif McDowell
Merie
Mitchell
Pat Bryan
David Killough
Paul
Cherry
Osie McDaniel
House Cuts 370 Million From Foreign Aid Bill
The House slashed another 370.8 million from the foreign aid authorization, leaving 1.994 billion for the program for the current fiscal year. The measure, approved 228-124, directs the President to press Israel for sale of 30 Phantom jets, restricts funds for less developed countries to buy modern weapons, and sets conditions on economic aid if such purchases are funded domestically.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Senate
Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
E. Ross Adair
Indiana
Israel
Midde
Soviet Union
Egypt
Cambodians Seize U S Patrol Boat in Mekong Delta
In Saigon the Cambodian navy reportedly seized an American patrol boat in the Mekong Delta with 11 Americans and one South Vietnamese aboard. U S authorities confirmed the missing landing craft had 10 Americans aboard and no South Vietnamese passengers. The boat was said to have left Dong Tam near My Tho July 15 heading to Binh Thuy, but did not arrive by July 17. A search failed to locate it. Australia represented U S interests in Phnom Penh.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
Delta
Phnom Penh
Dong Tam
My Tho
Binh Thuy
United States
Cambodia
Phnom” Penh
Australia
Norodom Sihanouk
Washington
Informal Accord Reached Over Beach City Annexation Plan
Beach City officials and Baytown lawmakers debated annexing a disputed 1 781 acre tract between Farm Road 2354 and Trinity Bay without court action. Officials agreed a formal written request from Beach City to Baytown would likely be favorable at the next meeting, while cautions about legality and consent were noted.
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Mike Lonsford
Farm Road
Trinity Bay
Baytour Council
Braswell
Baytown
Jordan
Beach City
Chambers County
Eugene Jenson
Jenson
Bill Laughlin
West Chambers County
CV Employs Galena Park Man For Top School Job
T C Crenshaw aged 34 becomes Channelview public schools superintendent after a 3 0 board vote. He signs a two year ten month contract worth 318000, effective Sept 1, 1970 to June 30 1971. He succeeds J C Schochler who resigns to teach history at San Jacinto Junior College. Crenshaw holds degrees from Stephen F Austin and University of Houston with doctoral work planned. He previously coached, taught math, and led Neches and Tomball districts. He and his wife, a librarian, have four children.
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Channelview
Crenshaw
J. C. Schochler
San Jacinto Junior College
Stephen Y. Austin
University of Houston
Victor High School
Vi Gor
Texarkana
Neches
Tomball
Galena Park System
Galena Park
Postal Service Cuts In Area One On Saturdays
Area post offices will have limited Saturday hours starting July 27 under a postal department directive. Baytown main office will open one window 8:30 to 10:20 a.m. and Station A in West Baytown 4 to 10:30 a.m. for general delivery. no financial transactions. Crosby will have no window service. Highlands and Mt Belvieu may limit or end window service pending authorities' guidance. Stations and vending machines will remain available.
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Post Office Department
Baytown
M. L. Neal
West Baytown
Neal
Crosby
Louise Lindeman
Clairene R. Dunn
Highlands
Mary Shires
Mt Belvieu
Postal Department
Congress
Hoffpaul's
W. Main
Adams Hardware
Bayway Drive
Hathaway's Grocery
E. Fayle
Gray Hall Pharmacy
Bay Plaza
Cedar Bayou
Kilgore Road
McNair Station
McNair
Town House Store Profile on Baytown Sun Building Page
Sun Features Town House, Town Move Furniture Inc. of 600 N Highway 146 is featured on the Baytown Sun building page. Town House is owned by Thurman Witt who owns four other stores in South Texas and South Louisiana. Associates listed include Ray Cargill, Tanager the decorator consultant, De Ann Rodgers assistant decorator, Wayne Dudley sales manager, and Betty Reid office manager.
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Town Move Furniture Inc
N. Highway 146
Baytown Sun
Town House
Thurman Witt
Texas
Louisiana
Baytown
Ray Cargill
Tanager
de Ann Rodgers
Wayne Dudley
Betty Reid
Former LC Student Wins Air Medal at Kirtland AFB
Former Lee College student Air Force Maj. Charlies D. Leonard received the Air Medal at Kirtland Air Force Base New Mexico. He is a REST Canberra pilot and flight examiner, commissioned in 1955 through the aviation cadet program. Leonard was honored for leadership and courage on dangerous missions and received a safety award for 5,000 hours of accident free flying.
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Air Force
Charlies D. Leonard
Lee College
Kirtland Air Force Base
N.M
Rosemary
D. Pohl
Cabaniss
Maj. Leonard
Two Men in Van Probe TV Set Theft Claim
Baytown police advised two Cedar Bayou area housewives to report an attempted fraud to Harris County Sheriff's Department. Patrolman Mike Jordan spoke with the complainant about two men in a white van who claimed her husband ordered TV repair. The wife refused and later confirmed no FV servicemen were recruited. The caller resides outside Baytown and was urged to contact the sheriff's office for investigation.
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Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Lynchburg
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Mike Jordan
Sheriff's Office
Crime Spot Speaker to address Baytown meeting
Houston attorney Carl Vogt will speak August 15 at a joint Baytown Citizens Traffic Safety Council and Baytown City Council meeting with police and department heads. He will discuss Operation Crime Spot, a citizen participation project to report observed violations to the police.
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Houston
Carl Vogt
Baytown
New Accounting Firm Hired By City Council In Baytown
Baytown appoints new city auditors James Gerace and Edgar Hullum, both Texas A&M graduates, to replace Cecil Bobbitt. Their firm at 806 Alford will handle semi annual audits for the six months ending in March and the annual audit ending September. Gerace, a Rosenberg native, has five years as a CPA and was with Houston Shell and Concrete and Arthur Young. Hullum, A&M 1962 graduate from Teague, previously worked for Humble Oil and Refining Co. The couplelives and family details are noted.
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Baytown
James Gerace
Edgar Hullum
Texas Azm University
Alford
Cecil Bobbitt
Gerace
Hallum
Rosenberg
Houston Shell and Concrete Co
Arthur Young and Co
Houston
A&m
Hullum
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