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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1966

Page

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Bayshore Savings executive resigns in La Porte

R. J. Novosad of La Porte announced his resignation as executive vice president chief executive officer and director of Bayshore Savings Association in La Porte. He will take a vacation and could not announce future plans at this time. The Bay Area Board of Realtors will meet at noon Monday at Angell's Grill in La Porte. A 7:30 a.m educational program is planned for next Wednesday. Riders To Compete BAYTOWN ROUGH Riders will stage open play night at Jenkins Arena Saturday. Entries are 30 cents. free admission. ribbons for competitors. Funeral services for Sanford B. Stanbery were held in Lufkin. Donald Ray Whatley, son of Mr and Mrs Charlie Whatley, injured in a go cart accident, is improving in Houston’s Methodist Hospital. Advanced tickets on sale for the July 39 fish fry sponsored by AI Theta Gamma Chapter. GED testing at Lee College Monday through Wednesday. Temperatures 76-96 degrees with thundershowers possible. Galveston tides listed for Friday.

Novosad R. J. Novosad la Porte Bayshore Savings Association BAY Area Board of Realtors Angel's Grill Board of Directors Angel’s Baytown Rough Riders Jenkins Arena Sjolander Road Donald Ray Whatley Charlie Whatley Louise Houston Methodist Hospital Ai Theta Gamma Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Bayshore Rod, Reef and Gun Club Doug Butler

Baytown and Houston Residents Noted in Local Briefs

DARRELL WILLIAMS Freda Chitty Bobby Joe Austin and Paul Williams enjoy a conference in Houston Faye Venable provides needed information Mildred Russell seeks a reporter Ford Geyer attends Thursday night city council meeting Edna Oliver recounts being tied up and missing city hall groundbreaking Keith Ormore ex Houston newspaperman now Baytown PR for Mosquito Control District Keith Lawhon supplies details for a news story Foxy Matherne offers help Patt Massey and Connie Hartfeld celebrate 16th and birthday Connie Cook tries reporting Mrs A A Bankston flies to Seattle to visit her son former Baytonian John Max Bankston

Darrell Williams Freda Chitty Bobby Joe Austin Paul Williams Houston Faye Venable Mildred Russell Ford Geyer Edna Oliver Keith Ormore Baytown Keith Lawhon Foxy Matherne Patt Kae Massey Connie Hartfeld Connie Cook

Flaming Crash Kills Highlands Man

A 23 year old Highlands man Alden Lawrence Gassett died early Friday in a flaming collision between his foreign car and a wrecker on South Main Street near the Pin Oak intersection. The wrecker driver Norley F. Bickley was uninjured. Sheriff investigators said the car veered into the southbound lane striking the wrecker and bursting into flames. Gassett’s vehicle and the wrecker were a total loss. no charges were filed. Funeral services planned at 4:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Highlands with burial in San Jacinto Memorial Park. Survivors include his parents Norman and Mrs. Lawrence Fred Gassett and siblings Glenn and Kenner Gassett, among others.

Highlands Alden Lawrence Gassett San Jacinto Norley F. Bickley South Main Street Pin Oak Bickley Highlands Fire Department Sheriff's Department Onal South Main Gassett Innco Porter Lawrence Fred Satr J First Baptist Church Brothers Norman Gassett Bill Robert E. Lee Porie Glenn Gassett Bayly Walker Ar En Sant Kenner Bapest Bribie Gasset Pat Bullard Humble Ial Kerr Sivamship Co C. J. Kratky Baytown Morial Park Houston Paul A. Lee Furever

Speck Plea of Insanity Announced

CHICAGO AP Public defender Gerald Getty says he will enter a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity for Richard Speck, accused of killing eight student nurses. Getty notes the jury must decide his fate while Speck recovers from wounds and heart concerns.

Chicago Gerald Getty Richard Speck Getty Speck William N. Norcross City Jail Hospital Wnorcross Norcross Cook County Hospital O.W. Wilson South Chicago Community Hospital

Gemini 10 crew return to Cape Kennedy after historic spaceflight

Gemini 10 astronauts Navy Cmdr. John W. Young and Air Force Maj. Michael Collins fly back to Cape Kennedy aboard Guadalcanal after a record space mission. They docked with an Agena satellite, reached 476 miles altitude, and Collins performed two spacewalks. Debriefings planned in Houston with eight days of detailed reviews.

Cape Kennedy Fla Navy John W. Youngland Michael Collins Air Force Guadalcanal Cape Agena Collings Young Collins Manned Spacecraft Center Houston Tex Space Agency George E. Mueller NASA Goria UL Charles Conrad Jr Richard F. Gordon Davis

Marines Fight Elite North Vietnamese Division Near Demilitarized Zone

U S Marines battled a large force of the crack 324 B Division near the 17th Parallel zone. Dawn airstrikes prevented retreat toward Laos as Marines pushed the enemy back after eight days of heavy fighting. North Vietnamese casualties topped 1,000 with air power destroying depots and missiles in a broader air war.

Saigon South Viet Nam U.S Laos North North Viet Nam 324-B

Kennedy Adds Forceful Push On Foreign Aid Bill

In Washington, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy urged fellow senators to resist cuts and higher interest rates in the foreign aid bill, invoking John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson pledges. He warned that reductions are a retreat from responsibility, as the bill faces further moves to trim or expand funding amid heated debate.

Washington Robert F. Kennedy Johnson John F. Kennedy New York

Spur 201 Eyesore Cleared by Landowners Agreement

Spur 201 land formerly littered with garbage was cleaned up by owner Two-O-One Corp. City Manager Fritz Lanham confirmed the cleanup. Mayor Seahorn Cravey called the dump the worst eyesore, and council threatened charges if the company did not contract cleanup or allow city crews to act at the owners’ expense.

Spur 201 Fritz Lanham Lanham Two -0- One Corp Seahorn Cravey

Nader Blasts Safety Council Over Auto Safety Record

Washington AP Ralph Nader and the National Safety Council clashed over who bears credit for safer cars. Nader says the council is industry dominated and never criticized a model, while the council retorts it finances little from auto firms and has pushed safety from highways to design standards. The dispute centers on funding and influence ahead of pending federal auto safety legislation.

Washington Ralph Nader National Safety Council Nader Ken Safety Council Howard Pyle Arizona

Thoughts on Brotherhood and Discipleship

A compact reflection citing John 13 35 on loving one another as proof of discipleship. Includes a quote from Carlos P Romulo stressing brotherhood as the price and condition of human survival.

John Carlos P. Romulo The Philippines

Houston woman checks into hospital amid 110 year claim

Mrs Laura Heys of Houston checks into a hospital for a general checkup professing to be 110 years old while Medicare is noted. Twins Joyce and Janet Lindsey, both 10, await a kidney transplant after two postponements at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Three Texans are listed as killed in Vietnam action: Jesse E. Terrera Cuero Army Pvt, Elvin Price San Antonio Army Sgt, Pami G. Hendrix Fort Worth Marine Staff Sgt. Houston oilman Ernest Cockrell Jr. is mentioned as a possible subject for further note.

Laura Heys Houston Joyce Janet Lindsey Landrum S.C Parkland Hospital Dallas Army Pic Jesse E. Terrera Cuero Army Elvin Price San Antonis Marine Pami G. Hendrix Fort Worth

Frenchman Begins Harsh Death Valley Crossing Attempt

French explorer Jean Pierre Marquant, 28, starts a 10 mile trek across Death Valley with minimal gear to test endurance in July heat. Officials will not send ground search teams if he fails to reach checkpoints. helicopter support may be used if available. Marquant aims to show Europeans there is still adventure in the United States.

Death Valley Calif Jean Pierre Marquant Marquant Homer Leach Edwards George Air Force Dwight T. Warren States

Executives envy amid farmworker protests reach Texas

News digest notes envy among executives as the marching farm workers head toward Austin led by secretary Mrs Gene Pendergast. The Rio Grande Valley protest group moves to Falfurrias while Public Health Service notes rising American obesity. About 3000 foreign students returning home report over 16 tons of excess fat.

Pation Gene Pendergast Austin Rio Grande Valley Falfurrias The Public Health Service America

No Quorum As Donnelly Walks Out

Baytown city council lacked a quorum at a special session on the final draft of a Baytown Community Television Co. franchise as Councilman Raymond Donnelly walked out. Four members attended with three absent, delaying action pending related federal and local legislation. Donnelly later returned but declined to rejoin the council.

Preston Pendergrass Baytown Raymond Donnelly Baytown Community Television Co., Inc Seldom Cravey Clem Massey Donnelly Patrick Ball Albert Fanesiel Andy Braswell Dan Hallum Braswell Fanestiel Ball Federal Communications Commission Council Donald L. Brunson Rufus Honeycutt Massey iSee Council

Guard Patrols Cleveland Streets as Riot Escalates

Armed National Guardsmen patrolled the East Side of Cleveland to curb four days of rioting that began with shooting and looting and evolved into hit and run fire bombing. In the Hough area three miles from downtown, more than five fires were started overnight, many with gasoline bottles. A Negro man, Samuel Winchester, aged 54, was fatally shot while waiting for a bus nearby. Police and 2,000 Guardsmen sealed the riot zone, bars were ordered closed, and residents reported escalating fear. The city considered martial law, but Gov. Rhodes’s office said no such move was planned.

Cleveland, Ohio East Side Hough Negro Cleveland M. Morris Jackson Ralph S$. Locher Hough Jackson James A. Rhodes Columbus Samuel Winchester Dana Stewart The National Guard Guard Stewart Watts Chicago

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