Detroit Army Troops Quell Rioting After 48 Hours
Army paratroopers joined police and National Guardsmen to quell 48 hours of killings and arson in Detroit. Curfew and station closures remain, as officials urge citizens to return to work while troops patrol and fires burn in a city described as a ghost town with extensive damage and thousands displaced.
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Vietnam
Cyrus Vance
Defense Department
Johnson
George Romney
Vance
Jerome Cavanagh
Auto
Cavanaga
101St
2Nd Airborne
John Throckmorton
Throckmorton
Detroit
Funeral for Henry I Heyer Held in Cuero
Francis Portis and David Rogers attended the funeral of Henry I Heyer 33 of Cuero who died July 33. Survivors include his wife Eunice a son Tommy a daughter Mrs Glens Portis a grandson and sister Miss Hildezarde Heyer all of Cuero. No Meeting Ladies Auxiliary Baytown Senior Citizens Club cancel meeting for Aug 3 lunch at St Mark's Scout House. Recreation Club postponed junior high swimming party to Aug 4 due to church activities. Weather remains partly cloudy warm through Wednesday with temperatures near 73-92. Galveston tides listed for Wednesday.
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Henry I Heyer
Cuero
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Glens Portis
Hildezarde Heyer
Baytown
Olympia Recreation Club
John Benes
Busy Bay town residents and military families update
Bonita McCullough visits newcomers in Bay town while Geneva Ferguson celebrates a new granddaughter. Eleanor Breeland pursues varied interests as Roy W. White and John R. Combs, both fat colonels in the Air Force Reserve, meet at Ellington Air Force Base on July 9 when Combs pinned White’s birds. Pat Cauley reports a lightning strike witnessed from a kitchen window. John Stuart returns from Expo 67 praising Canada’s cherry trees. Nancy Johnson prepares to join her husband at Rhine Army Base in Germany.
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Bonita McCullough
Baytown
Geneva Ferguson
Eleanor Breeland
Roy W. White
John R. Combs
U.S. Air Force Reserve
Col. Combs
Col. White
Elington Air Force Base
Pat Cauley
Mary Louise Martin
John Stuart
Canada
Nancy Johnson
Germany
Pfc
Charles L. Johnson
Rhineland
Shoreacres Doctor Killed At His Home
Dr. Carl N Hag gard, 49, of 23 Sea Grove Shoreacres was shot three times at his home about 10 45 p m Monday. He practiced at Norwood Medical Dental Clinic in Clear Lake City. Harris County sheriff s deputies will refer findings to a grand jury. Assistant Police Chief Robert R Hall of La Porte arrived first and found the body on the garage floor. The male victim s wife was away. several of his nine children were home.
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Shoreacres iSp
Clear Lake City
Sheriff's
Carl No Haggard
Sea
Grove
Shoreacres
Norwood Medical Dental Clinic
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Bay Area, Blvd
Sheriff's Department
Harris County Grand Jury
J. J Disman
Robert R. Hall
la Porte
Paul Douglas Haggard
Hall
Harms County Sheriff's Deputies
W. H. Hubbell
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Haggard
G. M. Miller
Harris County
Lyr
Roving Wegroes Harass Police and Riots Hit Several Cities
Reports describe roving groups attacking police in Houston and Rochester causing property damage and injuries. In Louvain Belgium Joseph Leon Cardinal Cardiji dies at 81. Riots flare as authorities restore order and weapons are seized in Portsmouth Virginia amid planned anti U S aid protests.
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We Joseph Leon Cardinal Cardiji
Christan Working Youth Movement
Louvain
Belgium
World events erupt as fires and looting shake Harlem shops
A chaotic report describes arson and looting in Spanish Harlem amid widespread unrest. A deadly mining accident claims fifty African miners and injures forty nine at a gold mine shaft linked to Anglo-American Corp. Pope Paul VI begins a peace mission in Turkey to address Middle East and church unity. President Johnson urges calm as federal troops deploy to Detroit after riots. Pontiac, Michigan sees racially charged violence with two Black men killed, including a confrontation with a white legislator. Oil production hits a record weekly high while Senator Yarborough announces a nuclear aircraft carrier to be named after Fleet Admiral Nimitz.
Baytown Blood Bank Drive Aims To Build Community Reserve
An editorial urges Baytown residents to support a blood drive by the Houston Blood Service bloodmobile. Only one appointment was set for Friday at Gulf Coast Hospital, as organizers led by Janice Manteris plan a long term program to create a community blood reserve and accounts for groups and individuals.
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Baytown
U.S
Choice Of School Forms Required For All Pupils
Baytown schools require a new choice of school form for every student each year. Holly McLemore, administrative assistant to Supt. George Gentry, urged newcomers and long-time residents to complete the forms to avoid chaos at enrollment. Forms are federally required and will be distributed through Welcome Wagon and the Chamber of Commerce office.
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Baytown
Holly McLemore
George Gentry
McLemore
Hines
Chamber of Commerce
Detroit Riot Arrest Involving State Representative
A Detroit riot led to the arrest of state representative James del Rio, a Democrat from a Negro district, who was booked after allegedly interfering with officers during the dawn clash on Greescarred Ith street as police pursued three suspects. The outbreak tore through large parts of the city over two days.
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Detroit
Michigan
James del Rio
Dil Rio
School board buys 141 acres for stadium and future schools
The district agreed to pay 750 per acre totaling about 246 700 for land at Sjolander and Archer Roads. The 41 acres south of Archer will host a new stadium named for Dan Stallworth, while 100 acres north will be held for future high, junior, and elementary schools. Purchase funded by a 7.7 million bond.
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Sjolander
Archer Roads
Maude Moler
E. Archer
Dan Stallworth
Puy
Moler
Stolander Road
Archer Road
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New Ross Sterling High School
Ross Sterling
Roebert E. Lee High School
Hobart Enoch
Steel
Harris
Chambers
Herring Moves to School Administrative Post
W C Herring, longtime principal of Anson Jones Elementary, is promoted to assistant deputy superintendent for instruction and guidance in the district. Two women Mon teteze Botkin and Willie Terry become new principals at Horace Mann Junior School and Anson Jones. Botkin previously intermediate coordinator and succeeds Barry Nettles, while Nettles was named acting principal earlier this month. The board approved assignments and new subject matter coordinators in physical education for grades 1-12 at multiple campuses. new counseling posts include Alice Korthauer and Glenn Herrington, with Charles Freeman and Seaborn Cravey taking counseling roles at Highlands Junior and Sterling respectively. Herring will start next Tuesday after 12 years as Anson Jones principal.
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Baytown
Cedar Bayou
King
Terry
Jan Acre
Toal
Herring
Anson Jones
W. C. Herring
Monteze Botkin
Willie Terry
Horace Mann
George Gentry
Carmel Norton
Ross Sterling High School
Beverly Rockhold
Robert E. Lee
Alice Korthauer
Carver
Marian Brown
Ross Sterling
Glenn Herrington
Highlands Junior School
Charles Freeman
San Jacinto
Seaborn Cravey
Bay Town Club Wins Awards for 25 New Members
The Opti mist Club accepted awards for signing up 25 new members during the club year and for maintaining an outstanding youth program. They also received the Friend of the Boy Award and the VFW Youth Award.
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Baytown Club
VFW
School Board Eyes $17 Million Tax Increase Reduction
Supt George H. Gentry told the board that tax roll growth may cut the required debt levy to 13.7 cents per $100 valuation, down from earlier 25 cent estimate, as the district prepares an $11,036,013 budget for the coming year with $3,411,040 of bond funds. Enrollments and salaries rise, but a larger base may avoid further tax hikes. Industrial properties drive most gains, notably Humble and Gulf Oil holdings, while oil royalties show a $1 million cost in the new tax roll.
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George H. Gentry
Gentry
Hobart Enoch
Enoch
Humble
Gulf Oi
School Employees Receive Raises in District Budget
The board approved pay raises for about 345 district employees across administrator and supervisory roles, clerical staff, maintenance and transportation, and cafeteria workers. Increases range five to nine percent, costing the district roughly 114000 to 120000 for the coming fiscal year, with detailed raises for 53 administrative staff and a six percent rise for ten other administrators, plus a 9 per month special increase for Finance Director Rob.
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Rob
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