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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1967
Page
1
AP reports Gen. de Gaulle returns to France skipping a planned face to face with Lester Pearson. Sources confirm the development hours before his arrival in Ottawa for a ceremonial greeting by Canadian officials. Pearson had issued a rebuke earlier in the day.
In Montreal De Gaulle stirred controversy with long live free Quebec remark provoking Canadian rebuke. A City Hall bullet hole was found but no shot linked to the speech. The trip shifts to Ottawa with diplomatic tensions rising over Quebec separatist sentiment.
Vacationing Fred and Pauline Parker mail a chilly 39 degree postcard from Red River NIM. Grover Edge plots a motorcade to the Cardinal Astro game Aug 19. Marine John Smith of Crosby visits relatives on leave. Mayor Seashom Cravey promotes the city bank project. Joe Alien works on a hopeful project. Linda Johnson talks with husband Jerry stationed at Okinawa. Bay stonians meet Carol Gilmore in Houston. Dwight Anthony hosts Art Anthony of Taylorville over the weekend.
The Texas Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling dissolving the poll tax as a voting requirement. The decision comes after discussions of a possible rehearing and a potential pardon to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Labor groups oppose the amendment while conservatives favor annual voter registration to curb fraud.
Saytown's Neighborhood Law Office at 1329 Airhart Drive will hold an open house Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 7 p.m. to acquaint residents of Baytown Highlands Crosby Barrett Station and McNair with its program. The office, part of Harris County under the Houston Legal Foundation to bring legal services to the poor, is managed by Joe H. Rojo with secretary Mrs Rubye J Gradney and clerk Mrs Hilds S Pena.
Washington AP Brown SNCC leader H Rap Brown arrested at Washington National Airport on Maryland charges of inciting a riot in Cambridge. FBI says extradition not required. arraignment planned in Alexandria. Riot involved 1000 people, Pine Street buildings burned. Brown spoke to 400 in Cambridge Monday night. Civil rights figures from Baltimore monitor the scene with Maryland National Guard present.
The 1967 Baytown Highlands city directory lists 46 196 residents, up from 38 12 in 1965, and includes alphabetic resident listings a numerical telephone book street directory a buyers guide and classified section. It is published by Page Interstate Co Mullin Kille Co ConSurvey Co and The Baytown Sun with extra copies for sale to non subscribers.
Ra cial clashes erupted in eight Michigan cities led by Detroit, injuring at least five in Saginaw where Mayor Henry Marsh refused civil rights demands. Riots spread to Grand Rapids Pontiac Flint Muskegon Benton Harbor Mount Clemens and others with sniping looting and many arrests as Marsh agreed to a meeting with civil rights leaders.
The AP wire summary reports Starr Produce Co. manager eyeing possible operation without union after NLRB hearing. Nigeria claims invasion of Biafra with sea operation and captures Bonny oil terminal. U S air raids, high altitude B 52s strike in Vietnam. Tito to visit Cairo amid Middle East talks with Nasser. Bishop Sherman L Greene dies in Atlanta. Stock market gains open with active trading. NASA center shakeup follows Apollo disaster. Storms sweep East and North Central U S. Turkish flight carrying Pope Paul VI tours Izmir and Ephesus. Texas weather shows cloud cover and no relief from brownout conditions. A shootout leads to a 21 year old ex airman dead and Texarkana Police Chief Bill Hughes wounded with a singer Tommy Duncan later found dead in his hotel room.
Beach City Council reappointed J. D. Nicholson as mayor pro-tem F C Galloway as deputy marshal and Ruth Hoover as Secretary at the monthly meeting Tuesday night Mayor Carl Slaughter and aldermen accepted the resignation of Walter Hoover as alderman R J McGaffey was appointed to fill the Hoover vacancy A proposed budget for the year was discussed along with city planning and zoning Mr and Mrs M Enderli representing McCollum Park residents asked for annexation into Beach City Incorporated territory.
The school board approved spending 765 dollars to install a 2,900 gallon per hour pump at Harlem Elementary School. Supt George Gentry and Architect James A Bitsy Davis recommended the project with Span-Glass Inc as contractor. The system will sit in a 22x22 concrete box under the auditorium and use gravel ballast. Water intrusion remains traced to a mystery source despite the fix.
National Guardsmen police battled snipers on Detroit West Side as death toll from two days of unrest climbs to 33 with 14,000 injuries and 2,623 arrests. Tank and air counts describe citywide fires, refugees, and widespread damage across multiple districts.
The Baytown school board schedules two public hearings in August to review the 1967-68 budget on August 14 and a revision to district policies on August 7. A full dress discussion is planned for August 7 or 14, with aims to adopt the policies and budget by August 14 and 20 respectively.
Associated Press reports Texas has avoided large scale riots seen in cities like Detroit and Los Angeles. Officials cite lax big-city problems, community influence from Negro churches, and local pride as factors, while warning conditions could still flare.
State Senator Barbara Jordan of Horton warned of growing Black Power militancy amid violence and riots fears in Houston. She cited clergy meetings, mayoral caution, and city efforts such as community relation commissions and job fairs to improve Negro life. Texas cities report riots, tension, and mixed progress toward nonviolent change.
The Lee College Board of Regents will meet Thursday at 6 36 p m in the Lee College Library to award faculty contracts for Maryland J Evers office occupation Work and Sylvia Brewer for Spanish. Bids for two station wagons for campus use furniture and equipment for technical programs and a typewriter maintenance contract will be considered. Reports on parking lot and county engineers projects, tax collections, delinquent taxes, equalization, and budget vs revenues including parking income will be presented.
Mrs Bessie Durham registrar says full registration permits are issued in the registrar office and all students must have a permit. Registration is scheduled September 13 to 14.
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