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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1967
Page
1
Baytown Chamber of Commerce manager Dave Moore will speak on Community Problems and Sour,Chamber of Commerce at a Friday noon luncheon at the Tower. The talk is based on a survey by the U S Chamber of Commerce. Also notes obituaries, tryouts, events and a swim team party appear in this Sun Spots page.
IMA CLEVELAND takes day off Nancy Cleveland plans a vacation Jeaneen Rushing of Baytown and Ariene Squires of Oakland Calif send greetings to their uncle Eddie Cox while enjoying a vacation trip through European countries Delbert Asnworth hurries to work H H Blackmon proud for a new Texas Coast shrimp delicacy Velma Munson and Helen Chappel team up on a big improvement program Edna Stepanski about to finish plans for two vacation trips The Frank Fulbrights pile into their fim cars and head out for two camping trips J B LeFevre lights a strong cigar to finish off the day Doris Sherron 1805 E Fayle glad to be home after a stay at Hermann Hospital in Houston Judy Horton makes a quick trip to The Sun office Mrs E P Anders picks up a picture Kathy Leach stays busy with wedding plans.
The Baytown City Council meets to consider awarding a sanitary sewer line contract to Bayshore Constructors as the apparent low bid of 316 089 75 dollars. Five bids were submitted with Bayshore’s total. The project finances bond funds and serves Memorial Stadium at Robert E Lee High School and parts of Bayway Drive. Other agenda items include subdivision bond posting rules, Community Center use charges, North Main storm sewer final payment, codification ordinances, annexation of FM Road 1492 area, six month audit, and a mobile park service request on McKinney Road.
A railroad bridge planned for a spur to the U S Steel plant at West Chamber County is due to arrive in Baytown next week. The Missouri Pacific Railroad says the span is barge-loaded from Coady Arkansas and will travel via the Mississippi River and the Intracoastal Canal to Cedar Bayou.
An armed large Negro male robbed Sum Tex No 2 Liquor Store at about 10 30 a m Thursday taking an undetermined cash amount. Clerk Patricia Neely 25 said the man bought two bottles of whiskey, handed her a 109 bill, demanded money and threatened to shoot if she moved. He wore a white shirt and dress pants, spoke gruffly, left with money in a brown paper bag. Patrolman Warold Clepper led the investigation. Owner Utah Waldrop of 505% W Main, Baytown.
Police Chief Bink Mann urges parental supervision after a rash of street sign thefts. In two weeks several stop signs and other signs have been carried off, raising costs and safety concerns. Parents of youths involved could be held liable.
The Robert E. Lee High School Brigadiers will hold summer tryouts Monday at 1 pm for incoming ninth and tenth graders with an 80 average. Two transfer students with a director letter may also try out. Musical training preferred. Girls wear sports clothes and tennis shoes. Drum leaders listed. Bugle leaders listed. Marching leaders listed.
Washington AP report outlines HUAC plans for public hearings next week on the Detroit and Newark riots. Key figures including Senate leaders, Martin Luther King Jr., and Roy Wilkins weigh in as lawmakers consider a federal antiriot and rat control framework amid rising disorder and calls for broader preventive actions.
Communist gunners unleash a heavy attack on a U S infantry camp and adjoining air field north of Saigon killing 11 U S soldiers and wounding 43. A violent earthquake hits Turkey with a rising death toll. Sante Fe outdoor amphitheater packed as losses near 1 million. Seven killed in Grand Canyon light plane crash. Rubber strike ends with three year contract. Mrs Lyndon Johnson expected back in Washington from Texas. Violent Midwest weather hits Nebraska to Illinois. Abilene grand jury considers murder charges against highway patrolman accused of beating his wife. Pope Paul VI returns from Turkey and plans rest at summer residence. Texas to be warm. Miss Texas prelim in Fort Worth Jeannie Wilson wins swimsuit, Mary Lois Summers wins talent round one. Gains exceed losses in stock market.
AAP dispatch reports mobs of Black youths looted stores and smashed windows in New York and Philadelphia while National Guard and police battled rioting in Cambridge, St. Louis suburb Alexandria, Phoenix, and Sacramento. Dozens injured or jailed. curfews imposed. riots linked to national unrest.
Governor Romney announced plans to withdraw the Detroit curfew and request disaster designation as four days of violence end. He noted gas sales will ease with a ban on pumping gasoline into portable containers still in effect. Detroit, led by Lt General John Throckmorton and Mayor Cavanagh, faced 36 deaths and thousands injured amid 500 million dollars in damage. Other cities reported disturbances.
The National Bar Association, a predominantly Negro group, condemned race riots at its 42nd annual convention and urged examining root causes. The statement warned against condemning acts without addressing underlying issues like poverty, housing, and dignity. It urged lawyers to represent the less fortunate and unite black professionals, noting one Negro summer grievance could ignite broader conflict if ignored. Kenneth B. S. Tollett of Texas Southern University Law School chaired the drafting committee. About 30 of the 2,500 members attended the convention, which continues through Saturday.
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