Detroit mayor attends National Congress of Cities
Mayor Seaborn Cravey travels to Detroit for the National Congress of Cities meeting mainly for mayors and plans to return to Baytown Thursday. Also notes funeral in San Marcos for Wilson Allen Read and services led by Austin Warner. Kiwanis to host Gemini flight program at noon. Bay Area real estate board to meet Friday.
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Detroit
Seaborn Cravey
Mich
National Congress of Cities
Cravey
Baytown
San Marcos
J. L. Read
Allen Read
Jerry
Issacks
J.L. Read
Wilson Allen
Ren
Austin Warner
Churchef Christ Minister
Pen
Tington
Kiwanis Club
BAY Area Board of Realtors
Caliers
Karl Springer
Frank Boyle Jr
Charlie Boyle
G. S. Tharp
Dallas
Readers note personal notices from Gulf Coast area Sun paper
Local readers share hospital news and travel notes about friends and neighbors. Betty Lamberton and Pat Jacobs, both surgical patients at Gulf Coast Hospital, are recuperating after surgeries on the same day. A. G. Fisher and family vacationing through several states plan a long drive home via the east and south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lamberton
Pat Jacobs
Gulf Coast Hospital
A. G. Fisher
Washington D.C
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Washington
L. R. Daniel
Een Bradley
James Jones
Sun
J! Lee College
Walter Rundell
Marian Murray
Baylor
Delores Evans
E. L. Evans
Layton
Williston
N.D
Canada
Montana
Dewey Kene
George Bender
Annie
Ruthie
Alabama
Johnson to ask Congress for Viet War emergency funds
House sources report President Johnson will seek a substantial emergency appropriation, possibly over a billion dollars, to cover rising Vietnam war costs. Chairman Mahon said the sum could exceed one billion if fighting escalates, with no date given for the request. The House also sent to the Senate an emergency measure for agencies awaiting appropriation bills.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nan
House
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Appropriations Committee
Maton
Sladen
Senate
Forty four apply for HORC openings at Humble refinery
Forty four persons filed applications on Monday for twenty openings at Humble Baytown Refinery and Saytown Chemical Plant. The refinery manager H W Meier announced the hires as part of expanded operations following the planned separation of petroleum and chemical businesses.
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Humbie
Raytorn
Futura
H.W. Meier
Sever
Baytown
Saytown
Tventy
Meier
Hibe
Humble
Mars looks dead as Mariner 3 pictures surface
Our World Today reports Mariner 3’s forthcoming Mars images show a dead planet similar to the moon with no signs of life or canals. An Australian woman Mrs Norman Frookes enjoys hospitality from a World War III tribute at the White House after a cane shows the President. Former Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona undergoes neck surgery to correct old injury. Petracoon owners Mr and Mrs John Anfeldt warned of a house fire. Early fan matter caused tromite.
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Mariner 3
Mars
Moon
Norman Frookes
White House
Symion 5. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Petracoon
John Anfeldt
Farly Fan Mater
Fresh water lake proposed for Goose Creek in Baytown
Cap ital Improvements Program Study Committee discussed a possible fresh water lake on Goose Creek Stream near a 23 acre civic center site. If built a temporary sheet pile bulkhead near Market Street bridge could form a lake by pumping salt water away, with a four foot dam as a potential plan. Committee members praised the idea though noted engineering hurdles. no opposition voiced.
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BEF Landrum
Goose Creek
Civic Center
Andy Braswell
Braswell
Raymond Donnelly
Market Street
Ike Hall
Bayway, N.J
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Settlers in Wyoming Seek Canadian Homestead Route
LUSK Wyoming AP reports a group of thin ker families from Texas and Oklahoma traveling by covered wagons toward British Columbia. They camp near Hat Creek stage station ten miles north of Lusk and plan to homestead near Mel Bride. The party, led by Mr and Mrs Don Cunningham and their eight children, left Bitter Creek Texas last February. They have averaged about 20 miles daily en route through Nebraska and Wyoming, aiming to become Canadian settlers by October.
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Lusk
Wyo
Texas
Oklahoma
Old Hat Creek
Don Cunningham
Bitter Creek
Nonnan Dougherty
Curtis Freeman
Mel Bride
British Columbia
Man Sought In Stabbing Death Here
Baytown police seek Jose Rodrigues 24 of 1212 Harbor for murder in a fatal stabbing of Henry Villarreal 40 of 1298 Pine at the Marine Bar 3200 Arbor. Villarreal died after being stabbed three times during an affray. Witnesses described a fight and Villarreal sinking after leaving the bar.
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Baytown
Jose Rodrigues
Harbor
Henry Villarreal
Pine
Tuezday
Marine Bar
Arbor
James Isaac Mason
Red Men’s
West Main
Vada_ Sanders
James Sammons
Justice of the Peace
M. M. Brown
Rodriguez
John Dyjer
W. C. Jackson
Separate Or Not Lee College Separation debate in Baytown
Lee County school voters face August 7 polls on splitting Lee College from the public schools. Trustees debate regent elections and tax implications while advocates push a separate governing board and regional focus. A proposed $500,000 campus technical vocational expansion faces local opposition. Principal figures include Supt George H. Gentry and Dean Walter Rundell.
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Board of Trustees
Board of Regents
Lee College
Teast
Walter Rundell
Ae‘crue
Separe
School Board of Trustees
College Board of Regents
Texas
Tesucators
Southern Association of Schools and Colleges
Baytown
Ure
George H. Gentry
Dean Rundell
Barbers Hill High Principal resigns after contract payoff
Barbers Hill High School Principal John F. Knierim resigned at a special school board meeting. The board approved paying Knierim his 1976 contract amount of 35,556.80 starting August 1. Trustees voted 5 to 0 with two abstentions. Supt. Larry Boyd said the resignation letter stated he wanted payment of the contract. Board members were split earlier over rehire decisions after a student walkout, with votes in February and March.
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Bee Landrum
John F. Krierim
Barbers Hill
Nierim
Barbers Tn
Larry J. Boyd
Enierim
Boyd
Aebe
Knierim
Barbers Hi
Knerias
Lee College Loan Fund seeks $1,500 in pivotal grants
The Lee College Community Loan Fund board approves four loan applications for the coming year and seeks $1,500 more within two weeks to cover needs for Baytown students. The Joan fund, a revolving aid source, collected $3,000 so far this year and supported six juniors and seniors last year.
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Lee College Community Loan Fund Board of Directors
Aes
Baytown
Roy Comeaux
Ioan
Wil
Comeaux
Cormeaux
Tolfese
Baytown Honor Graduate Keeping Up His Record
Jeff Paine of Robert E. Lee High School Class of 1962 remains a high achiever as a Rice University senior on a Ford Foundation scholarship. He is a Blanche White Manor Scholar, on Presidents Honor Roll, and a member of the Nations Honor German fraternity. He studies in Munich, Germany, this summer and plans to tour Europe through August, returning home late month.
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Jeff Paine
Robert E. Lee
Rice University
Europe
Ford Foundation
Blanche White
Rice
Jeff
Nations Honor Germain
Jeti
University of Munich
Germany
Munich
Simonetta Pozi
Florence
Italy
Simonetta
AEL
Loff
REL
AFS
Baytown
Leon Paine
Hazel Echals
Brush-Up Course TBE Annual Summer Session
A four week course taught by Mrs. A L Bauer at 3403 Michigan offers a general review of the three R's spelling drills and word lists to prepare children for the upcoming school term.
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TBE
A. L. Bauer
Michigan
Ocsis Monfay
Shidy
Senate passes a medicare style bill without opposition
The Senate approves a Medicare style measure with no recorded opposition while President Johnson reshapes federal media and defense coverage. Abe Fortas is noted as a long time adviser dating to the New Deal era and potential Supreme Court changes are mentioned. Navy jets may wage a first direct attack on North Vietnam amid rallying markets and defense funding expectations. Pope Paul VI condemns auctioning achievements and Vatican economic concerns rise during the period of overseas broadcasting changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Fortas
Washington
Lawvyer
Eeds
Arthur J. Goldberg
S. Supreme Court
Fortas
Smith County Picnic In Pasadena Hall Sunday Event
The Anngal picnic for former Smith County residents now living in the Tieusten area will be held Sunday in fir evacuated Taviar Hall at 9431 S. Richey St Pasadena.
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Smith County
Tieusten
Taviar Hall
S. Richey St
Pasadena
Halsey Funeral Scheduled Friday
Harold A. Halsey 75 of 3229 Ohio dies Monday night at home. Funeral at 10 a m Friday at Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev Py Waiter Henskell officiating. Survivors include son Harold A. Halsey Jr of Midland and daughter Dorothy Fiquette of Winter Garden Fla. He retired in 1955 from Baytown Refinery after 47 years and was a Zone Supervisor and member of Trinity Episcopal Church.
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Harold A. Halsey
Ohio
Trinity Episcopal Church
Henskell
Halsey
Baytown
Humble Gilt and Refining Co
Saytown
Standard of New Jersey
Harold A. Halsey Jr
Midland
Dorothy Fiquette
Winter Ganien
Fla
President Johnson vows progress in Viet Nam talks
Washington reports President Johnson opened a news conference with a statement on Viet Nam, noting 15 efforts to start discussions with the Communists for peace while pledging to persist. He said the goal is to convince the Communists that war costs outweigh gains and urged equal opportunity and restraint in policy.
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Washington
Hendentty
East’ House
United
Johnson
Viet Nam
Viet
Teachers Plan Media Session New Ways Old Ideas
Teachers and officials outline expanded audio visual education in the school district with workshops by Spencer Guimiran from the University of Texas. A Friday meeting at 2 pm in the Robert E. Lee High School AV room will organize in group training and exchange workshop learnings. The article notes the shift to media instruction and discusses equipment, space shortages, and the need for overhead projectors and future tools.
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Wanda Orton
W. W. Brown
Alr
Thele
Spencer Guimeeting
All Miran
University of Texas
Robert E. Lee High School
Brown
Guimiran
Bob Sloan
University ‘of Texas
Sloan
Brawn
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