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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1965
Page
1
Gentry resumes duties as school superintendent amid a page of campus notes. Sigma freshman society at the University of Oklahoma includes Pratt James Cameron and Robert Eo Lae High Sehv Gate. details incomplete due to OCR errors.
Castley Costley became the district's new maintenance director after a special board meeting. He previously taught at Lee College and Horace Mann Junior High, and has decades of experience in school maintenance and bus driving. Costley, 55, will oversee the maintenance program as the district begins a new fiscal year.
The school board voted 5-2 to reinstate George H. Gentry as superintendent of schools and Lee College president after a heated meeting. The action follows Dr. J. W. Edgar's ruling, with a retroactive salary to Feb. 20 and a five year contract expiring July 1, 1967. Controversy over Lee College's separation from the public schools continues, with debate over how reinstatement affects that plan.
Mrs. Hoskins plans to thank The Sun for help with a praise item to Relprm Slicker who moved fast in the rain last Friday. A relative newcomer to the Bas tower TA Mrs. Hosking says she made a lot of new trends in the WarProcess ing for Briokes and Yue Wars very helpful so pcetmed. Snicker was seen near Nera alain and Archer Road.
Officials at the NASA center monitor events tied to a planned six four gathering. Key figures include university presidents, state leaders, and top Space Committee members, with arrangements described for arrivals and expected discussions on governance and oversight.
Hundreds of reporters from across the United States and abroad gathered at the Spacecraft Center for launch coverage. NASA officials said hotel and motel facilities were filled as networks rented space and set up studios, with three daily briefings and shuttle buses to assist reporters. No accidents were reported after launch, and access to the control center was limited to selected scientists and technicians.
In Houston families of astronauts describe the moment as the crew returns to space. A dramatic event unfolds as a radio message captures joy and relief from loved ones awaiting word on the mission and its outcome.
A NASA official spoke to Rotarians about Gemini 4 and the mission’s science and survival gear. The report describes the astronaut families watching the Cape Kennedy launch, the emotional moment for James McDivitt’s parents, and the public reaction to the successful lift off and ongoing space program coverage.
Production workers and salaried staff represented by the Employees Federation received proposals for a general wage increase. The plan includes a 4 to 5 percent raise for production hourly pay and added monthly allowances for salaried workers, with extended early retirement options. Similar offers were made to Humboldt special products division employees, affecting Baytown and Houston areas.
Brownwood taxes will be reviewed in Baytown with Carl S. Smith and Isakson discussing reassessment. The process aims to adjust land values after Hurricane Carla and to set fair residential classifications, with notices sent to property owners and appeals possible before the Board of Equalization.
Texas Methodist officials approved trustees of San Jacinto Methodist Hospital seeking an additional loan to complete phase one of a expansion and renovation plan at the Bay area hospital. Administrator Dan Broun said funds will cover new X ray and surgical tech, plus a new power plant, with a $20,000 conference grant sought to aid costs amid earlier loan reapproval.
A group of juveniles caused about 150 in damages at the L J Robinson home at 301 Ki Fayle on Wednesday. The rear building was entered and a mess was left across the floor with solvent materials and other items scattered, according to Keytown Police.
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