04 Jun 1965
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1965
Page
1
An item lists events including an open house and weather tides for the Texas area. It mentions Stith vt, Myon Martha, Catherine Plwacher at Robert 1 LeBeal, and local craft fairs. A parade at Baylor Emer Notre Dame is noted, with John M Powers to receive a BS.
Local item highlights a string of social notices and family updates from Galveston area, including engagements and birthdays. Mentions Mrs Sumter, Miss Pania, Mrs Toohayett, Fisher family ties, and Elizabeth Schiller Reeves, with dental and hospital references and a Christmas date.
Houston AP reports on Gemini 4 as Edward White orbits Earth with James McDivitt. Grissom relays a baseball score and headlines while White describes his space walk and tethered descent. Crew reports normal vital signs after early excitement, but a bulky hatch-door fitting hinders jettisoning unused equipment.
Eugene Cerivan husband of former Warborn Jean Mehlay of Baytown is listed among astronauts handling communications for Gemini missions. The report details crews at Cape Kennedy and tracking stations in Guaymas Mexico Hawaii and Australia with various astronauts observing and coordinating links for Gemini flights.
A 1960s study outlines reasons for and against Lee College separating from the local school district. It details enrollment figures from 1950 to 1984, anticipated costs, staff impacts, and possible organizational structures including maintaining a joint office or creating a separate college with its own administration. The Carlisle Report proposes scenarios and notes the need for fast, competitive steps to avoid rising school costs.
The Rev. Reeer Ariasteat received ordination as a Methodist elder at St. Mark's Methodist Church in Houston and Washington area ceremonies. Attendees included church leaders and family, with Ariasteat hailed for decades of service in Texas and Kentucky seminaries. Diane Ariasteat joined the event as his wife, marking a milestone in his clerical career.
City Manager Fry Lanham said Morrell Park wells show rich iron content causing discolored water and mineral heaviness. A new chemical hexametaphosphate will be available in about two weeks to form a protective film inside mains and reduce contaminant content, with similar steps planned for Gr Wood and Fair Park areas.
Washington reports the Defense Department issued its biggest monthly draft call since the Berlin crisis in 1961. The Selective Service was asked to induct 17,160 men on duty for the Army, slightly above the June year’s 17,000. The November 1961 Berlin crisis year call was for 20,000 men.
Baytown reports more than $350,000 in reserve funds across two categories tied to outstanding water and sewer revenue bonds. Funds include a sinking fund building to next year’s $99,993 maturity and a $50,000 contingency reserve. Up to $275,000 in revenue bonds are planned for sale next fall to fund water and sewer system improvements.
An area wide revival campaign led by Churches of Christ will run June 20 27 with Baytown La Porte Crosby Highlands Mont Belieu and nearby areas to be canvassed by door to door mail and media. A kickoff singing at 3 pm at Robert E Lee High School features ministerpex Stevens of Lindale Church of Christ and others with a telephone and radio push and a nursery room provided at the local school.
Houston reports Eddie White son of astronaut Edward White and Mike McDivitt son of James A McDivitt took turns at bat during a televised space night event. Mrs White and Mrs McDivitt spoke of hoping for time off and vacation plans while security at the Space Center watched over their families.
Houston announces Jim Gentile has been acquired and will start at first base tonight against St Louis. Astros executive vice president George Kirksey said Gentile was en route from Kansas City and happy to join Houston. The deal cost 100: 00 and marks Houston’s fourth attempt to buy Gentile. he tied for AL home runs with a season high. Gentile, 31, starred for Baltimore in 1951 with 46 homers and 118 RBIs. His addition allows Harris to shift Walter Bond to the outfield after Bond’s brief first base stint.
A scrambled World Today page notes a district court jury not convicting Leslie Douglas Ash in the INGS slaying case. It also mentions U S Marines raids, Johnson orders, a church conference urging repeal of bans on interracial marriages and adoptions, theater devotees surprised at a Harris play, James Stewart and wife traveling to a world premiere, a 47 day guild strike resolved, Gemini space news dominating West European papers, and Ernest McElveen's extradition campaign in Louisiana for a murder involving a Negro deputy sheriff.
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