Baytown groups hold meetings as tests, dances and registrations noted
SLOUS Golfers, Baytown residents, and Houston connections appear in a slate of events. A nine hole mixed scramble begins at 10 32 am after a business meeting of the Women’s Golf Association of Franks Boxle. Kimball remains hospitalized in Methodist. visitors may come to Room 712. B Shore Wagon Wheel Square Dancers perform for St James House residents at 7 pm with Buck Flanagan calling numbers. Baytown City Council postpones, meeting moved to June 20 for pollution abatement. Senior Citizens hold a 4 pm meeting at the Civic Center. Lamar State College of Technology reports 4,300 summer session registrations, up 10 percent from last year. Mrs Sharon Elizabeth Taha and husband Nabit A Taha announce UT El Paso degrees for English and math respectively.
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Golfers Business Hospital
Women's Golf Association
Frank R. Boxle
Goose Creek Country Club
Will
Shore Wagon Wheel Square
St. James House
Buck Flanagan
Weather And Tides In A Warm, Partly Cloudy Day
Partly cloudy and warm with no rain in the forecast. Low Tuesday mid-70s. high Wednesday low 90s. Galveston tides: Wednesday high 7 12 am and low 31 30 pm. Local notes include birthdays, new jobs, and social items across town with several named residents and events.
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Galveston
World News Briefs From Our World Today
Dr Philip Blaiberg receives emergency liver treatment at Groote Schuyr Hospital Capetown South Africa. Over 1000 Paris students clash with police in Latin Quarter after a student death. RFK assassin to pick lawyer soon per ACLU. A presidential commission begins study of violence in America and Johnson backs limits on campaign contact. US military troubles in Japan. Japanese cabinet panel urges relocation of an air base. Scientists note low radioactivity after a nuclear test in New Mexico to stimulate gas fields.
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Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuyr Hospital
Capetown
South Africa
America
Johnson
U.S
Japan
New Mexico
Gatura
G F Norris of La Porte Dies at 80
George Frederick Norris 80 a Harris County resident since 1898 and La Porte since 1915 died at St Anthony's Center Houston. Funeral 2 p m Thursday La Porte Community Church Art Simpson Funeral Home directing. Survived by wife two children Zula Norris Stanford and Ronald F Norris five grandchildren.
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LA Porte
George Frederick Norris
Harris County
St. Anthony's Center
Houston
la Porte Community Church
Art Simpson
Norris
Zula Norris Stanford
Ronald F. Norris
TEA Recommends Continued Accreditation for Local School System
A TEA team conducted the first system wide accreditation visit in the district during April and urged continued accreditation for grades 1 through 12. Deputy Supt John M Stuart said the review praised basic reading writing arithmetic spelling and English speaking skills and noted a good balance of offerings for college bound and terminal students. The board was informed by President Paul Parkinson and Ken Clover of the division’s report highlighting some trade deficiencies and class overloads in elementary duties.
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Texas Education Agency
John M. Stuart
Paul Parkinson
Ken
Clover
Division of
Highlands Straw Vote Set For Saturday On Incorporation
Highlands residents will vote Saturday at the Highlands Post Office on incorporation and annexation questions. Sponsored by the Highlands Rotary Club, the non binding straw poll runs 7 30 a.m. to 6 p.m. with a Harris County voting machine and asks opinions on city annexation, bond issues, and U S policy in Vietnam. It notes potential legal barriers to incorporation due to Baytown expansion and a two mile rule, and emphasizes the Rotary’s non political stance.
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Highlands
Highlands Rotary Club
Harris County
Highlands Post Office
Baytown
City of
Houston
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District
Nnt
Sena
Vietnam
Crosby
Lynchburg
Highslands
Cedar Bayou
Lynchburg Road
Rotary Club
Islub
Baytonian Named to Key Democratic Convention Panel
State Sen Chet Brooks presided at a District 7 caucus nominating Irving St. John of Baytown to the permanent organization committee at the Democratic State Convention underway in Dallas. St. John chairs Precinct 3 in Baytown. Others named include Dr Carl Burney of San Jacinto College on Credentials, Gene Savoy of Pasadena on Resolutions, and Moses Leroy of Houston on delegate naming.
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Fred Hartman Dallas
Chet Brooks
Irving St. John
Baytown
St. John
Carl Burney
San Jacinto College
Gene Savoy
Pasadena
Ad Moses Leroy
Houston
Ed Watson
Deer Park
Patsie Dowell
South Houston
Baytown Flood Control Election Set For July 27
County Commissioners approve a new 330 million flood control election for July 27 paired with a 3 million road bond proposal to improve Almeda Genoa and Little York Roads in North and South Harris County. Supporters call the plan vital for drainage ahead of growth. critics note prior bond rejections and funding limits.
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City of Baytown
Almeda- Genoa
Harris County
Little York
Billi Elliott
Cummissioners Court
Elliott
Baytown
Andry Braswell
Braswell
Fritz Lanham
East
W. W Ramsey
Tom Langford
Ramsey
West Baytown
Hood Control
Baytown Sun
Cedar Bayou
School Board approves equipment auction plans
The board Monday night approved a fall auction to liquidate surplus district assets including buses trucks desks chairs cabinets robes and other items. Officials expect significant proceeds though bids and minimums will be set by department heads with careful checks to avoid schools bidding against each other. The board also continued federal program participation and will seek a September evaluation from the coordinator.
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Jonnella Boynton
George H. Gentry
Dave Sherron
Sherron
Tiger
Troy Peterson
Karl W. Opryshek
Gentry
Bob Wahrmund
W. D
Hinson
Liberals Vote To Bolt State Demo Meeting
Texas Liberal Democrats clashed in a three hour Dallas session to decide the next steps for their faction at the state convention. The meeting, led by Ed Cogburn, elected leaders and voted 79 to 71 to recess for a national memorial period for Robert F. Kennedy. Roughly 45 bona fide delegates attended among the diverse liberal group.
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Dallas
Texas
Triventon
Causas
Billie Carr
Houston
Lee Smith
el Vaso
Holt
Troy Ellison
San Antonio
Ellison
Ed Cogburn
James Middleton
Rollie Bishop
Hons Fells
el Paso
Cogburn
Russell Hayes
Janet Massey
Midland
Bill Polson
Supreme Court Lets Police Frisk Suspects On Street
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court rules police may frisk suspects on street encounters without probable cause if officers fear weapons. Chief Justice Warren notes the decision advances crime prevention and police detection while allowing admissibility of seized weapons.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Joh
Earl Warren
Warren
Work Starts On Six Lane I 10 Bridge
Construction begins on a 5 million project to build a six lane bridge over the San Jacinto River and an interchange with Spur 320. The job adds a three lane north span and remakes the existing bridge into a three lane eastbound section, with I 10 widened to six lanes from the bridge to Loop 610. Federal funds cover 90 percent, with the state paying the rest.
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San Jacinto Bridge
Decker Drive
Baytown
Cedar Bayou
Lynchburg
Baytown - la Porte
Austin Bridge Co
Austin Road Co
Worth Construction Co
Loop 610
San Jacinto
Baytown to Chambers Loop Proposed by Chamber Board
Chamber of Commerce president Ed Vaught won unanimous board approval to seek state highway department support for a Baytown to Chambers loop. The plan envisions a bridge over Cedar Bayou linking Highway 146 in Baytown with Highway 1405 in Chambers County, with right of way from West Main to the ship channel for potential bridge construction.
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Bill Hartman
Vaught
E. Carmichael
Houston
West Main
Baytown
Roseland Park
Chambers County
Tri-City
Bexca
Fred Hartman
Chamber
Connally forces seize Texas Democratic convention control
Dallas AP reports Governor John Connally's faction quickly gained control of the Texas Democratic convention despite liberal walkout threats. The shift followed an incomplete roll call vote on a temporary roll that included 14 contested county and senatorial district delegates.
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Dallas
Guy- John Connally
Texas
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Aroun
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R. C. Pryor
Tony Bianchi
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Christine Brannen
University of Houston
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