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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
2
The court upholds stop and frisk citing Fourth Amendment limits while Justice Douglas dissents, warning of a totalitarian tilt. FBI data shows 335 officers killed 1960–66 and 2,851 assaults in 1966, prompting caution about invasions of constitutional rights.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose as major stocks including Am Tel Tel Anaconda Armco Ashland Oil Bendix Chrysler Ford GE GM IBM Kodak McDonnell Douglas Magnavox Marathon Nat Dist Occidental Penn Central Pepsi Texaco Union Carbide US Steel Xerox and others showed gains. Major utilities airlines and tech firms contributed to the broader uptick as trading wrapped for the session.
The board approved spending about 5477 on new sound equipment for Robert E. Lee auditorium from Taft Broadcasting in Houston though Mrs. Opryshek abstained citing bid and specification concerns. Archer Ervin of Audio Center alleged the specs limited competition while Hinson denied this. Walmsley’s committee roles were clarified as to sole secondary school assignment.
The accreditation report lauds cooperative staff and well-kept records while urging updates to library materials and revised curricula guides. It cites aging books, insufficient elementary librarian coordination, shelf needs at Horace Mann Junior and Robert E. Lee High, and unfinished required courses for about 60 teachers and two assistant principals.
Two persons were injured Monday afternoon in the first traffic accident recorded on the grounds of the new city hall and civic center. James B. Higdon, 20, of 608 FR. Defoe and Jessie Canales, 20, of S927 Decker Driver, were taken to San Jacinto Methodist Hospital after a pickup crashed into a tree at the intersection of South Civic Drive and South Civic Circle. Patrolman K. M. Williams investigated and ticketed the driver for failure to control his vehicle traveling south on Civic Circle.
Hal Boyle surveys American mood after Senator Robert Kennedy is shot in Los Angeles. Citizens express disgust and a resolve to stay and rebuild, arguing violence corrupts society and urging unity to heal the nation.
Viet Cong rockets hit central Sai Gon during morning rush hour killing at least 19 civilians and wounding 106 as Paris peace talks pause for a six day recess. Texas Democrats meet in convention as John Connally gains support. Laws banning public employee stakes seen failing to prevent walkouts amid party tensions. Nelson Rockefeller needles Nixon with a push for new leadership as campaigns heat up.
AP reports Santiago Silva a near 90 year old Apache man who for 34 years washed pots at a Beaumont restaurant lost his job when it closed. He now looks for any kind of work saying he is lonesome and needs to work to stay healthy, believing eight hours work five days keeps him well.
Baytown Channel 16 schedules a 4:10 to 5:00 p.m. program featuring No No the Clown with magic tricks, cartoons, and party favors. A 5:00 to 6:45 p.m. Family Movie follows, starring Henry Fonda and Rochelle Hudson in Way Down East, a Wednesday romance.
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