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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1969
Page
4
La Porte school board approved a majority vote requirement for trustee winners, scrapping the old plurality rule. A runoff will occur 10 to 30 days after the general election if no candidate achieves a majority in the October 4 race.
A long list of company names and stock symbols is presented, including Delta Air, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Ford, General Electric, General Motors, Exxon, Boeing, IBM, Chevron, Shell, Texaco, Union Carbide, Westinghouse, United Aircraft, and many others, reflecting a broad snapshot of market quotes. The fragmentary OCR yields mixed capitalization and misspellings. the tone resembles a late edition stock table card with numerous industry players and transitions across sectors.
The Loop 201 bridge will have three feet shorter spans, 70 feet instead of 73, after pilings were driven three feet off. Texas Highway Department engineer Allen Ranft says the shortened span saves cost and time, with no impact on progress. The Missouri Pacific and Southern Pacific Overpass between West Main and the railroad tracks should finish by year end, George Consolidated Inc. of Houston as contractor.
Admitted to Gulf Coast include Howard McCartney of Baytown in Room 11 Vida Barrow in Room 132 Evelyn Settle in Room 128 Patsy Schweinle of Houston in Room 156 Nellie Gardner from Channelview in Room 152 Ethel Garrett in Room du Brenda Stainer of Baytown in Room 104 Thelma Gay from Anahuac in Room 211
Baytown Pilot Club patriotic emblems committee urges citizens and businesses to fly U S flags on National Flag Day Saturday. The drive aims to raise patriotism awareness, encourage voting, and respect for law enforcement, with committee members including Natalie Altman and Odena Childers.
Jaimes W. Billy Thornton aged 52 of 1008 Sunset Drive is in the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital ICU after a heart attack last Saturday. Family says he is holding his own. he was in good spirits before the event. Thornton, employed by Fisk Electric Co., previously ran for city council in April elections.
Baytown Kiwanis Club president Lawrence J. Reilly and president elect David Sherron will attend Kiwanis International’s 54th convention in Miami Beach from June 29 to July 2. About 20,000 Kiwanians and family members from 5,600 clubs across the United States and worldwide will gather at the Convention Hall to elect officers, recognize clubs, adopt community service resolutions, and showcase the 1968-69 theme Stand Up For Freedom with a Flags of Kiwanis Nations pageant. Harold M. Heimbaugh of West Hollywood, Calif., is slated as president officer for the coming year. Meanwhile, 23 unmanned spacecraft have reached the moon, including 11 American and six Soviet missions.
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