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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1968
Page
2
Joseph H. Cooke Jr of Anahuac received a 10-year service pin from Colonel Franklin B. Moon District Engineer of the U S Army Engineer District in Galveston. The award marked the Corps 153rd anniversary observed in Galveston.
Glenn and Melya Harrington preface a wide scale 1959 expedition covering Mount Whitney via an eastern approach while finalizing a westward return. The five member group trains acclimatizes caches food supplies and uses tree hung caches to beat bears and moisture. They seek discipline and a rare personal challenge to teach their daughters about endurance and value of hard work.
Denise Reineke, at tending Girls State in Austin, has been elected Precinct 2 National Party chairman of New County. She is a Robert E. Lee High School student and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Reineke.
Police officer Willem Jacinto spotted five juveniles on a downtown street at 3 a.m. They admitted burglarizing a nearby school and were taken into custody.
A Houston team surgically transplanted a heart from a shotgun victim into a dying man. The success spurred two more transplants within days at the Texas Medical Center, tracing a 25-year rise from Baylor College of Medicine to a major research hub led by Drs. DeBakey and Cooley.
A long, detailed front to back change proposes on premise mini bottle service with two ounce bottles and annual permit fees from 500 to 2500 plus local surcharges. Private clubs face new on premise permits or locker system rules, and minors penalties tighten with higher fines and possible jail terms.
A book titled Current Coins Of The World was found recently in Baytown and appears gift wrapped. For further information contact Mrs. E. Barton at 1801 Amy Drive after 6 p.m. Call 427i. 2342.
A burglary attempt on Saturday morning caused 80 dollars in damage to a washer money box and a pay telephone at 3323 Minnesota. No money was taken, and police continue the investigation.
Dr M R J Wu elected president of Gulf Research and Development Co. he assumes Aug 1 upon Arthur Trudeau's retirement. Wu, a Cape Town native, joined Gulf in 1941 and rose through petrophysics geology and administration to VP. Trudeau, a U S Army veteran of WWII and Korean War, led GREDC since 1966 after U S Military Academy graduation.
Federal officials said thousands of planned houses for Indian communities lack built in water and sanitation. Poor interagency coordination and funding gaps threaten more than 6 000 future homes that cannot be used without plumbing, as public health authorities handle water and sanitation expertise while construction is carried out by different agencies.
Police cleared the area as marchers pressed toward the jail two blocks away. Bystanders shouted accusations as attendees described peaceful aims and a four killed in a church in Alabama. Wallace disavowed racism and urged support from all races amid heavy security.
AP column by HAL BOYLE bundles quirky facts and folklore from daily life. It notes record highway travel, shifts in diets, and odd beliefs from around the world, ending with a quip about optimism and experience. The piece blends trivia, history notes, and light humor.
About 14 000 acres on the southern edge of Johannesburg will be converted into a vast industrial, commercial and residential complex. Rand Mines Properties estimates 3 140 million will be absorbed in 16 years for factories warehouses shopping centers and high rise apartments amid 13 percent of the city area. Six mines idled or winding down form part of the plan with recreational areas where tunnels prevent building. Also noted is Ignaz Semmelweis, early antiseptic childbirth pioneer who lived 1818 to 1865.
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