Price Daniel Hopeful Wallisville Reservoir Funds Restored
Former Texas Gov Price Daniel says he is hopeful funds for the Wallisville Reservoir and salt water barrier will be restored after a House subcommittee hearing in Washington. He warned delay harms many people and industries including rice farmers and Houston’s water needs for NASA related deployments.
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Washington
Wallsville
Steel
Chambers County
Houston
Harris County
Annuitants Meeting and Local Notices in Baytown
The Baytown area hosts an Annuitants meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Civic Center with Murray W. Person of the Baytown Social Security Office discussing medicare and medicaid. Knights of Columbus will confer honorary memberships Tuesday night at 7 p.m. Members and wives invited to a free supper. Baytown Business and Professional Women install officers at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Tower with new members. Bookmobile hours in Baytown and Archia Courts on the upcoming Wednesday. Reunion for Robert E. Lee High School Class of 1959 slated June 23 with a Roseland Park picnic and Sylvan Pavilion dance. School district depository contract bids open at 5 p.m. July and board review July 14.
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Murray W. Person
Social Security Administration
Baytown
San Jacinto
B&pw
Baytown Business and Professional Women's Club
Sterling Municipal Library
Baytown Service League
1900 W. Texas
Robert E. Lee
Mike Burch
Roseland Park
Sylvan Pavilion
Emory Tochet Attends Local Ribbon Cutting Event
Vera Hartt photographs a bank ceremony while Emory Tochet observes as Charles Tillery and Glen Walker cut the ribbon. Clyde Burleson assists as Dave Moore discusses a fast New York to Washington train amid a family reunion at Mrs Osie McDaniel's home with several visiting relatives from Arlington and Buffalo. Mrs Harrell Colwell, formerly of Bayton, notes she cannot do without her Baytown connections as John Wilder plans for next weekend.
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Vera Hartt
Dave Moore
New York
Washington, D.C
Deacon
Baytown Teens Remodel House Into Teen Center
Baytown youths from First Baptist Church are remodeling a two story seven room house at 2708 Kentucky to serve as a non denominational teen center. Ages 13 to 18 work days and nights under Miss Mary Squires a summer youth director. They plan to fund the project through a paper drive and have church support for equipment and budget while keeping church funds unused. The group totals about 40 including Catholics and Methodists and they call the house Place Up Front with each room assigned a purpose such as games and a pool room.
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Baytown
First Baptist Church
Kentucky
First Baptist
Mary Squires
Miss Squires
Humble Docks Free From Strike Disruptions
The Maritime Union dock officers strike at the Port of Houston has no effect on operations at Baytown Humble docks, with cargo handling continuing on schedule. The broader Atlantic and Gulf Coast action began Monday, and picketing at three Harris County gates and Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co. gates was reported, though a court injunction was expected to curb or restrict picketing to allow non strike foreign flag vessel work.
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Gulf Coast
U.S
Harris County-Houston Ship Channel Navigation District
Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co
Benet
Masters, Mates and Pilots Union
Weather and Tides at Morgan's Point
Clear to partly cloudy through Wednesday with temperatures Tuesday in the 60s to upper 30s. Tides Wednesday show high at 7 55 PM and low at 6 01 AM.
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Morgan's
Barbers Hill Supervisor Quits to Teach History
Lupi J O Horn 46 resigns as Barbers Hill School District superintendent citing health and desire to ease life. He will become high school American history and civics teacher next fall after 3 years in the top post. Board sets 6 pm special meeting for new superintendent search. A $600 across the board raise for teachers is approved. Horn previously coached, principal at Junior High, and held a superintendent contract with one year remaining.
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Next Falls
Horn
Stephen F. Austin State College
Saratoga High School
Crosby Board Petitioned To Call Second Bond Election
Crosby Texas residents push for a second bond vote of 2.2 million as the school board weighs a failed May 24 bond. Alvin Stasney presented signatures. trustees questioned plan details while a special meeting was set to discuss the petition and TEA accreditation issues.
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Crosby School Board
Texas Education Agency
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Crosby
Albert J. Schmidt
Wilbert Lagleton
Schmidt
Oliver Thompson
Stasney
Crosby High School
Barrell Station
BOND
Ford blasts ruling on Powell seating
House Minority Leader Gerald Ford condemns a Supreme Court ruling that the House acted illegally in refusing to seat Rep. Adam Clayton Powell. He calls the decision shocking as political clashes over seating and constitutional power continue to shape congressional politics.
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Gerald Ford
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Adam Clayton Powell
New York
Michigan
Mayor Urges Citizens to Write Congressmen on Tax Plan
Baytown City Council passed a unanimous resolution urging residents to contact their congressmen in protest of a bill to tax municipal bond interest. The motion followed a letter from Beverly Briley of Nashville warning the Ways and Means Committee may advance a tax plan affecting tax-exempt bonds and city financing. Mayor Glen Walker urged letters to protect city capital projects and cited potential harm to municipal finance. Ensign Richard B. Schoyen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Axel H. Schoyen, has been commissioned in the Naval Reserve after completing the officer course at Pensacola and will begin flight training in the Naval Aviation Program.
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Harris County
Texas
Glen Walker
Beverly Briley
Nashville, Tenn
National League of Cities
Washington, D.C
Walker
Baytown
Schoyen
Richard
Axel H. Schoyen
Ridgway
Naval Reserve
Naval Aviation Schools Command
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Aviation
Travel routes to the new Intercontinental Airport from Baytown
Baytown travelers weigh routes and options to the new airport with advice to use Interstate 10 to downtown Houston then Highway 59 to Lyetero Boulevard. Officials discuss easing the longer trip with helicopter and limousine service still mostly hopeful. Taxi fares run about $20 for four people, with downtown Houston to Hobby at $15 and a $2.50 limousine and 75 cent express bus option.
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Intercontinental Airport
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Oet
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Lyetero Blvd
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Hobby
Chamber Appoints New Board Members
The Baytown Chamber of Commerce approved Charles McKay and Richard King for unexpired board terms. McKay, Ashland Chemical Plant manager, and King, a Realtor, were among the top finishers in an earlier year election and will be installed at the July meeting.
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McKay
King
Ashland Chemical Plant
City narcotics committee meeting set at city hall
Mayor Glen Walker and the city council appointed special committee on illegal narcotics will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the city hall conference room. Harris County DA staff will brief on the county narcotics problem, with high school principals and Chief Blair W. Mann invited. The meeting is open to the public.
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City Hall
Harris County District Attorney's Office
Blair W. Mann
Bill Darling
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