Baytown Luncheon Hosts City Officials With Humble Leaders
Baytown city councilmen and top administrators were guests of Humble and Enjay management at a Goose Creek Country Club luncheon to foster better acquaintance between company leaders and new council members. Ward Ward, former councilman now with Walker Real Estate Co., is hospitalized at San Jacinto Hospital after a Thursday afternoon illness. Guadalupe Church hosts Father’s Day bazaar with Mexican dinners 11 am to 6 pm and rides from noon to 9 pm.
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Baytown
Goose Creek Country Club
W. L. (Dub) Ward
Walker Real Estate Co
San Jacinto Hospital
Our Lady OF Guadalupe Church
Beech
Local Notes and Social Snapshots From Town News
Own the Paul Wades fence pride and invitations from Eleanore Zorn. Wanda Saucier hosts a meeting. Mrs. Paul Anderson drops by the Sun office. Lorene House shares a recipe. Jody Elsie and Gary Collins care for newborn twins. Alicia Gumm prepares for a horse show. Pfc Al Hall at Camp Pendleton after a 30 day leave. Son of Roger Hale, service in Da Nang. Jo Clare and Joe Hall Jr. enjoy ice cream and a park trip. Nancy Josey reports Rainbow Grand Assembly fun in San Antonio. Carmen Martinez vacationing in Hawaii. Martha Moore shows prize tomato as Eileen Sheffield and Barbara Woods celebrate a yearbook printing.
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Paul Wades
Eleanore Zorn
Wanda Saucier
Paul Anderson
Sun
Lorene House
Jody
Elsie
Gary Collins
Alicia Gumm
al Hall
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Roger Hale
Alabama
da Nang
Vietnam
Jo Clare
Joe Hall Jr
Nancy Josey
Rainbow Grand Assembly
San Antonio
Carmen Martinez
Hawaii
Martha Moore
Eileen Sheffield
Barbara Woods
Baytown Annexation Bill Vetoed by Governor
Gov Preston Smith vetoed SB 580 a controversial annexation bill opposed by Baytown officials. He cited retroactive risk despite not opposing the concept and noted the UTSA amendment created inference of retroactivity. SB 16 also vetoed for similar implications in a four day special session.
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Austin
Baytown
Preston Smith
Smith
Glen Walker
EPA Sets Team Study On HSPCO Generating Plant
EPA will assemble a team led by Dr. Clarence Tarzwell to study Houston Lighting and Power Co. Cedar Bayou generating plant before a federal pollution conference in Houston within 45 to 60 days. Dr. Tarzwell criticized the plant for causing environmental damage to Trinity Bay. A federal group of 10 technicians will sample the Houston Ship Channel to assess oil and grease discharges against state permits and report findings.
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Houston
Environmental Protection Agency
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Cedar Bayou
Thomas Gallagher
Denver
EPA
Clarence Tarzwell
National Water Quality Laboratory
Narragansett
R.I
Tarzwell
Galveston Bay
Trinity Bay
Gallagher
Houston Ship Channel
Miss Texas Universe To Lead Crusade Parade In Baytown
Brenda Box 19 year old Miss Texas Universe and first runner up Miss US A will help lead the Demonstration Jesus march Sunday night for the James Robison Crusade. The march starts at 6 pm from the Woolco parking lot to Memorial Stadium for the first service of the week long Crusade for Christ. Box arrives Saturday and will be guest at Second Baptist Church Sunday morning and speak Sunday night. She is from Amarillo a Tascosa High School graduate majoring in voice and drama at the University of Texas. Paul Witt says the Demonstration Jesus march invites every Christian youth in Baytown to participate as thousands nationwide seek Christ.
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Brenda Box
Jesus
James Robison
Woolco
Memorial Stadium
Christ
Miss Box
Second Baptist Church
Amarillo
Miss’ Box
Boyce M. Box
Tascosa High School
University of Texas
Texas House of Representatives
Texas
Paul Witt
Baytown
Jesus Christ
Witt
TexasOfficials Pin Expected Speaker Hope on Front Runners
A government official says indictments against stock manipulation figures tied to the Texas scandal will be pursued in four to six weeks in Houston and Dallas. In Austin, architects urge public action to press for stronger environmental protections after legislative failed reforms. State Rep Price Daniel Jr. signals possible run for House Speaker.
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Austin
Texas
Houston
Dallas
Texas City
Tex
Price Daniel Jr
House of Representatives
Baytown Seeks Federal Funds for West Main Sewage Plant
Baytown seeks 1.235 million dollars in Federal matching funds for West Main sewage plant expansion including mains and lift stations through town center. TWQB recommended funding for Baytown among 19 Houston Galveston projects totaling 6.431 million dollars. EPA program covers 55 percent of costs while Texas has 33 million remaining for sewage projects.
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Austin
Baytown
West Main
Houston-Galveston
Texas Water Quality Board
D. R. Voelkel
Environmental Protection Agency
Texas
EPA
Craigmont
Showers Aid To Baytown Water Supply
Baytown city officials say recent showers are helping the water system. City Manager D R Voelkel notes tanks are refilling and rusty water complaints have subsided. Rain measured about .68 inches on Highway 146 from 4 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
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Baytown
D. R. Voelkel
Voelkel
H. G
Highway 146
Baytown Leaders Elected in Mayors Association
Baytown Mayor Glen Walker and City Manager D R Voelkel were elected officers of the Harris County Mayors and Councilmen's Association. La Porte Mayor H Carlos Smith was elected 1971 72 president with Walker named vice president and Voelkel secretary treasurer. The election occurred Thursday night at a banquet.
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Baytown
Glen Walker
D. R. Voelkel
Harris County
la Porte
H. Carlos Smith
Walker
Voelkel
Nixon Drug Efforts Hit In Congressional Attack
Washington AP report on President Nixon proposing 155 million more for federal anti drug programs. Critics call the plan too small and late while praising urgency on addict education and rehabilitation. Senators and representatives debate funding, the role of the Justice Department, and the new office led by Jerome H. Jaffe.
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Washington
Nixon
Capitol Hill
New York City
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
House Select Committee On Crime
Harold Hughes
Drowa
Senate
Jerome H. Jaffe
Special Action
Jaffe
Interstate 10B Chambers Traffic Map Reveals Peak Load
Traffic counters measured in over 100 locations across Chambers County show daily loads from as low as 25 vehicles to about 15,000 on Interstate 10. The 1970 map dated 1970, released to county and city officials, lists I 10 near the West County line and the Lost River bridge with averages around 14,200 vehicles per day.
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Anahuac
Chambers County
Texas Highway Department
Old and Lost River Bridge
Water District 47 to issue tax cut and deposit refunds
Harris County Fresh Water District 47 will refund $12.50 deposits to five year customers and drop the tax rate from 60 to 55 cents per $100 valuation. About 500 to 600 customers will receive deposits refunds in September, with automatic refunds after each fifth year. The board estimates roughly $8,000 in total savings for taxpayers.
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Channelview
Harris County Fresh Water District
Board of Directors
Harris County
Water District 47
Interstate Highway 10
Johnny Hampton
Carl Green
Ray Kester
Mike Lyons
Rad Hamilton
Weather And Tides Partly Cloudy With Scattered Showers
Partly cloudy and hot with a chance of scattered showers. Temps from the low 70s to mid 90s. Morgan's Point tides Saturday high at 2 43 p m low at 1 01 a m. Saturday sun rises 6 21 a m and sets 8 24 p m.
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Morgan's Point
Baytown Board Approves Tie-In to Craigmont Plant
The Texas Water Quality Board approved connecting a 210 unit Baytown apartment complex on Baker Road to the Craigmont sewage system. Boise Cascade, denied earlier for capacity, urged urgency as six buildings await occupancy. Officials expect plant expansion to 400,000 gallons daily in eight to nine weeks, with about 40 residents ready to move in before completion.
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Casey
Federal Housing Administration
Baker Road
Baytown
Glen Walker
Joe Teller
TWQB
Craigmont
Teller
Gordon Fulcher
Deadline Set for Optimists Parade and Show
Entries for the Optimist Western Parade are due June 28. The parade starts the Optimist Horse Show from 4 to 8 pm on July 3 at Baytown Fair Grounds. Contact parade co chairs Wilburn Scarborough or Eddie Rutledge, or marshal David Sherron at the school administration building for details.
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Baytown Fairgrounds
Parade
Wilburn Scarborough
Eddie Rutledge
David Sherron
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