Trinity River Navigation Dream Through Texas History
The article traces Trinity River efforts from 1649 meetings through 1955 to build a navigable waterway linking the Gulf to Fort Worth. It notes surveys authorized in 1872, land grants to Capit. Poltevant in 1873, boats like the Dallas in 1891, and the J. H. Harvey Jr. in 155. It highlights federal studies, dam and reservoir projects, and the creation of the Trinity River Authority of Texas in 1955, as part of a long bid to turn the “Old Man Trinity” into a thriving navigation channel and flood control system.
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Trinity River
Trinity Improvement Association
Arlington
Mr. Trinity
Destiny
Tex
Ans
Army Corps of Engineers
Trinity
Gulf of Mexico
Fort Worth
Texas
Trinity Basin
America
Huntsville
Dallas
Trinity Navigation
J. H. Harvey Jr
Galveston
Congress
Anderson County
Trinidad
Kaufman County
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Trinity East
John W. Carpenter
Patras
Amond Carter
Chamber of Commerce
Trinity River Canal Association
Trinity Watershed Soil Conservation and Flood Control Association
TIA
Theodore Brent
Deakyne
US. Corps of Eregineers
War Department
U.S. Corps of Engineers
House
Penbrook
Grapevine
Laven
Garza - Little Elm
Con
Gress
Benbrook
Lavon
Trinity River Authority of Texas
Baytown Weather and Local Theft Incidents Report
Rain totals for June rise to 7.2 inches with 34.4 inches for the year as Baytown sees a 4.4 inch rainfall on Wednesday. Burglary attempt at 201 S Gaillard Apt 1. door damaged. Two cars at Courtesy Ford damaged by pellets. 40 windows broken. Two watches stolen from Lakewood swimming pool pump room. Weather expected to stay warm and rainy through Friday with tides in Galveston Friday at 3:24 am and 7:35 pm.
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Baytown
H. G. Work
Harris County
Ford
Texas Avenue
Lakewood Swern
Melvin Bailey
Baytown Area
A Patchwork of Local News And Ventures
A magazine of brief notes records a bout of illness delaying travel for Bob and Sara Willard as daughter Kelley develops chickenpox. Other items mention Jeff Cole traveling to Florida on business, Kathy Harper recovering from appendectomy at Gulf Coast Hospital, and Patsy Goodrich recuperating at home.
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Bob
Sara Willard
Kelley
George Cummings
Jeff Cole
Florida
W. H. Broussard
Susan Hodges
Texas
Patsy
Goodrich
Kathy Harper
Gulf Coast Hospital
Becky Phelps
Glen Ferwin
Sandra
Huntsville
H. M. Humphries
Melton Durant
Mickey
Gwen Pillow
CWA Threatens Strike Over General Telephone Contract
General Telephone district manager charges CWA stalling in wage talks as 4200 members vote by 123 margin to strike if demands for higher pay and greater benefits are unmet. Negotiations in San Angelo stagger, with a Baytown council briefing outlining managements’ stance and wage comparisons to Bell.
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Mike Lonsport A. M
al” Chappell
General Telephone Co
Communications Workers of América Union
CWA
General Telephone
San Angelo
Home Office
Chappel
Baytown
Genpera Telephone
Council
Bell
Priser
General
Chappell
Ctfa
TSW
79 Killed By Guns In U S Since Sunday
The Associated Press reports 79 gun deaths in the U S since midnight Sunday. Of these 41 were homicides, 48 caused by personal crisis events, and 10 were accidental. The tally includes children killed amid hostage and accidental shootings, amid renewed gun control calls following assassinations including that of Senator Kennedy. The AP survey runs from midnight Sunday through Sunday, June 23.
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Associated Press
United States
Florida Highway Patrol
Joseph McCants
Francis Lee Fortune J
Graceville
McCants
Wayne Roye
Wake
Virginia
Philip
Paul Alvin Witcher
Franklin County
Johnny Ray Witcher
Robert =. Kennedy
Andrew J. Toman
Zook County
Chicago
FBI
America
Accused Killer To Be Tried Monday
Edward David Mullane, 28, charged with the pistol murder of Baytown automobile dealer Thad Felton on March 4, 1967, is set for trial Monday in Judge Sam Davis's 17th District Court. State evidence will be led by Ted Busch. defense by Bob Tarrant and Paul Regner. Felton was shot twice and thrown from his car on Battlebell Road. Mullane has remained jailed since his arrest.
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Edward David Mullane Mi
Baytown
Thad Felton
Sam Davis
17Th District Court
Harris County Dist
Atty
Carroll Vance
Ted Busch
Mullane
Bob Tarrant
Paul Regner
Houston
Felton
Battlebell Road
Jai
No Fire Only Mist At Service Station
Police investigated a 1:23 a.m. Thursday complaint about smoke from a service station. Officers determined the smoke was mist from a tugging machine, not a fire.
Nuclear treaty action and signature expected soon
The U N plans to complete its action on the nuclear weapons treaty and open it for signature by the U S Britain and the Soviet Union before month end. In Washington the Mouse Foreign Affairs Committee chairman says further cuts may follow in the foreign aid bill on the House floor in about two weeks. Gov Nelson Rockefeller campaigns vigorously as political tension rises. U S infantrymen patrol Saigon outer defenses and clash with Viet Cong while 33 suspects are seized. Despite Paris talks the war shows a possible shift toward negotiations. Giovanni Leone seeks to form an interim Italian government with major party leaders. George Wallace intensifies attacks on both major parties during a Louisiana campaign stop. A Venezuelan airliner diverted near Santiago Cuba lands with unknown passenger count.
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U.N
U.S
Britain
Soviet Union
Mouse Foreign Affairs Committee
Brooks Resolution Honors George Chandler in Senate
The Texas Senate passed a resolution of appreciation for former City Attorney George Chandler after 18 years of public service. Chandler resigned to pursue private practice, having served as city attorney since 1950 and earning UT and Harvard business studies during and after military service. The Senate also praised the late Capt. Albert James Nichols Sr. of Houston with a commendation resolution.
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George Chandler
Texas Senate
Chandler
Senate
Chet Erooks
Baytown
Robert E. Lee
City Council weighs garbage burning curb and satellite water districts
City officials debated halting garbage burning and extending a six month window. Baytown could use smokeless incinerators though costly. Residents near Thompson Road seek a water control district just outside city limits, with annexation and service timelines debated. Council may address porn ordinance and fiscal matters at the next meeting.
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Texas Air Control Board
Thompson Road
Spring Gully
Fritz Lanham
Lanham
Ciy
Tax Bill Debated by Texas House in Austin
Controversial tax plan from Gov. Connally faces House debate as revenue measures and a $2.5 billion general spending bill collide. observers expect a sales tax rise if agreement is reached. bills propose up to 21 million in new taxes. Some oppose tuition hikes tied to funding.
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Austin
John Connally
Connally
House-Senate
Senate
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Abilene
Grant Jones
Mallarkey
Jim Nugent
Kerrville
Pueblo crew to be timed to neutral nations for probe
A Seoul based Dongwha News Agency report says the United States proposed handing the Pueblo crew to Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea for an impartial inquiry into whether the ship violated North Korean waters. State Department said proposals were made but North Korea has not replied. The Pueblo was seized January 23.
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Seoul
United States
North Korea
Pueblo
Dongwha
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Korea
U.S
Washington
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Lights On Again On Broadway After Labor Talks End
New York AP reports a contract dispute that darkened Broadway theaters and nine road shows for three days has been settled after an all night bargaining session at the mayor’s residence. Three shows closed during the Actors Equity strike will not reopen. Prices may rise. current Broadway musical tickets run 11.90 to 3.50 dollars, dramas 7.30 to 2.50.
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New York
Actors Equity
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Gerald Sexmour
S. Gaillard
Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Saigon
North Vietnam
Paris
Fovial
Ialian
Giovanni Leone
Itaty
George Wallace
Louisiana
Santiago, Cuba
Miami
Caracas
Brooks
George
Indler
Baytown-La Porte Tunnel
Danny George
Cathy George
George Capplan
Steve Carpenter
Thomas Perret
Jody Barnhart
Sun
Sta
Neutral Pueblo
Scarborough's Drug
North Main
Medora Blanton
Scarborough's
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