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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1966
Page
1
A Baytown area note reports JACK HURON warns fruit in his Idlewood Bemorial Drive peach tree was stripped of fruit, about 36 or 22 peaches, after spraying with malathion. He urges washing before eating.
Partly cloudy and warm with afternoon thundershowers. Temperatures range from 70 to 90 degrees, with earlier readings 67 to 86 and 79 degrees noted at 8 a.m. in Galveston. Tides for Wednesday show low at 12 06 a.m. and high at 6 36 a.m.
June birthdays noted for Paul Deverter Jim Arms worth Charles Forane Monty Lawless and W C Jackson Peggy White gets an assignment Corrie Laughlin relaxes after vacation Bob Matherne J D Giddings collect mail early Sunday Paul Alpha Bill Heinz-Schel canoeing results Mrs Lillie Perrin of San Francisco spends ninth birthday with family Phillip Scott and grandsons Lipph and Terry Ann Walace calls about luncheon Mrs James A Taylor sets up barbecue table Robert Hodges spends summer in Wyoming Ingrid Sundt Hansen American Field Service student prepares to return Arnold Kammeler Bremerhaven West Germany visits Baytown summer with daughter Colen Magourik Jr and grandchildren first visit to United States.
Secretary McNamara said pressures to cut U.S. forces in Europe are legitimate but the United States has no plans to reduce combat capability there in the present circumstances. He testified that America can maintain European strength while meeting Southeast Asia troop deployments amid Senate focus on NATO issues and calls from lawmakers to rethink force levels.
Bids for the Garth Road Extension will be opened at 2 p.m. Thursday by city corner. The project, approved during a heated meeting, includes four lanes divided by an esplanade from Park Street to Decker Drive. Land for the project was donated by Elmer Gray Eddie Gray and Truman Gox.
Citizens National Bank and Trust Co hosts an all day auto and camper show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the corner of Jones and Gulf featuring Baytown dealers and more than 150000 in cars and campers. Bob Aspromonte and Rusty Staub will meet fans noon to 2 p.m. with autographs. A 70 savings bond drawing occurs at 3 p.m. with top 500 savings certificate and 100 prizes.
A Senate Ethics Committee session on Dodd's case heard Klein's testimony. cross examination by Thomas J. Dodd's attorney was not finished and Klein may be recalled. Committee plans more closed hearings this week as it probes whether Dodd used his position to aid West German clients in exchange for gifts, a charge denied by Klein and Dodd. James P. Boyd Jr., Dodd's former administrative assistant, was the sole witness at the session.
Cameron Iron Works of Houston, a leading oil field supplier, disclosed it bought more than 1,600 acres in Northwest Harris County for future corporate development. The land cost about 1,100 dollars per acre, totaling roughly 1.76 million. The company plans expansion and construction at the site in a few years, with plants also in Beziers, Leeds, Mexico City and Buenos Aires.
In Saigon and Hue the military junta moved to quash the Buddhist uprising as Premier Ky's troops seized Thich Tri Quang in his Hue hospital room then took him to protective custody. Monks remained bottled up at the Buddhist Institute amid pleas to Red Cross for relief. Lord Walston forecast Allied victory within a year but warned against quick democracy in Vietnam.
American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne and the 1st Cavalry smashed a Viet Cong jungle hideout after a 36 hour battle in Phe Yen Province about 15 miles north of Tuy Hoa. Reports say 68 Viet Cong killed with a larger operation named Nathan Hale. U S forces pressed a sweep against fortified positions and defended the open valley under reinforcements.
J. M. Butler will be installed as Worshipful Master of Cedar Bayou Lodge No. 321 AF&AM at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Also installed: Bert Van Netter Jr. Senior Warden G. D. Mulkey junior warden D. E. Chasteen treasurer O. A. Wilson secretary L. L. Sher Tian tiler L. L. Hiett chaplain T. E. Rankin Jr. senior deacon Francis Portis junior deacon C. L. Barnhill senior steward C. W. Plato junior steward.
The former Marina Oswald and her husband Kenneth J Porter expect their first child. They wed June 1 1965.
Phillip Max Ferney Sr 41 a former Baytonian and his two sons Phillip Max Jr 18 and Steven 8 were killed in a Sunday night auto accident near Pine Village Indiana Relatives report funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday in Pine Village Survivors include wife Dorothy two other sons and two daughters a Baytown native and Robert E Lee High School graduate.
A Marine Corps A6 Intruder collided with another jet over Hampton Virginia, plunging into a suburban neighborhood near Buckroe Beach. Two killed, 49 injured, 11 hospitalized, with 10 homes demolished or damaged. Police say no additional victims or missing persons found after survey.
In Hampton on Old Buckroe Road a burning Marine jet collided with another aircraft over a shopping center. A young boy vanished when debris and fire spread through homes as witnesses described a dramatic, tragic event near a Little League game.
City plans a $229,758 Oak Addition street project with Gulf Bitulithie Co. of Houston handling financing and liens from homestead owners. Property owners may pay over five years with differing costs by block, while state shares cover intersections and sewers. Construction hinges on contractor’s completion of preliminary paperwork and railroad right of way talks with Missouri Pacific.
Baytown Chamber outlines push to finish Spur 201 and secure sub courthouses in Harris County. Board backs petitions for a Bellaire sub courthouse and Spring Branch action while urging the Texas Highway Department to place Spur 9201 completion on the calendar. July luncheon slated with Earl W. Marlick as speaker. Mallick to speak at next meeting.
Mrs Eugenia Lee, a Lamar Elementary first grade teacher for over 30 years, directs the districts Head Start program now in its second week. Training centers are at DeZavala Anson Jones Carver Harlem with teachers and aides listed. Volunteers play a key role in supporting staff and program aims to foster child development and readiness for school.
A reflective note citing Colossians and Edward Herbert urges forgiving one another as the Lord forgives us. The quote warns that a person who cannot forgive breaks the bridge he must cross, underscoring the universal need for mercy and reconciliation.
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