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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1967
Page
1
State Sen. Chet Brooks says Gov. Connally veto on the Howston Ship Channel bridge stems from Dallas Turnpike Authority plans. Brooks told Baytown at a Baytown League of Women Voters forum that Dallas interests fear losing control of bridge construction. He and four Houston area officials spoke on the issue Tuesday night.
The BAYTOWN STAMP Club met at Sterling Library on Thursday with about 100 attendees. State reps including Joe Allen of Baytown outlined last session, discussed a high rise Dallas bridge and bill severability, while committee roles and U S legislative process were explained by Lindon Williams and others at St Josephs School Auditorium. James Forsman moderated and junior track program details were provided, with comments on pollution legislation and the session's overall outcomes.
Social notes from Baytown show coworkers greeting Tressie Roebuck back at the office and Mildred McGrew flaunting an engagement ring. Local updates cover nursing grad Wirz E BM Barry, kitten ad call, a second lieutenant commission for Richard Anderson, and visitors for Fred Adams at the Texas Rehabilitation Center. The piece blends community chatter with excerpts from a legislative meeting where Vickery and Brooks discuss constitutional revision, annual sessions, and lawmakers’ salaries amid lobbyist remarks.
MISS LINDA Guice and Miss Joy Odom will tell stories to preschool children from 10 to 10 30 a.m Thursday at Sterling Municipal Library. Free kittens Three seven week old kittens are being given away Call after 5 p.m. at 1704 California Street or 383 1029. CLEAR TO PARTLY cloudy and hot through Thursday with highs near 95 to 96 and light southerly winds. GALVESTON TIDES Thursday high 6 12 a.m. low 10 24 p.m.
Baytown City Council will hold a Thursday hearing at 6 pm to discuss paving Commerce Street. The agenda includes concrete pipe purchases for sewer and storm work, a curb and gutter petition on Airhart Drive, and a resolution validating notices to property owners abutting Commerce Street.
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Beauceants will hold a covered dish supper honoring charter members at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Masonic Lodge Hall. Members and their families are invited. A meeting will follow.
Baytown officials say the city, relying on 13 pumping wells and a large watershed, will likely avoid water shortages for a year or two even as Houston faces surface water stress from drought. Red Grantham notes Baytown could endure with normal rainfall, though a well going dry could pose risk. Weather Bureau cites seasonal rainfall at 19.94 inches, with 13.54 inches received so far.
AP reporting from London that mutinous South Arabian army and Aden police sparked deadly violence killing 18 Britons and wounding many in Aden. With independence slated for January, Britain faced upheaval, a six month naval and air shield, and a general strike as unrest spread from Lake Lines to Crater districts.
Eleven candidates compete in Beach City July 1 election after April results were voided by a Texas Municipal League ruling. The full slate includes a mayor marshal and five aldermen. Incumbents and challengers seek votes as absentee ballots run through June 30 at the Morris home with officials Bill White and Richard Sarria.
Baytown drivers will face a nominal $4 increase in annual auto insurance costs starting Aug 1. Highest rates in Harris County persist, with the Texas Driving Insurance Plan penalizing careless drivers by adding points for accidents and major violations. The statewide average rise is about 2.1 percent, and impact scales with driving records and vehicle type.
Laci Johnson Nugent and husband Pat welcomed a baby boy at 6:59 a.m. CDT weighing 4 pounds 1 ounce and 21 inches long. The infant is the President's grandchild. Luci Johnson Nugent and the baby were reported to be fine. The first Lady relayed updates from the White House amid secrecy about doctors.
Intense Communist probes and clashes reported across central highlands and areas south of the DMZ. American forces say 43 Viet Cong killed in the 1st Corps area, with 3 U.S. dead and 32 wounded. South Vietnamese infantry claim 82 Viet Cong killed in two skirmishes near Da Nang, light allied casualties. Rocket and mortar attacks persist on Marine posts near Con Thien Gio Linh and around south Vietnam. Large night attacks in Kontum Province threatening U.S. positions, and U S Cavalry reports ongoing clashes with 28 wounded and two KIA. OS reports 23 major ground sweeps and 124 strike missions against North Vietnam with emphasis on Red River rail line and Thai Nguyen.
Britain and Egypt took turns in the United Nations debate on the Middle East as Soviet leader Podgorny visited Cairo. George Brown urged a UN mediator for peace talks with Israel and the Arab side. Mahmud Fawzi demanded unconditional Israeli withdrawal amid Moscow's moves to restore influence.
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