Objections Challenge LC Computer Expansion Plan
Lee College faced objections to its planned computer system upgrade at a board of regents meeting. Richard T. Johnson and E. C. Chauviere Jr. urged a formal audience and argued the program costs a quarter of a million dollars annually with limited reach. They proposed expert reviews, benchmarking with other schools, and bidding. Regents took no action, Bramlett promising study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Orton
Lee College
Board of Regents
Richard T. Johnson
E. C. Chauviere Jr
Johnson
Lee College Board
Sam Bramlett
Johnson, Chauviere
Edward W. Bryan
Morris J. Crow
Bramlett
Chauviere
Region IV
Texas Education Agency
Lee College to Open Depository Bids July 14
Lee College will open bids for a bank depository on July 14 and award the two year contract. Regents adopted the school depository act under the Texas Education Code for the contract. other actions included a $5,134 bid for welding equipment and plans for gym air conditioning with pool room as an alternate.
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College
Lee College
Board of Regents
Regents
Big Three Industries, Inc
Bruce C. Meek
Ralph J. Speich and Associates
Houston
Technical-Voca
Aunt Pearl Hinson of Palestine Dies at 94
Mrs. Pearl Hinson of Palestine, 94 year old aunt of Mrs. James Pritchett and H. G. Broughton of Baytown, died Thursday in Palestine. Funeral services will be held Saturday in Palestine.
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Pearl Hinson
Palestine
James Pritchett
H. G. Broughton
Baytown
Dorothy Ammons Details Two Week Vacation and Tire Loss
Dorothy Ammons recounts a two week trip covering much territory during which three tires were lost. Others noted include Lee College Regent E L Gunn praised for reports from convention trips and Dr Raymond Cleveland beginning as Lee College president at his first regents meeting.
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Dorothy Ammons
Lee College
E. L. Gunn
Betty Koepke
Raymond Cleveland
Jim Preston
C. A
Cap
Smith
I. M
Earleys
Williams ‘Corry I
Marcontell
Alaska
Air Force
B.C. Marcontell
Terri Hudson
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Jan Milner
King Fins Meet Dive Club Sets Friday Meeting
THE KING FINS dive club will hold a meeting at 7 30 p m Friday at the First Presbyterian Church to discuss a future dive. Applications due The last day for undergraduate students to apply for admission to the University of Houston for the fall semester is July 15. New engineers Baytown four men in Baytown have recently been registered as professional engineers by the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers. The men are J N Chatfield of 2000 Oak Shadows John Paul Lacy of 1502 E Texas Ave J C Staton of 506 N Burnet and E Frank Wadley of 40 Burnet Drive. Realtors Meet The Bay Area Board of Realtors Inc will meet at noon Monday at the Holiday Inn. Lodge Meet Goose Creek Rebekah Lodge Past Grand Club will meet at 7 p m Monday at the home of Mrs Virgie King and Mrs Jim Velie at 234 Mable. Members should bring gifts for revealing secret pals. In Hospital Simms of 2006 W Humble is in Ward 105 in the Veterans Hospital in Houston and can have visitors.
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King Fins
First Presbyterian Church
University of Houston
Baytown
State Board of Registration For Professional Engineers
J. N. Chatfield
Oak Shadows
John Paul Lacy
Texas Ave
J. C. Staton
N. Burnet
E. Frank Wadley
Burnet Drive
Goose Creek
Rebekah Lodge
Grand Club
Virgie King
Jim Velie
Mable
Baytown Receives Park Funds for Three New Sites
Congressman Bob Eckhardt announced a 119450 grant from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation for Baytown park development. The 8.0 acres will form three sites: Jenkins tract 48 acres east of the Southern Pacific line, Ross Sterling High School area 30 acres, and Howell property 8.03 acres in Creekwood near Goose Creek.
Weather and Tides for Baytown Area
Clear to partly cloudy and hot through Saturday. Temperatures in the low 70s to mid 90s. Morgan's Point tides Saturday highs at 2:55 AM and 7:43 PM, lows at 6:19 AM and 1 PM. Saturday sun rises 6:23 AM and sets 8:26 PM.
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Baytown Area
Morgan's Point
Home Health Care Unit Closes Here
Houston Home Health Service Inc operates a Baytown sub unit for elderly home care but is no longer in business. Baytown residents can obtain services from Visiting Nurse Association of Houston at 3410 Montrose Blvd, phone 624-8873. Medicare will pay through Dec 31 for patients with plans established before June 1, and 100 home visits per year after hospital stay, with SMP benefits adding 100 visits and 20 percent patient cost.
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Houston Home Health Service, Inc
Baytown
Visiting Nurse Association of Houston, Inc
Montrose Blvd
Bureau of Health Insurance, Social Security Administration
Medicare Land
Houston Home Health Service
Martha A.mcsteen
Medicare
Sun Tour Heads to Paris and Riviera
Mary H Brown describes a three day Paris visit on the French Riviera trip. The writer glides along the Left Bank and plans a Seine bateau mouche ride echoing Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. Highlights include Eiffel Tower Notre Dame Louvre and Champs Elysees with perfume shops in the city.
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Mary H. Brown
French Riviera
City of Lights
River
Seine
Cary Grant
Audrey Hepburn
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Notre Dame
Tuileries Gardens
Louvre Gallery
Bastille Square
Champs Elysses
Palais Royal
Luxembourg’ Gardens
Vendome Square
Barbour's Cut Pact Held Up By Open Meeting Question
Houston Port officials face a funding contract snag as George Allwater invalidates a $300000 Reid engineering deal for the Morgan's Point Barbour's Cut terminal. The contract may be re signed after the July 6 port commission open meeting amid debate over legality and earlier “secret” sessions. Plans foresee a 600 acre development with a 40 foot channel, 1600 foot basin, berths for 20 ships, targeting container barge traffic without clashing with downtown Port of Houston.
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Reid
Port Commission
Fentress Bracewell
W. D. Haden IE
J. P. Turner
Pruett
Houston
Fonteno
Commission
Hugh McGee
Altvater
Morgan's Point
Ship Channel
Baytown
Port of Houston
PACT
Barnes cancels plan to airlift Texans for POW release
Lt Gov Ben Barnes withdraws the plan to airlift 1300 Texans to Europe and Russia to press for the release of American prisoners of war. The action follows political and logistical concerns raised amid ongoing wartime diplomacy and domestic debate over such a mission.
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Austin
Ben Barnes
Europe
Russia
City to receive 174,511.84 from state tax funds
The City of Baytown will get 174,511.84 from Texas for the first quarter of 1971. After audit and service fees of 14.44 and 3,156.95 are deducted from 175,847.67, the remainder is allocated. Nearby cities receive varying totals, including Houston 7,246,762.08 and Pasadena 307,244.13.
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Austin
Baytown
Texas
Houston
Pasadena
Galena Park
la Porte
Galveston
Baytown weighs regional utility district as solution
Baytown Mayor Glen Walker urged a regional utility district as the ultimate answer for the area during a Baytown City Council breakfast. The discussion covered sewer expansion, extraterritorial needs, bonds, and avoiding many small districts, with San Antonio cited as a model.
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Baytown
Glen Walker
East District
Walker
Preston Smith
I Walker
Ken DeHart
Charley Q. Walker
San Antonio
Baytown Man 53 Is Electrocuted on Sewer Line Work
Louis Taylor Dickerson 53 of 314 Bolster was electrocuted while working on a sewer line at 508 W Republic. He was a Humble Refinery pipefitter on an off duty job. Death due to electrocution confirmed at hospital. Funeral set for Central Baptist Church with Rev B J Tate. Burial at San Jacinto Memorial Park. Survived by wife Maedell, son Kenneth, daughter Linda, six brothers, three sisters. Dickerson WWII veteran and deacon.
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Louis Taylor Dickerson
W. Republic
Dickerson
Humble
Thorpe Realty Co
James Glenn
Baytown
Joe Dismukes
Harris County
Central Baptist Church
B. J. Tate
San Jacinto Memorial Park
Earthman Funeral Home
Central Baptist
Maedell Dickerson
Raytown
Pvt
Kenneth Dickerson
Ft. Polk
Linda Dickerson
G. R. Dickerson
Jasper
Frank Dickerson
San Angelo
Dale, Dickerson
Ft. Worth
Marshall Dickerson
Ponce
Puerto Rico
Jerry Dickerson
Huntsville
Willard Dickerson
Vida Taylor
Minturn
Colo
Gloria Boring J
North Kingstown
R.I
Ruth McDaniel
Crusade Crowds Grow as Attendance Rises at Memorial Stadium
Betsy Webser reports the fifth James Robison Crusade week drew over 4,000 at Memorial Stadium on Thursday. The series began June 20 and runs through June 27. Crowds have grown nightly, weather clearing after earlyweek rain. Rev. Lindsey and Dr. Thiele noted 309 professions of faith and 125 rededications or other decisions. About 500 Baptist counselors were trained to assist responders.
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Betsy Webser
Memorial Stadium
James Robison
Hugh Lindsey
Ed Thiele
Lindsey
Christ
James Robison Evangelistic Association
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Regina R. Prince
Ralph K. Bottom
Edna Sides
Jerry McMichael
James Dreymala
TDC
Ruther C. Davis Jr
Davis
Realtors
BAY Area Board of Realtors, Inc
Holiday Inn
Specifire Simms
W. Humble
Veterans’ Hospital
Sonia Kay Davis
North Gaillard
Buck Leagins
French
Riviera
Sorbonne
Ag Cee
Robert E. Lee
Barbour
Port Ross
Washington
Frank Sharp
Henry Gonzalez
D-Tex
Sharp
Supreme Court
New York Times
Pentagon
Chicago
Nixon
America
McKinney Road
Ross Wilhite
Highway 146
Crosby-Cedar Bayou Road
Wilhite
Louis Dickerson
Arco Car Wash
S. Renander
A. E. Youas
Laytown
Peoples State Bank
F.d.1.c. Me
Baytown State Bank
FBLC
Wismer Distributing CO
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