U S Steel Houston to announce Bay town office opening
Baytown moves toward new corporate presence as U S Steel Corp Houston posts an anticipated Bay town office opening before the weekend. Pat Ball, local insurance man, plans to run for city council from District } in the upcoming filing deadline Saturday, challenging incumbent Robert Barnes who is not seeking re election.
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U.S. Steel Corp
Houston
Baytown
Pat Ball
Robert Barnes
Rundell heads to St Louis for AJCC meeting
Dean Walter Rundell of Lee College leaves by plane for St Louis to attend the American Association of Junior Colleges annual meeting and will return Friday. Dr John T Snuyder of Bay Town to speak to Parents and Teachers of Exceptional Children at Anson Jones. Public invited for 7:00 p.m. event and candy sale plans. Bayport Story speaker Dan Stauffer discusses Bayport Refining Co property development at 7:30 p.m. San Jacinto Branch of ASCE hosts Bayport meeting. public invited. Woman's Club meets Friday 8 p.m. at Mrs R T Barbour's home with book review by Mrs T L Sat white. Square Dancers Bayshore Wagon will meet 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at First National Bank. shell Republic director announces dividend increase to 1.0 per share payable March 23 1966 for shareholders of record March 7 1966.
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Rundell
St. Louis
Walter Rundell
Lee College
American Association of Junior Colleges
John T. Snuyder
Baytown
Anson Jones School
P.m
Bayport
Dan Stauffer
Humfe OF & Refining Co
Poperty
San Jacinto Jaranch
American Society of Civil Engineers
Shell
Shell Oil Co
R. C. McCurdy
Weather Brief Showers Likely Late Wednesday
Weather and tides report showers beginning Wednesday night with temperatures from 52 to 72 degrees. Galveston tides note high times around 3:30 p.m. and 11:36 p.m. with lows near 1 a.m.
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Galveston
Allen Rice Jr Enters Lee College Regent Race
Allen Rice Jr 20 Baytown graduate of Lee College announced for Lee College board of regents in the April 2 election. Five candidates already filed with the school administration office by deadline and three or four more sought. A special meeting set for 7 p m Thursday in the administration building board room to draw ballot positions.
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Allen Rice Dr
Allen Rice
Baytown
Lee College
Lee College Board of Regents
Schools Administration Office
Alma McNulty
Miss McNulty
Warren Spivey
Jim ‘Black
David Tracht
E.L. Gunn
Board of Regents
New Transit Department Proposed by Johnson
President Johnson urged Congress to create a cabinet level Department of Transportation to coordinate travel modes and support a 3700 million highway safety program and 200 million for supersonic transport. He called for federal highway standards, separate truck routes study, and safety at sea. A schedule envisions flight testing a 2000 mph SST by 1970 and production by 1974 with taxes on aviation fuel and air freight to help fund the plan.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Department of Transportation
America
Baytown Civil Engineers Plan Support Program
RAY SWAFFORD helps plan a program for Baytown civil engineers. Grover Edge has a check-up. City Councilman Jack Huron is active. Frank V. Hitter after a three day battle with ailment in charge of the Deniseen virus investigation. Houston Division George Perkins introduces two. will speak March at the of his charges as he plans an annual Police Reserves banquet trip. David Pryor denies for the Tower. Wilton Roper in charge of a relative's program. Mae Overstreet gets credit for the program while George typing recipes by Edythe Musick. Mrs. Don Atchison requests information. Jean Creekmore surprises a neighbor. Cindy Brookshire phones a reminder. Ethel Lipscomb gets a mental message. Joan Hanson does not recognize a driver while waiting for a ride. Mrs. Homer Ammons has three rodeo tickets for Saturday afternoon. contact after 5 p.m.
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Ray Swafford
Baytown Civil Engineers
Grover Edge
Jack Huron
Frank V. Hitter
Houston
George Perkins
David Pryor
Wilton AL Roper
Mae Overstreet
George
Edythe Musick
Don Atchison
Jean Creekmore
Cinday Brookshire
Ethel Lipscomb
Joan Hanson
Homer Ammons
Beavers and Shirey Lead Baytown School Board Reelection Bid
Trustees Knox Beavers and Ben Shirey filed for reelection as three-year terms run. Filing deadline is midnight Wednesday for the April 2 election. Wahrmund also filed for Position 2. Beavers, appointed in 1961 and later elected in 1963, is Enjay Chemical Co. supervisor and Baytown native. Shirey, Highlands resident since 1956, is United Gas Corp. manager with a Navy veteran background and five children.
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Knox Beavers
Ben Shirey
Shirey
Market Street
Robert C. Wahrmund
Beavers
H. L. Rosser
Tom Crisley
Nelson Longnecker
Highlands
United Gas Corp
Mineola
U.S. Navy
Baylor University
United Gas
Lee College to seek 1.3 million bond for central mechanical center
Lee College proposes a 1.3 million bond to build a central mechanical center providing heating and cooling for the campus. The plan covers connecting to existing buildings, adding a new academic building, technical vocational facilities, and land for future campus growth. Construction would start this year with funds partly from federal aid via the Texas Education Agency.
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Lee College
Texas Education Agency
James A. Davis
Davis
Tavis
FBI Agent to Address Police Reserves Banquet
FBI Special Agent Hitt will speak at a 7 30 p m banquet for the Baytown Police Reserves. Hitt, a South Carolina native and University of Carolina alumnus, is an 18 year FBI veteran with postings from Washington to Houston. The Houston Division covers 45 Texas counties with four resident agencies. He is married with three sons aged 43 12 and 14. Roper leads the Baytown Police Reserves and W B Hooks serves as assistant chief.
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Simon
James Stipe
Hitt
South Carolina
University of Carolina
FBI
Washington, D.C
Seattle
Detroit
Houston
Texas
Roper
Baytown
Baytown businessman Charles OConnell dies at 68
Charles OConnell, 68, of 150% Narcille, died at 6 p.m. Tuesday in a Houston hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at Earthman Chapel at 12:20 p.m. and 1 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with burial in Cedar Crest Cemetery. A liturgical wake is set for 3 p.m. Thursday at Earthman Chapel. He owned Montrose Premium Products Co. He and Florence O'Connell lived in Baytown since 1957. Survivors include his widow and three sisters in Chicago, plus two granddaughters, Barbara Ann Thomas and Joyce Ellen Thomas.
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Charles O'Connell
Narcille
Houston
Earthman Chapel
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
William Tinney
Cedar Crest Cemetery
O'Connell
Montrose Premium Products Co
Baytown
Florence O'Connell
E. J. Chamberlain
E. A. McArthur
Alice O'Connell
Chicago
Barbara Ann Thomas
Joyce Ellen Thomas
Fulbright urges broad Asia neutralization plan
Washington officials dismissed Fulbright's Senate proposal to neutralize Southeast Asia by China and the United States. They argue Peking will not talk while the Viet Nam war continues and fear further conflict if Chinese leadership reassesses policy. Fulbright says lasting peace hinges on neutralizing the region between China and the United States. He notes China may trade removal of American power for its own removal.
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Washington
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Chia
Southeast Asia
United States
Wartorn
U.S
Vietnam
Fulbright
Senate
Johnson
Peking
China
Arkansas
Baytown Schools Census Shows 141-Student Gain
Baytown school district reports a total of 12,598 scholastics, up 141 from last year, per the January census compiled by Deputy Superintendent Holly McLemore. The district pushed to complete the census by March 1, with Harris County’s other districts La Porte Katy and Humble also finishing on time. The count breaks down by age groups, with detailed numbers for six to seventeen year olds. full area population census expected in about a month.
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Baytown
Holly McLemore
Harris County
Vincent Miller
McLemore
Texas Education Agency
la Porte
Katy
Humble
Quick Defeat Likely for East German U.N. Bid
East Germany seeks U.N. membership with a U Thant handoff and pledges. The Security Council is expected to reject the bid as the Western powers insist only West Germany is legitimately constituted to speak for Germans. The Soviet Union and Bulgaria would be the only likely affirmative votes. Bonn says rejection is certain.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
East Germany
U.N
Bohdan Lewandowski
Walter Ulbricht
U Thant
Ulbricht
U. S
United States
Britain
France
Germany
United Nations
Council
General Assembly
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
West Germany
Bonn
Ludwig Erhard
Baytown Rotary Adds $2000 To Lee College Loan Fund
Baytown Rotary Club donated 2000 to the Lee College Loan Fund to expand loans for Baytown students. President Roy Comeaux noted the fund can now offer about 3900 in loans this term and discussed repayments from graduates. The board accepted the gift and set April 1 as the application deadline with eligibility based on need and residency in the Baytown School District.
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Baytown
Rotary
Bobby Sutphin
Lee College Loan
Baytown Rotary Club
Leonard Hart
Hart
Loan Fund
Ratarw
Comeaux
Baytonians
Lee College
U.S. Office of Education
Lozu Fund
Comecaux
John McClintock
Rotary Gift Fund
Baytown Rotary
Roy Comeaux
Leathernecks Face Heavy Fire Near Hue Peninsula
In Southeast Asia two U.S. Marine companies pressed a drive to clear Viet Cong from a canal faced peninsula about 55 miles southeast of the North Vietnamese border. Marines reported 40 enemy killed and captures. U.S. casualties were light. Air power dominated with B52s and fighter-bombers striking Viet Cong targets as command reported 109 Americans killed and 747 wounded last week.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
South Chinha Sea
Hue
da Nang
Marine Corp
Phu Bai
U.S
Armerican
Air Force
Bien Hoa
Guam
Phuoc Tuy
Mies
Navy
North
Viet Nam
Vth Parallel Demilitarized Zone
Vinh
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Kiwanis Club to Discuss Customs in Southwest Asia
Bruce Day will discuss customs and beliefs in Southwest Asia at the Baytown Kiwanis Club noon meeting Thursday at the Tower.
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Bruce Day
Southwest Asia
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Tower
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R T. Barbour
Bayshore
First National Bank
Cal Huartick
LC Regent
New Transit Department
Lown
Mississippi State University
En-jay Chemical Co
N. Commerce St
Eer
Citizens National
F.d.1.c
Peoples State Bank
Cong
Highlands Science
Gabe
Rog DE RE
Karen Wood
Patricia Sammons
Highlands Junior High
Diamonds
Slytown Sun
Chuties Mickel
Roy
Harris County Federal Savings and Loan
Alan
Kiwanis Club
Thad Felton
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