Barefoot In the Park tryouts slated for Sunday
FINAL TRYOUTS for the BLT production Barefoot In the Park will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the theater. All persons interested in reading for a part or crew work are invited to attend. For more information call Sarah Der 424-1815. WWI Veterans Baytown Barracks meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Community Center. Refreshments served. Widows of WWII veterans eligible for membership.
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Inal
BLT
Sarah der
WWI
Baytown Barracks
Ladies Auxiliary
Tueday
WWE
Weather Outlook and Tides for Galveston Weekend
Cloudy and mild Saturday and Sunday with showers likely Sunday. Low Saturday around upper 50s and high Sunday in the mid 70s. Galveston tides: Sunday highs at 3 30 p m and 9 18 p m with lows at 7 a m and 8 48 p m.
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Galveston
Baytown Hi wanis meeting guests and local notes
Dub Rogers and Ron Haddox attend the Thursday Hi wanis meeting while Jim Henry visits Baytown. Al Johnson recovers from cataract surgery at San Jacinto. Visitors welcome. W C Jackson returns from California. A Bahamas weekend familiar with Kay and Richard Park and others. Florence O Connell plans an Erin Italian spaghetti blend. Doris Sherron faces banana peel trouble. Clay Hooper vows to recover a missed chance. Mary Thorpe praised for reporting. Mrs Lillie Ordneaux, Norman and Cheryl Mabe's great grandmother, visits Alamo School during National Education Week as the week’s oldest visitor. Kenneth Lemmon and Mickey Lloyd photograph the Lee Traveler. Worbhie Defee Doak seeks Crickett Simmons, maid of honor at Worbie’s Humble wedding 30 years ago, planning move to Baytown. call 424-5880.
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Dub Rogers
Ron Haddox
Hiwanis
Jim Henry
Channel 16
Baytown
al Johnson
San Jacinto
W. C. Jackson
California
Bahamas
Kay
Richard Park
H. W
Mary Kilpatrick
W. T
Ina Mae Jones
Barbara
Bubba Swain
Beth
John Wiesner
Mary Ann
Jimmy Lavett
Wimpy
Gloria Wismer
Florence O'Connell
Erin
H. E. Smith
Doris Sherron
Clay Hooper
Mary Thorpe
Lillie Ordneaux
Norman
Cheryl Mabe
Alamo School
Kenneth Lemmon
Mickey “Lloyd
Lee Traveler
Worbhie Defee Doak
Crickett Simmons
Worbie
Humble
Northern Vietnam command shifts to Army general Rosson
In Saigon AP reports Lt Gen William B Rosson is named commander of Provisional Corps Vietnam a new northern HQ mili ar command for Khe Sanh Hue and Quang Tri strengthening Army influence in a Marine dominated area Westmoreland defends Marines amid disputes Abrams had set up a northern command Rossons post aims to coordinate Army Navy Marine and Air Force units in the region See VIETNAM Page 2
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Saigon
William B. Rosson
South Vietnam
Marine Corps
Provisional Corps
Vietnam
Wiliam C. Westmoreland
U.S
1St Corps
Moreland
Robert E. Cushman
Westmorel
Land
Creighton W. Abrams
Phu Bai
Hue
Abrams
Rosson
Aleted
Army
Navy
Marine
Air Force
Highway Official Pledges Support for Local Access
Frank C. Young of the Texas Highway Department Beaumont District pledged readiness to provide needed road access for the new LA project. He cited cooperation with Baytown Chambers of Commerce and local officials, noted funding shortfalls and higher costs from safety standards, and linked road needs to a statewide 5 cent gasoline tax increase.
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Texas Highway Department
Steel Texas
West
Chambers County
Frank C. Young
Highway Department
Beaumont
Baytown
Young
Chambers County Commissioners Court
Commissoners Court
Cha County
Harris
Texas Highway ‘Department
Youns
Texas
San Antonio
Hemisfair
Cedar Bayou Native Is Candidate For Council
Cedar Bayou native James E. Burgess, 4, a District 1 candidate for city council, is a lifetime Baytown resident born at Cedar Bayou. A Navy veteran of World War I, he later worked for Humble Oil and Refining and now serves as a laboratory technician for Enjay Chemical. Burgess and his wife Charlene raise six children at 1406 Burbank and he is active with the Optimist Club baseball program. Other District 1 candidates include Ted Kioesel, C. L. Boullion, Ward, and Ptacek.
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James E
Jim” Burgess
Cedar Bayou
Baytown
C. C. “Skipper” Burgess
West Baytown
Naoma Burgess
Burgess
Robert E. Lee High School
U.S. Navy
South Pacific
Navy
Humble of and Refining Co
Enjay Chemical Co
Rumble
Beach City Campaign Set Includes Six Council Candidates
Incumbent Mayor Eloie Jar Gan faces challenger C. F. Galloway in Beach City's April 6 election. One candidate filed for Beach City marshal Gus Trouzat. Six candidates seek Beach City Council seats: incumbents W. D. Bush R. J. McGaffey A. J. Crawley and challengers Jimmy McClellan B. H. White Walter Hoover.
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Eloie Jar ‘Gan
Beach City
Elscrtion
C. F. Galloway
Gus! “Trouzat
W. D. Bush
R.J. McGaffey
A. J. Crawley
Jimmy McClellan
B.H. White
Walter Hoover
Baytown Police Seek Driver After Hit and Run
Baytown police hunt for a late model white Chevrolet involved in a Friday hit and run at West Texas and Jones Street. The vehicle rear-ended Edward D. Porter, 18, of Highlands, who drove a small foreign car with passenger Alver Cunningham, 16, treated for neck injuries. The suspect car, a 1965 or 1966 Chevrolet, fled the scene.
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Baytown
West Texas
Jones Street
Edward D. Porter
Begonia
Highlands
Alve Cunnigham
Rex
Baytonian Named to Demo Group for First Time
CORPUS CHRISTI Texas Baytown is represented on the statewide State Democratic Executive Committee for the first time as the 16 a.m. Monday meeting discusses seating Mrs J J Bradshaw as Seventh District Committeewoman from the Seventh State Senatorial District. Pasadena businessman Jesse C Stricklin is the district committeeman. Mrs Bradshaw, social science coordinator at Baytown schools, has long connections with President Johnson and Gov Connally.
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Corpus Christi
Baytown
J. J. Bradshaw
Chet Brooks
Pasadena
Jesse C. Stricklin
Will B. Davis
Austin
Bradshaw
Robert E. Lee High School
Johnson
John Connally
Sen
Brooks
Secion
Texas
Sen. Brooks
Senate passes civil rights bill for final vote
After seven weeks of debate the Senate forges a civil rights bill ready for a final vote. The report notes this major action amid a string of international and domestic events including U S Swedish relations and political shifts within the GOP.
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Senate
Oyster Fry at Baytown CAP Family Night
The Baytown Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol invites guests to its annual family night at the North Main Airport headquarters at 6:30 pm Tuesday.
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Baytown
Civil Air Patrol
North Main Airport
Recall Strains U S Sweden Ties Over Vietnam Role
Washington recalls Swedish ambassador William Heath for an indefinite stay to review all aspects of U S Swedish relations after Sweden's education minister Olof Palme led a demonstration opposed to the Vietnam war and delivered a critical speech. Prime Minister Tage Erlander said Sweden seeks good ties with the United States.
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Vietnam
Washington
Stockholm
U.S
William Heath
State Department
Department
Sweden
Tage Erlander
Heath
United States
Olof Palme
North Vietnam
Moscow
Palme
South Vietnam
Stockhsohn
Judge Rules Ferguson Suit Invalid Over Vickery Ballot Inclusion
District Judge Ben F L Wilson refused to issue an injunction barring Justice of the Peace Glenn Vickery from the May 4 Democratic primary ballot for Precinct 3. The court found Vickery a legal resident of the precinct and that raises for Harris County JPs originate from a prior statute, not the 1967 action.
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Johnella Boynton
Ben FL Wilson
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Vickery
Wilson
C. D
Sonny” Ferguson
Channelview
Vickery
Harris County
Justices of the Peace
11St District Court
William Holland
127Th District Court
Bob Hall
George
Ferguson
Harris
Democratic Executive Committee
William W. “Bull
Blanton
Hall
Northshore
Texas
Commissioners Court
Rebel Inn to Close After 30 Years in Baytown
Rebel Inn, a Baytown staple opened by Arthur N. Manteris, will shut after Sunday lunch as the family ends 30 years of catering major banquets and dignitaries. Since Manteris’ death, Eva and Janice Manteris have run operations with long-time staff including Hattie Marshall and L. C. Cade. The inn will close at 9 p.m. Saturday after 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday hours.
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Rebel Inn
Baytown
Sumilay
Arthur N. Manteris
Eva Manteris
Janice
Manteris
Chamber of Commerce
Allen Shivers
Cléek
Hattie Marshall
L. C. Cade
Ethel Towns
Irene Lesier
Nyna Presley
Ophelia Jamison
Sylvia Jared
Vera Berg
School Board To Discuss Bids Monday
The school board will hold a longer session Monday night to discuss the district's capital improvement program and bids to air condition schools, which exceed estimates. Trustees will review a financial report from Supt George Gentry and Finance Director Robert Sauls, adopt a new contract handling procedure and a new teachers' contract form from the Texas Education Agency, and ratify the textbook committee report.
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George Gentry
Robert Sauls
Texas Education Agency
Bodies Found After Salt Mine Tragedy In Calumet La
Twenty one miners died in a salt mine fire. Sixteen bodies were found in a tunnel 3,000 feet from the shaft and five more were recovered later. Investigators review federal recommendations on ventilation and escape routes while Cargill officials say some measures have been adopted.
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Calumet
Cargill, Inc
Babeau of Mines
H. A. Schrecengost
Indianapolis
Ind
A. M. Evans
Dallas
Minneapolis
W. R. Pearch
Cargill
Barnes Opens Campaign HQ on Ashbel Street in Baytown
Ben Barnes, Texas House speaker, opened his Baytown campaign HQ on Ashbel Street for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Attendees included Jim Ainsworth, Tommie Jones, Jim McWilliams, Reggie Brewer, Dr. Richard Strahan, Lee College officials, Grover Edge, and Rep. Joe Ailer. Barnes touted a “new era” and a winning team while outlining his crime-fighting program and calls for reform in policing, probation, sentencing, and juvenile justice.
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Henry Holcomb
Ben Barnes
Texas
House of Representatives
Baytown
Barnes
Joe Ailer
Texas House of Repesentatives
DeLeon
Brown
Coleman
Comanche
Runnels
West Central
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E. Humble
Military Airlift Command
61St Military Airlift Wing
U.S. Air Force
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Hickam Afb
Hawaii
Florian Pewitz
District 4
Knights of Columbus Hall
A&m Mothers Club
Texas A&m Mothers Club
Gulf Coast Hospital Auxiliary
Ken Persenaire
Parks and Recreation
Baxtown Quarterly
E. Homan
Fingaene
EMO
Anig
Mit- Show
Nee Lee
Min
Bead
Sun
Marines
Jem Burgess
Council
Baytonian
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
George Romney
Gene Smith
Fort Worth
Christian N. Barnard
South Africa
Congress
Frank Sinatra
Mia Farrow
Miami
Sinatra
Eleuthera Island
Point James
Dolph Briscoe
University of Texas At el Paso Regents
America
John Birch Society
Apache Junction, Ariz
M.D. Geraghty
Czechoslovakia
Antonin Novotny
Ashbel Street
Tory
Jhc
Blair W. Mann
North Ashbel
Texas Avenue
Defoe
Phote
Jim McLain
Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
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