Council To Consider Fire Rescue Tool Bid
Baytown officials may fast track a six week old request for a $5,000 rescue device after three recent incidents. City Manager Fritz Lanham will ask the council to authorize bidding for the tool, with funds potentially drawn from revenue sharing money when available. Ed Smith of Fire Fox Corp showcased the device, which claims to extricate any car occupant in under five minutes without causing further injuries.
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Fritz Lanham
Ed Smith
Fire Fox Corp
South Houston
Lanham
L. V. Bailey
Council
Smith
The
Sun
Fire Department
Baytown Highlights Include Folsom Appointment and Local Events
Dr. Richard Strahan receives a three year term on the Teachers' Professional Practices Commission. Mrs. Folsom, formerly a nurse, died in Houston. John Wadley of Baytown Sun is off to Nashville due to a relative’s illness. Local people attend events in Henderson and Houston, with civic meetings planned by TRIPLE F Senior Citizens and the National Secretaries Association.
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Richard Strahan
Bera Fal- Westwood
Alsom
John Wadley
Baytown Sun
Nashville
Tenn
Hoyt Page
Fred Dittman Jr
Herbert V. Herbert
Houston
Maxine Lea
Milton Lyons
Gentry
Fritz Lanham
Sam Bramlett
Clyde Pond
Homer Grant
Liberty County
Vera Nell Weems
Jim
Mike Finley
Clyde Messiah
James
Slick) Ellis
Miss Miriam Partlow Honored at Liberty County Reception
The Liberty and Atascocita area gathered for author Miriam Partlow, celebrated for History of Liberty County and Atascocita Territory. Baytown Sun photographer Jim Kyle earned praise from Associate Justice Price Daniel Sr. as he snapped at least 14 pictures for the volume.
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Liberty
Miriam Partlow
Liberty County
Atascocita
Miriam
Baytown Sun
Jim Kyle
Price Daniel 1
State Supreme Court
Price
Kyle
Mim
Graves Re-elected Baytown Chamber of Commerce Chief
Jo Graves, manager of Exxon's Baytown Refinery, was reelected president by the chamber's board at a noon Monday luncheon. He will serve the 1973 76 year as the chamber announces the full slate of officers soon.
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Jo Graves
Exxon
Baytown
League Sets March 18 For Election Rally
Baytown League of Women Voters will sponsor a rally for candidates in the April 1 city council election at 7 30 p m Tuesday March 18 at city hall. Questions from the audience will be answered by the candidates. District 2 candidates are Mrs Eileen Caffey incumbent Col Henry Pelly Dittman and Emmett C Hutto. District 3 incumb ent Jody Lander and Jerry Stafford. District 6 candidates Mrs Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks and Charles Gates. Mayor Tom Gentry is unopposed for re election.
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Baytown League of Women Voters
City Hall
Eileen Caffey
Col
Henry (Pelly) Dittman
Emmett C. Hutto
Jody Lander
Jerry Stafford
Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks
Charles Gates
Tom Gentry
Jury selection in Cuevas capital murder trial begins
In Huntsville the third week of jury selection starts today for Ignacio Cuevas charged with capital murder in the August 3 1974 Huntsville state prison shoot out.
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Houston
Ignacio Cuevas
Huntsville State
Storm Wind Blasts Ban Me Thuot and Baytown Areas
A cyclone like wind ripped through Ban Me Thuot in the central highlands and Baytown, snapping a 75 foot tree, downing poles, felling a restaurant sign, and damaging roofs. US staff and missionaries were unharmed as outages hit the city from 2 to 5:30 pm. Authorities report heavy artillery shelling in Cambodia and widespread wind damage across Saigon’s region.
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al. B. Jack
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Thuot
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Houston Lighting
Power Co
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Colwell
Bomer
McBride
General Telephone
West Lobit
Olive
Charlie Brown
Ron Marshall
West Texas
U S Embassy Reassesses Move Amid Saigon Fighting
Reports say the U S Embassy weighed evacuating nine Americans on Monday but delayed due to heavy fighting and antiaircraft fire. Ban Me Thuot, 155 miles northeast of Saigon, is a Montagnard stronghold where U S Special Forces operated. All roads into the city are cut as North Vietnamese reportedly seize an airstrip and threaten the main airfield.
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Ban Me. Thuot
Saigon
Vietnam
Wonders Of Survey Sampling Check Of 1 500 Households Determines Jobless Rate
Washington AP explains how the Labor Department compiles unemployment figures. A Census Bureau survey samples about 58 000 people per four month interview cycle with active participation around 47 000 households monthly. Interviews classify individuals as employed unemployed or not in labor force with seasonal adjustments to filter normal fluctuations.
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Labor Department
Washington
Bureau of Census
Weather Review Partly Cloudy Mild Through Tuesday
Partly cloudy to cloudy and mild through Monday night and Tuesday with northeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Lows near 60 Monday night, highs in the mid 70s Tuesday, and no rain forecast. Baytown tides show highs at 8:20 a.m. and 9:40 p.m. with lows at 2:49 a.m. and 3:04 p.m.
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Baytown
Trustees to weigh zoning changes Monday in district
The Travis Pumphrey area realignment, including a new Ashbel Smith to Carver-Jones boundary, aims to move about 105 students. Other shifts affect Lamar, Cedar Bayou, and Jons late routes as trustees consider recommendations to balance elementary enrollments and better use school buildings.
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Travis
Pumphrey
Lamar
Ashbel
Smith
Car- Cedar Bayou
Robert ver-Jones_ E. Lee
Interstate 10
Cedar
Avenue J
Busch Terrace
Carver-Jones
Tri-City Beach
Smith Zones
Cedar “Jayou
Trustees
Ross Sterling
Cedar Bayou
Kissinger Sees Possible Egypt Israeli Accord After Talks
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said after round one talks with Anwar Sadat and Israeli leaders he still believes a new Egypt Israeli agreement is possible. He noted the process is complex and will take time, with no target date set for an agreement.
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Zhak Rabie
Kissinger
Exhibit A Kirkpatrick Home Classic in Brownwood
The old Kirkpatrick home on Bayshore Drive in Brownwood stands as a landmark example of land subsidence with tidal waters surrounding it. Owner Mrs Bertha Kirkpatrick recalls past misfortunes from a 1949 build to a 1969 flood raising, a 1949 roof blow off, and a fire on the 21st anniversary of its destruction. She still keeps watch, cherishing memories of the home built as Newth Acres by her late husband.
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Kirkpatrick
Brownwood
Bayshore Drive
Baytown
Nswoth Acres
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