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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1966
Page
1
Baytown residents MR. AND MRS. R. B. Morgan and families attended the Laurel Mississippi funeral of Lena Russell 66 sister of Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Sumerall. She died of a heart attack last Monday. Services were held Wednesday in Laurel.
MRS ROBERT Kalbitz receives compliments on her hair. Mayor Seabern Cravey makes a Sunday trip to Houston. Report er Bee Landman resigns from The Bertown Sun to take a Port Lavaca job. Leo Frost plans summer family trip to Tennessee hills after visiting relatives up North last summer. Jean Gagnon shines in City Manager Fritz Lanham's office. J B Le Fevre jokes about diet. Joe Allen and Glenn Vickery await a key visitor. Barry Nettles shows a plaque from Baytown Optimists. Lane Ward preps for a pie event. City Councilman Jack Huron says his company put him through a New York course last week. he returned home over the weekend.
The Marine Corps does not plan to extend overseas duty tours beyond 13 months in the Far East. Spokesmen said turnover of the 4,000 man Viet Nam brigade is gradual and based on total Far East service, not time in Viet Nam, with many men already carrying prior East Asia duty from Okinawa.
In Saigon a Vietnamese government execution marks a tough stance on graft and economic sabotage. Ta Vinh, 34, Chinese‑descent businessman, was shot after a dawn court sentence for embezzlement and illegal funds transfer. Dang Cao Sach, 52, former Dalat treasury chief, received the death penalty for embezzling funds dating back to 1956. Ky pledged ongoing anti graft efforts as Da Nang faces protests over a military appointment.
Lee A. Robertson was named Optimist of the Year at the Baytown Optimist Club's 12th anniversary celebration. He was honored for his work with teenage baseball leagues and other youth activities while Barry Nettles received a special award for coaching seventh and eighth grade basketball tournaments and track meets at Cedar Bayou Junior High.
A drawing released at Cape Kennedy outlines the four rendezvous steps for Gemini 8 and the Agena target vehicle during their orbit of Earth. Astronauts David Scott and Neil Armstrong will maneuver Gemini 8 for the historic link-up.
Former Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker denies links between a German woman and members of his Conservative government pose no security threat. Justice Minister Lucien Cardin had alleged espionage ties involving Gerda Munsinger and several ministers. The case prompts calls for a judicial inquiry and risks to Prime Minister Pearson's Liberal government. Mrs Munsinger, 36, living in Munich, says she would testify she was not a spy.
US Air Force and Marine fighter-bombers pounded the Ashan Special Forces camp in South Vietnam on day two of air strikes against a North Vietnamese regiment. Despite heavy antiaircraft fire, one building was destroyed and five mortar positions were knocked out as pilots reported neutralizing surrounding air defenses.
The Baytown school board will consider hiring a purchasing agent at 7:30 p.m. at the School Administration Building. Supt. George H. Gentry expects a firm recommendation after final details. New trustee Tillman D O'Brien Jr. will be sworn in to complete the late Trustey Karls Opryshek's term.
Striking Plain View teachers return to classes as their union resumes negotiations seeking higher pay and greater voice in policies. In New Orleans, teachers pledge to stay out of classrooms indefinitely until demands are met. A foiled plot to attack the U S Embassy in Jakarta is reported. Durkee notes fallout shelters for 140 million could save 30 million lives. Patton calls for guaranteed income for all Americans.
Leon Brown, Baytown concert guest director, leads 83-piece Baytown All-City Junior High Band drawn from five schools. Rehearsals begin with first combined session Friday March. Brown, NTSU associate professor, is a veteran educator, Navy program alumnus, composer and trombone soloist slated for a solo during the concert at Robert E. Lee High School auditorium.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Gemini 8 mission was postponed 24 hours after leaks were found in an Atlas rocket and a spacesuit cooling system. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott will review flight plans, with Atlas Agena to launch at 10 AM and the Gemini 8 crew to launch at 11:42 AM. The extra time allows technicians to fix the problems before planned rendezvous and spacewalk activities.
Baytown officials discussed Sponsor status for the Goose Creek channel deepening project from the Houston Ship Channel to Highway 16. The city would not incur expenses. sponsors must urge utility relocations and meet with U S Army Corps of Engineers representatives. Congress earmarked 209000 for dredging plus 26000 for engineering studies, via Port of Houston efforts and U S Rep Albert Thomas. The Corps would maintain the channel after dredging.
City Manager Fritz Lanham reported a significant rise in water revenue, noting $16,724 more from the first five months of the current fiscal year than in the same period of 1964-65. Officials had feared stagnation despite more customers. a study of the issue continues.
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