Baytown Men Freed From Draft Liability By Order
Baytown Selective Service Board No 63 reports 10 439 registrants aged 26 to 35 are affected by a national order to destroy draft records excluding registration and classification cards. Records burned in Houston. Baytown deadline March 15. The move affects those no longer liable under 4F 1A 3A 4A 5A, with April 1 deadline for other boards.
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Preston Pendergrass
Baytown
Melvin N. Glantz
Texas
Abigail, Frazier
Baytown Board
Houston
Selective Service
Col. Glantz
Draft Board
Grantz
Iber
Gas tank blast injures worker at Hobs Trailer Co
JOHN DEWEY Canon 44 of 706 W Morrell was reported in good condition at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital after a gas tank welding explosion Friday at Hobs Trailer Co on Market Street. Witness describes the accident and a hospital update.
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John’ Dewey Canon
W. Morrell
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Hobs Trailer Co
Market Street
Texas DECA honors three placers in Fort Worth
STANLEY WIGGINS placed third in the 25th Texas meeting of Distributive Education Clubs in America held in Fort Worth where the Robert E. Lee High School student studied. Nancy Mundinger attends a planning meeting despite a severe dental problem. Dave Moore’s departure from Borger is linked to an aluminum dome. Mayor candidate Don Hullum tops Glen Walker’s tale of missing snakes a gerbil and drain rats. Abe Simon shares Lebanese recipes while Carl McAfee attends a Job Fair Committee planning meeting with no office run.
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Stanley Wiggins
Fort Worth
Stanley
Robert E. Lee High School
Nancy Mundinger
Planning Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Dave Moore
Borger
Don Hullum
Glen Walker
Abe Simon
Carl McAfee
Crosby residents protest dump permit near Highway 90
Crosby residents circulate petitions opposing Texas Water Quality Board executive director Hugh C Yantis stance to not revoke the French Ltd Houston waste dump permit near Highway 90 They plan a bus trip to the March 26 TWQB hearing Yantis recommends improving plant operations and supervision as a path to keeping it open while the board demanded a cleanup plan by February 96 The petition questions Yantis and cites alleged noncompliance with wastewater orders including groundwater contamination air pollution and inadequate levees to prevent intrusion.
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Betsy Webber Crosby
Crosby
Hugh C. Yantis
Texas Water Quality Board
French, Ltd
Houston
Highway 90
Austin
Yantis
French
TWQB
Yart
Hugh C. Yantis Jr
U.S
Deadline Approaches for April 1 Car License Tags
April 1 deadline looms for auto license tags with less than three weeks left. Harris County Deputy Tax Collector A B Collins notes brisk sales at Baytown, while County Tax Collector Carl Smith reports lagging state totals. About 700000 sets remain to be sold out of an expected one million. Tags available at Baytown West Texas Avenue office and nearby supermarkets to avoid last minute lines.
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Harris County
A. B. Collins
Baytown
Carl Smith
Smith
West Texas Avenue
Houston Phone Strike Affects Possible Nationwide Walkout
The Communications Workers of America Local 6222 votes on a possible strike against Southwestern Bell Telephone in Houston and 23 cities. Baytown would see limited initial effects. General Telephone Co. manager Al Chappell says Bell management expects to handle most customer services. The strike stems from union grievances with Southwestern Bell amid a May contract expiry for Bell and a June expiry for General Telephone.
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Communications Workers of America
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Houston
Baytown
International
al Chappell
General Telephone Co
Bell
South
Western Bell
Southwestern Bell
Chappell
Annual Youth Job Fair Plans Kicked Off Here
Four of five mayoral candidates met with the Job Fair Committee to start plans for the 1971 event. Don Hallum offered his employment agency services without charge for young applicants. The 1970 Fair processed 401 applications from high school and college students to encourage Baytown employers to hire youths during summer vacation.
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Job Fair
Ach
Don Hallum
Baytown
Glen Walker
Lee College
Brian Kasawagi
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Van
Congress Moves $5 Billion Social Security Boost to Nixon
Washington reports indicate leaders, with Senate approval, aim to push a $5 billion Social Security increase to President Nixon by Tuesday. In San Francisco, a five man federal prosecutor team is being added to clear draft refusal logjams. Ankara sees President Sunay start forming a new government after Demirel resignations.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
San Francisco
Ankara
Turkey
Cevdet Sunay
Suleyman Demirel
Glass and Aluminum Reclaiming Feasibility Discussed
Baytown officials and civic groups consider an experimental program to separate glass and aluminum from home refuse to reduce landfill use. Mrs. Barrow notes buyback options in Houston, while Voelkel cites truck costs and potential two cent deposits, and cautions about other containers.
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Robert Barrow
Baytown
Ted Kleese
Voelkel
Dense Fog Halts Houston Ship Channel Traffic
Dense fog halted Houston Ship Channel traffic on Saturday locking ships at sea buoys and Turning Basin. Galveston visibility fell to zero to one eighth mile while Esso Baton Rouge finished loading but could not sail. Weather service warned continued fog with warm temperatures and 30 to 40 percent shower chances through Sunday.
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National Weather Service
Baytown
Houston-Galveston
Houston
Galveston
Humbledocks
Esso Baton Rouge
Clarified report on wells says water not unhealthy
City Manager D R Voelkel reassured residents that water from three central wells is not unhealthy despite headlines about chloride and solids. The report by consultant Frank Dorr notes excessive chlorides and suspended solids but not health danger, and urges phasing out the wells over time.
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WANDA
D. R. Voelkel
Voelkel
Houston
Frank Dorr
Public ‘Works Department
Dorr
Weather and Tides Forecast for Morgan's Point Weekend
Showers may mar the weekend but temperatures stay mild with a 60 to 80 degree forecast. Sunday highs near 3:13 a.m. and 4:13 p.m. lows around 4:13 a.m. and 4:55 p.m. Monday highs at 3:13 a.m. and 3:07 p.m. lows at 4:37 a.m. and 4:31 p.m. Sunrise and sunset times noted for Sunday and Monday.
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Morgan
Assistant Director Named At San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Aliyn R. Harris is named assistant executive director of San Jacinto Methodist Hospital effective May 1, announced by Charles M. Sanders, the hospital’s executive director. Harris, from Corsicana, holds a UT bachelor’s and a Trinity MS in hospital administration, with a residency at Memorial Medical Center in Corpus Christi. He previously served as assistant director at Desert Hospital in Palm Springs and is active in the American College of Hospital Administrators and Kiwanis, with memberships in professional associations. His wife Mary is a registered radiologic technologist from Corpus Christi.
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Aliyn R. Harris
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Charles M. Sanders
Harris
Corsicana
University of Texas
Trinity University
San Antonio
Memorial Medical Center
Corpus Christi
the Desert Hospital
Palm Springs
Calif
American College of Hospital Administrators
American Hospital Association
California Hospital Association
Kiwanis International
Sigma Nu
Sigma Tata Epsilon Management Fraternity
Mary
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Houston Police
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0. J. Olive
Houston Police Academy
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la Porte
St. Mary’s Parish Hall
Park Avenue
Goose Creek Country Club
Jon Pfennig
University of Texas Exes
Tom Meier
Bryan T. Stratton
Bill Darling
Texas Exes
Fred Bednarski
Jodie Isenhower
Lind‘ Cassity
Pell Evans
Bayshore Community Development Corp, Inc
E. F. Green
Tony Campos
John Henderson
Maurice Watts
Humble
Tom Litras
U.S. Steel
Baytown Works
H. M. Campbell
Baytown S$ Partner
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F.c.1.c
Madison
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