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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1964
Page
2
Channelview celebrated Western Weekend with a large Channelview Roundup featuring a parade sheriff jail fairgrounds and variety show. Ramsey County Commissioner and Miss Channelview led the events while 4H and FFA activities showcased livestock poultry and showmanship with multiple champions named.
About a million Mexicans expected to greet President Charles de Gaulle in Mexico City as he launches a four day tour aimed at boosting French prestige and trade. He travels from Merida after a stop in Guadaloupe with Mexican officials and will visit Argentina Brazil Peru and Uruguay later this year. The trip signals France seeking influence without challenging U.S. leadership while Latin American communists leverage the visit to highlight differences with Washington.
The Sun could not publish the noon close stock quotes due to mechanical difficulties on Monday.
Funeral services were held at Earthman Funeral Home chapel for Mrs Aullie Jacons Levy 66 of 1002 Wilding Trail in La Porte who died Saturday in a Boyttown hospital. She was the mother of Jeanne L Selber a chemistry teacher at Robert E Lee High School now in Pasadena and an instructor at San Jacinto College. Survivors include one son Myeri Levy of Houston one brother Julius Jacobs of Dallas one grandson Paul Levy of Houston and son in law J Gelber of La Porte. Graveside services were at the Jewish Cemetery in Navasota.
Bayshore Red Reel and Gun Claty officials depart Ok state tour in support of Don Yarborough for governor. Thorpson and Edge, club directors, travel with campaign materials through Marble Falls San Antonio Pleasanton Rio Hondo and the Rio Grande Valley before returning to Baytown next week.
The article outlines Easter Seal activities at the center including a day camp, Little Beavers Club, crafts, bowling, and a full day for handicapped participants. It notes volunteers watching a program film, names district and section captains, and provides a contact number for participation in Houston and the Willis summer camp.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments March 18 on a ballot dispute from Van Zandt County involving Alton Mills and Robert Bartlett who seek the combined roles of county and criminal district attorney Mills says Bartlett lacks six months of Van Zandt County residency Bartlett says he moved in October and had an oral agreement with county commissioners Baylor University license context noted.
UCLA officials say curfews for women students over 21 and women graduate students are being dropped. Juniors and seniors in good academic standing may stay out all night with parental permission. Freshmen and sophomores remain subject to earlier limits. The policy is an experimental departure from three years ago. No expulsions for immorality. a few for liquor or damaged property. The university houses men and women in separate towers but allows mixed use of public spaces. Night clerk checks IDs at wings’ entrances.
London AP reports Pvt Rusty Field of the Women's Royal Army Corps bears 62 tattoos from shoulders to knees. Her commanding officer warns tattoos tabu in uniform while she defends the habit as self expression. Lt Masson calls her a nice, intelligent, but distinctive character.
Expansion of a Welfare Department program to train and place heads of families whose children receive payments under the dependent children program. Job Corps recruitments will come from the draft backlog of over one million rejects and will be organized into two groups for work on conservation projects and training centers near cities with major educational facilities. An outstanding educational leader is named to head the corps, but not identified. Enlistment for the year term is voluntary.
The United States faces a tangle as Panama's president confirms an OAS backed agreement to resume diplomatic ties. In America, Goldwater wins support from the California Republican Assembly while violence rises in Vietnam and civil rights protests target New York schools. Canadian troops head to Cyprus amid ongoing Greek Turkish clashes.
Baytown Kiwanis Club announced the ninth annual Easter poster contest winners from Robert E Lee High School. Larry Hall won first with Margaret Suesse second, Jack Spivey third, Ginny Kay Shirley fourth, John McManus fifth, Beverly Clement sixth. Posters will be displayed this week at The Fabric Shop and next week at the Tower restaurant. The March 26 Kiwanis luncheon at the Tower features Rev. A L Jordan as speaker. Judges were Mrs. Tom Bishop Miss Mary Bartlett and Miss Betty Jo White. Prizes ranged from 15 for first to 2 for sixth with Tadlock handling presentation of winning posters.
Local PTA meetings at Bowie and San Jacinto schools announce 2:15 p.m. midweek gatherings with student presentations. Houston events include Albert Thomas tribute dedication for a new building at Houston Baptist College at 7:30 p.m. March 20. Baytown clubs discuss a new club building, a Big Sand High School reunion planned for March 21, and Friendly Friends host a turkey dinner. Also notices on a Baytown Loyal shopper prize and a funeral in Santa Anna. A WAC counselor will visit Baytown March 25 for Army career talks.
Braswell argues for a transparent city council with open meetings for resolutions and ordinances while allowing informal discussions. He supports a carpool idea and notes police enforce laws, but city council duties end after enacting laws.
Washington AP reports droughts from last fall still trouble farmers and crop officials. A US Weather Bureau bulletin notes spring land preparation lags in much of the eastern half. Moisture deficits persist in the Midwest and Great Plains with high evaporation and above normal temperatures slowing soil replenishment. Planting in southern Texas trails normal levels.
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