Bronx School Turmoil Sparks Citywide Teacher Panic
In 1966 New York the overcrowded Junior High School 98 in the Bronx fueled a mass protest after 3 teachers resigned over crowding and assaults. Over 1,000 teachers rallied, demanding psychologists and more supervision, while officials urged a firm response to the disruption amid rising minority student concentration and broader urban schooling pressures.
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New York
Evan Hunter
The
Bron
New York City Board of Education
Bronx
Echoe
Ken Allen
Bronx High School of Science
Lester
Hunter
Manhattan
Harlem
Brooklyn
Queens
Board of Education
Nathan Brown
Saults
Mandell
United Federation of Teachers
Aflcio
Safety Chief At Baytown Refinery Retires After 41 Years
Lawrence J. Weiler, longtime head of safety at Humble Oil Baytown Refinery, retires after about 41 years in the role and 42 years with the company. He grew up in Huntington West Virginia, earned a civil engineering degree from West Virginia University, joined Jersey Standard in Parkersburg in 1935, and transferred to Baytown in February 1935. He served as head of the Refinery Safety Department from 1935 to 1976, held horticulture philately and woodworking interests, and was active as lay reader in the Episcopal Church and in the American Society of Safety Engineers.
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Lawrence J. Weiler
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Weiler
Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia University
Jersey Standard
Parkersburg
Humble
Episcopal Church
American Society of Safety Engineers
American Hed Cross
Collins Retires From Humble Baytown Refinery
Clarence OQ Collins, fire equipment coordinator in Humble Oil and Refining Co. Baytown Refinery Utilities Department, retires after 37 years with Humble. Born in Cleveland, he started in December 1925 in the Pipe Department after working oil fields in Texas. He and wife Martha Jane plan a vegetable farm near Cleveland and enjoy hunting and fishing. They have four children: Donald Wayne, James, Dorothy, and Terry Lee.
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Clarence OQ. Collins
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Utilities Department
Humble
Collins
Cleveland
Texas
Martha Jane
Donald Wayne
James
Dorothy
Terry Lee
Highlands State Bank VP Resigns for Memorial Bank
John Heger, longtime Highlands State Bank vice president since 1962, resigns to take a similar post at Memorial Bank in Houston. He began March 13. Heger, former assistant cashier when the bank opened in 1956, also served as assistant examiner for the State Department of Banking and has held several leadership roles, including president of the Highlands Rotary Club. He is married to Janey Svreek of Crosby. The note includes other local items: a pink and blue baby shower for Mrs. Kit Tompkins, Cub Scouts’ NASA visit, a Kite Day Contest sponsored by the Highlands Civic Council, and a teachers association meeting at Highlands Elementary.
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Barbara Lisst
Highlands
John Heger
Highlands State Bank
Memorial Bank
Houston
Heger
Highlands Bank 4
State Department of Banking
I S Lhe
Nrmative of
Weimer
Highlands Rortary Club
Janet Svreek
Crosby
Looscan
Kit Tompkins
N. D. Smith
A. B. Kirkpatrick
NASA
Space Center
Tim Swanson
Billy Aiken
Rob Dobson
Aron Kirkpatrick
Heaps Retires From Refinery After 31 Years
John A. Heap an instrument technician retires from Humble Oil Baytown Refinery after 31 years. He grew up in Taylor earned a 1929 business degree at Texas AIA M joined Humble Production at Big Spring then Houston before Baytown Instrument Dept in 1956. He and wife Mary Alice plan camping two sons John Jr and Robert.
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John A. Heap
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
Taylor
Texas Aem
Humble Production
Big Spring
Houston
Instrument Department
Heap
Mary Alice
Houston Sportsman's Club
Harris County Bookkeeper’s Association
Heaps
John Jr
Robert
Nothing Unusual Found at Soviet Posts by U S Inspectors
A five member U S inspection team visiting Antarctic and Arctic Soviet stations plus six other nations reported no unusual activity. State Department officials summarized the preliminary findings noting penguins were the most prominent sightings and no sinister developments appeared.
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Washington
Antarctic
Soviet Union
State’Department
U.S
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James L. Mandell
Charles Shebar
Bernard E. Donovan
Seid Donovan
Jones Furniture CO
Desi
Fail Tor Morseshoe Development Corp
Franklin, Arkansas
Ozarks
Horseshoe Bend
P. Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
Arkontes
Fulton
Izord
Strawberry River
Highway 56
Franklin
Horseshoe Bond
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Arkansos
Mom
Dad
Bill Bartwan
Fred
Sland
Lee
Berate
Suru
Will
Fea
Sophie
Charlotte Boyie
la’ 'Forte
Hhem
Momma Ls
Highlands Civic Council
Gene Scott
FTA
Arent ‘Teacher Association
Chool
Winnie Brown
Ross Sterling High
Ralph Conway
Clarence, C. Collins
Arnel Ceilla
Jersey
Sacony
Arnel
Gietta
Beall’s
Sayla
SILK
Butters
Beallmaid
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