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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1965
Page
4
A hospital notes entry lists numerous admitted patients and new arrivals across Gulf Coast units and San Jacinto Methodist with names and room numbers. It also reports on a government security probe finding lie detectors weak as evidence of guilt or innocence remains unproven.
Police probe a series of five dynamite bombs found within a four mile radius of northwest Birmingham. Army demolition experts dismantled the devices after they were placed near a Negro leader’s former home, a Catholic church, and notable Black homes. Investigators fear a coordinated attack timed with civil rights events, while a white priest led a segregated congregation to safety.
An undergarment theft probe in West James area notes a $35 surgical corset missing from a clothes line. Neighbors report frequent thefts of female undergarments from lines, with items taken individually. Weekend prowlers reported on New Jersey Briarwood and Scarlett. No injuries in two cars. multiple arrests for drunkenness and minors offenses. one assault suspect held on Sunday. no bond posted.
In Sacramento the California Democratic Council, a 70,000 member group, urged President Johnson to halt U.S. bombing of North Vietnam. After a two hour debate, delegates adopted a resolution calling for a cease fire through the United Nations and an end to the attacks.
Crosby Future Farmers open meeting covers plans and projects with night school seniors and officers present including Plorus, Lonnie Lindsey, Luther Brady, Klaus Duda, Winford Massey, Ronnie Humphries, John Smith, Billy Hoglan and A C Burns. Refreshments served. Lindsey reports FFA publicity. Rev Dan Bynum to preach at Highlands Methodist Church Sunday as part of Meet Your Neighbor series. junior choir will sing. Crosby 4 H’ers Heitman, Hosch, Hosch, Henderson entertained Crosby High School with Fireman’s Benefit winner Dersteige. PE classes demonstrated rhythm. Allen Buck, third in Fireman’s Benefit, sang.
Barbers Hill School District approves House Bill 55 now before the Texas Legislature. The board asked Superintendent Larry I. Poyd to forward a telegram of support to the bill’s author, Rep George H. Richards, as the district seeks to reannex part of Goose Creek district including the Abbe Subdivision east of Cedar Bayou. The district aims to reclaim 8.9 square miles in Chambers County while awaiting further attorney information.
NASA administrator James Webb expressed optimism that the United States is in the lunar race, citing Saturn V as the world’s most powerful rocket and noting billions in new equipment and bolder plans, while stopping short of guaranteeing a first moon landing.
The Associated Press reports Texas warms modestly as a cold front nears the Panhandle by nightfall. Light rain noted in the Lower Rio Grande Valley with spotty moisture along the coast and Northwest Texas into Tuesday. Predawn temps rose above freezing in many areas. highs reached into the 40s to 80s with gusty south winds statewide.
The Texas State Bar and Colorado AG defend televised court coverage in a high court brief. They argue judges should have discretion over what TV cameras show during trials such as the Bil l Sol Estes case, amid similar friend of the court filings by ABA and ACLU claiming TV coverage breaches due process and equal protection.
Mary Lou Herman was installed as president of the Barbers Hill Volunteer Fire Department auxiliary during services led by J. W. Boyd. Other officers include Maudine Trey as vice president, Renee as secretary, Melora historian, Elizabeth Gi reporter, Jo Ann Smyth chief, Kay Patterson first assistant, Nancy Dutton second, and Judy Cochran third. Visitors included J. D. Griffith, J. B. Gill, and J. W. Boyd’s husband. Boyd heads Humble refinery fire fighters and will organize a unit in Aruba.
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