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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1971
Page
1
Julius Caesar screens at 6 15 p m and 8 30 p m Monday only at the Brunson with proceeds from tickets 1 going to the Robert E Lee High Medical Careers Club scholarship fund.
Cloudy with a slight chance of rain in Baytown. Temperature ranges 60 to 76 degrees. Morgans Point tides show high tides early morning and late morning with lows around midday. Tuesday sun rises at 6 22 a m and sets at 6 35 p m.
A Baytown group led by OUND DAVE AND DORIS Sherron waits up for Doc Severinsen and about 100 fans meet the trumpet icon at the airport. Irene Brill snaps photos as Ginnie Oster recovers at home and shares relief, while Ron and Emelda Smith host a brief family visit. Juanita Judice heads to California to visit a sister as Jim and Sue Helbig tend to yard work. Back home for a weekend are Barbara Diane and Danny De Garmo as Texas Tech spring breakers head to Baton Rouge to visit relatives. Connie Cyeto rides in an unusual vehicle.
Two armored cavalry platoons in Americal Division refused to advance into a battle zone near the Laotian border to secure abandoned equipment. Captain Pavilla, commander of Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry, was relieved. Casualties and exact unit strength were not stated.
The school board will hold a first reading on revisions to current policies aligning with state laws and district practice. It will consider bids on typewriters for next year, calendar revisions, student trips, staff resignations, new hires, enrollment reports, rezoning, and transfers. Supt. Johnny Clark will report on pending Texas legislation.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Sen. Vance Hartke and Richard Roudebush's razor thin Indiana Senate contest. Roudebush sought a recount blocked by a federal district court. Hartke argues state recount law interferes with Senate authority. The case tests whether federal courts misapplied Indiana election laws. Hartke won by 4,283 votes in a record close result.
Joe Barsalou was elected chairman of the Sterling Municipal Library advisory board at the March meeting. New members include Mrs Frank Turpin James Girardeau Mrs J T Richardson and Harry Spitz with retiring members Mrs Eugene Lovering and Dave Moore completing six year terms. Martha S Hemphill was elected secretary. The board heard Flora Wilhite report on the Bookmobile due in Baytown in May and noted a $1685 shortfall to finish paying for the vehicle, with Friends of Sterling Library to raise funds.
The Robert E Lee Chorale won a regional UIL sweepstakes award at Northshore High School. Seven choirs earned the prize. Lee’s 42 members include all state singer Elyse Turla. Directed by Jack Walton, the group sang sacred works and a Dvorak piece, earning praise for excellent work and captivating programming.
National Railroad Passenger Corp. selects east west corridor starting May 1 with stops at New Orleans Beaumont Houston San Antonio El Paso Tucson Phoenix and Los Angeles. Dallas is not in the initial passenger route due to lack of existing rail traffic.
US fighter bombers conducted heavy raids on North Vietnam for a second straight day as South Vietnamese forces pulled back across the border from Laos amid heavy enemy attacks. Saigon reported about 10,000 men were withdrawn.
About 60 persons are expected to attend the Bay Town Chamber of Commerce banquet at Baranda Tower Center Monday. It starts at 7 50 p m with Frank Turpin as master of ceremonies. Bob Murphey of Nacogdoches County will speak. Outgoing President Charles Tillery and incoming president Paul Edwards will give remarks.
Justice of the Peace N C Morrison calls for higher bonds than the 10 000 recommended by the district attorney for marijuana sellers and narcotics offenses. He vows no tolerance for pushers, cites rising dope use, urges churches and civic groups to unite to combat the problem in Baytown. Morrison recalls breaking a major Harris County narcotics ring in 1954 and says marijuana leads to harder drugs.
A $50,000 bond was set by Morrison for a charge of sale and possession of marijuana. Michael L. Clark, 17, of Baytown, and William Arthur Riley, 19, of Baytown, faced charges of possession of dangerous drugs with bonds of $20,000. James Kenneth Daniels, 19, of Baytown posted $1,000 on possession of dangerous drugs. The three were arrested Friday night by Baytown police and transferred to Harris County jail from Baytown.
A playful local quip frames the season as spring arrives across East Harris County. The speaker jokes the area will turn green, even jokingly predicting his wife will be impressed when she spots the neighbors’ new car.
Mrs. Mary L. Shires of Mont Belvieu was appointed postmaster of the Mont Belvieu Post Office effective March 20. She has served as acting postmaster for almost four years and has worked at the office six and a half years. The office offers box service with three employees. Shires, a Lynchburg native, has lived in Mont Belvieu since 1951. Her husband R. W. Shires is a local cattleman. They have two sons and two grandchildren.
Houston AP report lists more than 170 state and national banks and federal credit union loans to Texas candidates since 1965. Gov. Preston Smith cites the loans to argue he is targeted by the Republican federal administration over a $7,500 San Antonio campaign loan. Secretary of State Martin Dies compiled from campaign reports.
Carl E. Connerton Jr. filed a federal complaint to enjoin Baytown from holding the April 6 city council election. Judge Allen B. Hannay will decide later Monday if the petition is approved. Connerton seeks a judicial ruling on whether the city charter requirement to own real estate to run for council is constitutional. Connerton, who filed for District 6, was barred from running for not owning property.
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