25 Mar 1975
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1975
Page
1
Weather in Texas shows dry air and clear skies while Phnom Penh faces embassy threats as regimes warn of closures. Rabin pledges readiness despite risks as Arabs discuss UN peacekeeping after Kissinger mission. The ICC approves a 7 percent freight rate hike with exemptions for autos and construction.
Injuries reported in a Saturday motor sport and cycle-car crash. Mrs Hedwig Helpert 80 of Goose Creek and Mrs Elizabeth Kubica Baytown died Sunday. Walter Daniel 59 of Burlington survived, with services set at St Michael's Church and San Jacinto Hospice.
Partly cloudy to cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday with a near 80 degree high. Tuesday night low expected, Wednesday highs near 80. Wednesday tides show high at 8 39 a m and 8 58 p m with low at 2 29 a m and 3 03 p m.
OWN LYNN. WOODS enjoys a new part time job watching several television programs at once. Bob Kalbitz arrives for work before breakfast. Anna Battarbee praises dogwood blossoms and suggests a look-see along Highway 92 between Spurger and Highway 190. Col. Henry Dittman enjoys a mass transit program. The Hulme family celebrates their nine month old Scottish terrier with four first place and two second place ribbons in the Texas Dog Show circuit. Tom and Elsie Wingmiller return from Florida for Easter with friends. Sandy Trice savors morning coffee with a friend. Rona Walker prepares for a Easter Parade in a white suit. Helen Sanderson plans a Puerto Rico vacation.
The Combined Choirs of Grace United Methodist and First Presbyterian Churches will perform The Requiem at 7 30 p m Tuesday in Grace Methodist Church sanctuary. Public invited. The article notes a wrong rate in subsidence in Baytown but provides no further detail.
Dr C H Dolph helps a man trying to crash a University of Oklahoma Alumni party at Swank Houston Country Club. The piece notes Steve Davis of Salisaw Oklahoma, Sooners quarterback prospect, spoke about college choices and a 1974 national title dream.
School trustees held a lengthy executive session late at night then tabled a major spending decision of nearly 200000 from a one time state allotment. In open session April 14 they approved employment contracts for many staff while interviews with principals and supervisors shaped personnel insights.
City Hall will be closed on Good Friday but reopen for council business Thursday at 6 30 p m in the council chamber. Agenda items include annexation talks for Gulf Oil properties, a Spar 330 benefit hearing, Baytown Sports Complex concessions, and traffic changes on downtown Texas Avenue. An executive session will follow committee reports on pending litigation.
The Baytown League of Women Voters endorses the present council city manager structure over a strong mayor system. It cites democracy efficiency nonpartisan nonpartisan appointment and continuity plus broader candidate pool as key advantages for Baytown.
King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, a key U S ally in the Middle East, was shot and killed today by his nephew Prince Faisal Ibn Musaed in Riyadh after greetings on the Prophet Mohammed birthday. Crown Prince Khaled Ibn Abdul Aziz was proclaimed king, Fahd named crown prince.
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told the House committee the United States will mount a major effort in coming months to prevent another outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East. He urged focusing on future needs rather than assigning blame for stalled peace talks and cited President Ford's order for a reassessment of policy.
At a Carver Jones school board meeting a class of deaf children led by Miss Peggy Jones and aide Mrs. Dixie King played a word guessing game with a pink bag. Questions in sign language revealed the object as Easter egg candies, drawing cheers from students and observers.
South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu orders his prime minister to reshuffle the cabinet into a fighting government and invite anti Communist nationalists to help press the emergency response across the country. Da Nang braces as North Vietnamese forces tighten control around the city.
Clay Henderson of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association will speak at the Baytown Classroom Teachers Association banquet at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn where the Teacher of the Year and runner up will be announced. Winners are kept secret until the ceremony. The event honors about 110 members.
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