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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1965
Page
1
Weather and tides update from Galveston shows coastal conditions with certain days expected tow events. Forecast mentions times and temperatures. a planned youth meeting and community events are listed with terms like Final Dance and orchestra in local venues.
The Wilburn led San Jac Hospital Finance Group plans a multi phase expansion of the community hospital. Proposals include renovation of Weycaraild facilities and adding an auxiliary table wing to improve services amid fundraising and governance discussions.
Students from several schools favor Lee College library as a central resource. They cite access to computing equipment, wide materials, and expanded data processing courses that could aid engineering studies and university transfers. Mrs Howard and Latimer note growing demand and plan for improved facilities.
Cedar Bayou Junior High runs a National Honor Society tutoring program on Wednesdays since Feb 26. Seventh graders improve in English history science reading and math while eighth and ninth graders receive help, with students reporting boosted confidence and some planning to pursue teaching careers.
Walton outlined Gulf Coast growth since 1960 with 20 to 28 percent of Texas residents likely living within 100 miles of Houston. Major firms and NASA attracted workers, fueling bank funding and housing. He praised the region’s natural resources and the “Three B’s” of brains, brawn, and banks as drivers of jobs and prosperity for the Gulf Coast industrial center. The luncheon featured Wake of Houston Pipeline, presenting how chemistry yields dollars and employment.
United States accused by the Soviet Union of arms interference in the Dominican Republic and an emergency UN meeting demanded. Civil war violence continues, rebels claim Vietnam era arms including flame throwers possibly from China. Civil rights cooperation actions noted. Mississippi River floods threaten Hannibal fronts. May Day concerns and Kentucky Derby crowds foreseen.
Light voting noted in 11 precincts as voters chose two city council members from four candidates. By noon 880 votes were tallied in seven boxes with precinct totals at Aldino School 5, Thad Felton’s 128, Ashbel Smith School 167, Firemen’s Hall 170, Baytown Junior High 59, San Jacinto School 152, Carver High M Hullum 0. Ballots cast by noon reflect similar pace to April 6 first primary despite mayoralty contest and extra candidates.
Baytown Chamber of Commerce distributed a colorful recreation map titled Recreation Guide 19 to travel agencies and chambers in Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma and parts of Texas with twenty thousand copies printed. The project led by Herbert with J T Adams and a chamber committee covered 75 fishing hunting and picnic sites from Remiah NASA to Barrett Hankome r Smiths Point. Advertising paid costs through seven Baytown firms and local banks with front illustrations of boating fishing golfing and the San Jacinto Monument.
About 227 Baytown children scheduled to enter first grade next fall were tested across three-day pre-school clinics held last week. Programs led by John A. Woodard listed multiple testing sessions at First and Second Baptist Churches, with additional clinics planned for this week for those who missed earlier sessions.
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