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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1969
Page
1
The Channelview Civic Betterment League will meet May 16 to study notes and explore possible paths toward incorporation or annexation by Houston. The group met Friday and discussed options and next steps.
Baytown recorded 1.35 inches of rain Tuesday per H G Work with a gauge on Highway 446. The U S Weather Bureau expects showers and thundershowers to rise through Wednesday. Frank and Mrs Yates share a new unnamed rose. Jim Harper jokes about being a long-time Baytonian. Bob and Mrs Peterson host friends from Indiana. Carleton and Gwen Baker Smith return from a world honeymoon to their travel agency. Mrs Ellen Stolander is 80 today. Joe and Christine Horeess enjoyed Alley Theater on Saturday. Monteze Batkin and Al Chappell sent in early news items. Ban Cooke apologizes to James Gleason after learning of a monkey-eating eagle.
Honorary Doctor of Humanities was awarded to Dr Ernest Bowerman, former Esso researcher, who retired to join Ohio State University faculty. Picnic Cancelled for Friday. date to be announced. Senior Citizens Club meets Thursday at 2 p.m. with committee reports discussed.
Mostly cloudy and mild through Wednesday with rising showers and thundershowers. East and southeast winds at 18 mph, gusty near storms. Highs Tuesday and Wednesday near 80, lows upper 60s. Precip chances 30 percent Tuesday afternoon, 50 percent Tuesday night, 70 percent Wednesday. Tides show high at 10:31 p.m. and low at 12:12 a.m.
Richard Lee Henderson, a Baytown Sun employee, completed a year of active duty in Vietnam. He left for Vietnam on Mothers Day and promised never to miss Humble Day barbecue. From Vietnam he phoned his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Henderson of 410 Barnes, to say he would return five days sooner than planned, arriving Saturday for the Humble Day feast.
Congress seems unlikely to act against Justice Abe Fortas over a fee from Louis E Wolfson's family. House tax writers settle on a $208 million blend of cigaret, sales and corporate taxes for possible use this year.
Baytown’s BEA and BCTA pressed the school board to set a 20 percent pay hike for 1969-70 with added fringe benefits. They argued action would boost morale and attract quality staff, while the board weighs possible state funds and a 60 percent district share under the state foundation program.
Shelley Greenwood a junior at Robert E Lee High School competes in the 20th International Science Fair in Fort Worth Tuesday through Friday. She previously won a regional title in Houston and last year earned a regional prize for genetics on hampsters. About 400 students from 50 states and 12 foreign countries attend the world series of science fairs with exhibits set up from Monday. Dr Harrison Brown and Dr Elton Stubblefield speak at the opening ceremony Tuesday night.
Barrett Station Water and Sewage Supply Corp moves toward construction with 368 members enrolled and 350 deposits paid for meters. Bids will open at 2 p.m. Wednesday for a system serving up to 500 homes with sanitary sewage and fresh water, plus fire hydrants. The project includes a $500,000 loan from the Farmer's Home Administration.
The school board approved construction contracts totaling 1.466 million to build Jessie Pumphrey Elementary and remodel five existing plants, with bids led by Meyerson Construction for the remodels and Marshall Construction for Pumphrey. The award, near the bond program budget, included an alternate adding four classrooms at Pumphrey.
A stationary low in New Mexico drives Gulf winds inland raising Baytown tides to about 2 1/2 feet. Civil Defense head Fletcher Flickerson said tides pattern matches recent days, with no water entering homes. Navy Secretary Chafee says no disciplinary action after Pueblo inquiry. A bill to create Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority advances to a House subcommittee.
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