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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1969
Page
4
The piece weighs whether the economy is cooling as monetary restraints bite. It notes a possible leveling-off trend, ledgers of leading indicators slipping from February to March, and profits growth lagging behind 1968 levels despite decent first-quarter results.
The article notes a narrowing of 1968 Q4 and 1969 Q1 gains suggesting inflation pressures may ease. It reports March construction contracts fell 8 percent to 5.0 billion dollars after February, with economist George A. Christie citing monetary restraints. Machine tool orders rose for March, though manufacturers fear Nixon’s tax credit repeal could halt the uptrend. Prices rise in metals, Western zinc rate boosted to 14.4 cents per pound.
The Greatest Show On Earth by Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey goes on sale Wednesday at Astrodomain locations. The Astrohall hosts a 13 week run from Memorial Day May 30 to Labor Day Sept 1 with 2 shows daily at 2:30 and 7:30. Ticket prices are 4 dollars for matinees 2 dollars for evenings with weekday child discounts of 1 dollar. Nine thousand four hundred reserved seats are available in air conditioned Astrohall.
Richard Rogers Breeland of 201 Bayshore Drive received two honors at Allen Military Academy's Parents Weekend: the Captain Adram Miller Medal for outstanding cadet officer and the D.A.R. Good Citizenship Medal from the William Scott Chapter. A second-year cadet and Junior College sophomore, Breeland has been named Out Standing Cadet of 1967 and 1968 and Cadet of the Month last December, serves as secretary of the Allen Officers' Club, and holds sergeant major on the cadet staff.
Eleven Baytown area students are among 1,903 expected graduates at Texas A&M. H L Heaton and admissions dean cite candidates for Bachelor of Science degrees, plus several named students earning Bachelor of Business, Arts degrees. Commencement exercises are scheduled for May 24.
Pupils at St. Mark's Methodist Kindergarten will host an open house and sidewalk art show from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at 1703 Oklahoma. Parents and visitors are invited to view water colors drawings and more while students perform choral readings. If raining, the event moves indoors. Teachers Mrs Louise Maystorovich and Mrs Sandy Jessee teach the class.
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