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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1969
Page
1
Attorney Melvin Belli says he will prepare a written appeal for a new trial of Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F Kennedy. Other items touch on Vietnam war talks, Nixon welfare plans, and European currency tensions.
Two Senate bills sent to the governor would raise longevity pay for Baytown officers and require reimbursement for court time. The measures would lift the monthly longevity from $2 to $3 and pay regular wages for court appearances, modifying off duty mileage rules. Baytown’s 66 officers and 44 firemen face about $7,584 extra yearly cost, with total longevity funds rising to $22,741.
Harris County Commissioners asked County Attorney Joe Resweber to draft a contract to administer a federal food stamp program replacing the current commodity distribution. If approved, operation could start Aug 1 with state certification and county stamp issuance at satellite offices to improve access, at about the current cost of 186000 dollars annually.
Mrs Christie McNulty of Baytown in Memphis at son Paul Lambs bedside in Methodist Hospital. Dinah Shore guest of Barbara Cernan at Cape Kennedy for Apollo 10 launch. Barbara Cernan daughter of Jackie Atchley and Baytown alum. Community notes include birthdays, club meetings, hospital updates, performances, and awards. Lee College activities and SFA degree awards for Baytown residents listed.
Weather for Baytown area shows clear to partly cloudy skies and a warmer weekend. Temperature expected in the mid 70s to near 80. Morgan's Point tides list Sunday highs at 12:19 a.m. and 12:13 p.m. and lows at 1:19 a.m. and 1:07 p.m. Monday tides show highs at 12:37 a.m. and 1:43 p.m. with lows at 1:49 a.m. and 2:03 p.m.
The final public hearing on the proposed city zoning ordinance to be voted in a May 20 referendum will be at 7 p.m. Monday at city hall. Voters are predicting record turnout as absentee voting runs May 5 to May 16, with ballots cast in the City Clerk Edna Oliver's office.
Harris County commissioners plan a 10 am Monday vote to issue 21 to 22 million in flood control bonds. Ramsey backs the plan noting Baytown will gain as North Main drainage aids hundreds of acres, with a 425000 project near North Main and Massey Tompkins Road among many listed sites.
Edinboro State College held a May Queen election in which write-in candidate David Mertridan, known as Primo, won by a landslide over six female rivals. He was later ruled ineligible and runner-up Elaine Vochkovich, a 19-year-old Pittsburgh freshman, was crowned at a Friday dance amid student protests.
Baytown meets local action and interest requirements for flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. William B. Ross says the Corps will submit a proposal on cost and timing for a flood insurance rate making study for Baytown’s special flood hazard area. Local matching funds, likely from ship channel industries, may cover half the survey cost.
Baytown issued 45 construction permits in April totaling 2.5 million, matching early 1968 levels, with 183 permits and 5.2 million by May 1, up from last year. Major permits included Phase 4 New Whitehall Apartments at 2300 Taft Drive for 678,351, school district building and renovation at 477,003, and a 77,400 addition to Baytown Medical Clinic at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital.
The one year appropriation plan by Barnes Mutscher delays tax hikes but yields a tight budget with minimal service gains. A $68.3 million full teacher raise is at stake as Gov. Preston Smith weighs veto options. Conference committee shifts funds, aiming to cover education pay while limiting overall state improvements.
The Baytown YMCA annual meeting and installation banquet will be at 7 30 p m Monday at The Tower. Rev Burnette Dowler will speak. Incoming president William Hotze will MC. New officers include Bill Hartman Albert Nelson F H Oliver and Theresa Bremer. New board members named Clyde Messiah Glen Vickery Joe Butrick Ken Persenaire John Sandhop A M Chappell. Danny Sutton receives special award as he leaves for Dad's Club in Houston. Dinner is 3 50 per person. New executive director Mike Bergus to be introduced.
In San Francisco three teaching aides linked to a Teacher Corps project refused to salute the flag, arguing that justice for all does not exist in the country. They stood at attention during the weekly ceremony at Bret Harte School while two other aides observed the regulations. The aides split time between community work and classes at San Francisco State College. Superintendent Robert E. Jenkins said district employees should salute the flag and that the district is examining the legality of the action, given the federal Teacher Corps connection.
The Baytown Education Association will honor retiring teachers of the school district at an honors banquet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Ross Sterling cafeteria. The event will recognize teachers retiring this year from Baytown schools and feature two BRA scholarship winners from Ross Sterling and Robert E. Lee high schools. Carolyn Baker will install BEA officers for 1969-70, with a full slate including Jepp Busch as president and other listed officers and committees.
Sgt. First Class Larry B. Graham, Army speaker, recounts Vietnam tracking work with a 10-man unit and two Labrador retrievers trained at Malaysia’s Jungle Warfare School. The detachment attached to the 199th Infantry Brigade tracked Viet Cong before infantry engage, then withdrew or joined action as needed.
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