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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1975
Page
1
A man described as armed was detained and booked after a roundup. Police did not release the suspect’s identity or the charges at this time. Further details were not provided in the readable text.
An award entry appears for Cantus Flag Base with financial figures and identifiers. The text also includes partial phrases in apparent Irish or Gaelic terms, indicating a formal designation or classification related to the award.
AP reports Manila plans to repurpose Clark Air Base into a university complex amid expectations of a US withdrawal. Tokyo notes add that three American scientists say new earth services may aid oil and gas deposits discovery. The piece recalls the United States’ history with the union and its ninth state status in 1788.
Lon Grégory of Lake Jackson was named Qui-Area TB of the Year. Barry Jam Sanders received the Bey Bener ident. Stan Wiggins presented cards at Holi. Don Gregory, Mike Bowers, Sam Springer, Dickson Hamiter and Stan White named as officers. Phillip Pharrar of Texas chaired the Child Abuse Program. Service awards went to Partin Furniture Gibson's Discount Center Union Bottling Works and The Baytown Sun. New officers were installed by the National Director.
A veteran South East Asia Transport Co official recalls watching Phnom Penh fall in mid April as Khmer Rouge forces overwhelmed the city. He describes the chaotic evacuation of foreigners, scenes of panic, and the iron grip of the new regime with Westerners expelled from the hotel and the neutral zone populated by those fleeing the upheaval.
A Crosby man James Richard Adiong, 37, and his two year old grandson James E. Barnett were injured in a three car crash on US 90 at Crash-Dayton Road Saturday night. A Silsbee man, Dick Banks Tannery, 42, died in the collision. Adiong’s eastbound car stopped on gravel, Moore a Crosby-Dayton Road turn, leading to the fatal impact as a second car driven by Tannery collided and a third car struck. Both Crosby occupants were listed in poor to critical condition at Ben Taub Hospital.
A survivor recalls aiding 25 workers at the South East Asia Transport Co. and the fear during the Cambodian war. He describes staying amid foreign reporters and refugees, the Khmer Rouge, and hopes of evacuation to Paris or Hanoi. A separate note reports a bicycle theft at Pumphrey Elementary School, valued at 81.10.
A Gold Cross was found last week on Highway 146 and the finder asks the owner to call 427-2246 to identify the item. The note adds Alaska has a sparser population than Nevada.
An American journalist recounts April events as Khmer Rouge forces approach Phnom Penh. Firing near the Olympic Village and the French Embassy escalates, with refugees, military units, and a carnival-like retreat of greens into the embassy yard. A Cambodian assembly leader is seized. a briefcase contains 340000 to 350000.
The fire department investigates two weekend fires suspected arson. One at 3511 Cedar Bayou-Crosby reported 3:37 a.m. Saturday destroyed a house. the other at 320 Massey Tompkins mobile home reported 12:22 a.m. Sunday. The house had two ignition points. crews fought the trailer nearly two hours and the house over two hours as arson investigators examine the blazes.
The 1975 wheat outlook announced by the Agriculture Department notes missing planting data and a July yield estimate. USDA projects a spring wheat crop near 2.3 billion bushels with normal yields and plantings, while the 1974 crop is estimated at about 389 million bushels.
A storm caused flooding near North Main and South of Wooster with a culvert failure and power loss lasting about 23 minutes. Weather service attributes the low temperature to rain cooled air and notes road perimeter intrusion.
Funeral services for Charles Andrew Meloy of Haymen were held at noon at Meadow Gate Barrer Church with Frank Franklin officiating. Meloy died Thursday and is survived by Pauline McCoy of Baytown and two daughters, Lawana and Charlene, plus his mother Mrs. Haeie Moos and siblings. Burial at Roberts Cemetery under Johnson and Frasier Funeral Home.
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