New Kindergartner Plan At Harlem School
Harlem Elementary School will test a special kindergarten in the next year for children who turn six between September and November. The program, part of the continuous pupil progress plan, lets accepted students start at Level 1 and advance in half-day sessions. Deputy Supt. W. C. Herring proposed the plan, and the school board approved it at its regular meeting.
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Johnella Boynton
Harlem
Supt
W. C. Herring
Herring
Local civic meetings and school yearbook news mix of notices
Reports of civic association meetings on West Bay Road and Bay Plaza Center plus an EVA Mand Civic Association gathering. Lee College yearbooks distributed Friday 1:30 to 3:30 pm with sale copies for six dollars. Central Baptist Church offers free New Testaments, contact numbers listed. Parents group eyes Harlem Elementary school choice with a Wednesday Lakewood Clubhouse session.
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Trecity Beach Civic Association
West Bay Road
EVA Mand Civic Association
Baytown State Bank
Bay Plaza Center
Jody Laird
Lee Log
Lee College
Central Baptist Church
Jim Kay Brown
Local Notes Highlight Socials and Personal Updates
Kelley Gentle spends time around. Hardee Kilgore hosts a table talk and calls on President Johnson for input. Mike Melinger's Aquarius record scores big. Tad Patton battles the Dallis press annual. Lynette Relyea buys auto parts. Dixie and Joel Swanson enjoy a dinner dance. Glenn Whitcomb notes spelling his name is tough. Suzanne Hemphill makes a party dress. Babs King recalls college friends. Celeste Trifilio explains her Spanish nickname. Jack and Beatrice Williams camp in a new trailer. Denise Alston sends belated get well wishes. Becky Holmes visits St. Louis to see Beverly Deloach and her parents J L DeLoach.
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Kelly Gentle
Hardee Kilgore
Johnson
Mike Melinger
Aquarius
Tad Patton
Dallis
Lynette Relyea
Dixie
Joel Swanson
Glenn Whitcomb
Suzanne Hemphill
Babs King
Celeste Trifilio
Jack
Beatrice Williams
Denise Alston
Becky Holmes
St. Louis
Beverly Deloach
Mrs
J. L. DeLoach
Baytown Area Weather And Tides Outlook
Partly cloudy and mild through Wednesday in the Baytown area. Forecast calls for Tuesday temperatures in the mid 60s to mid 80s. Tidal times at Morgan's Point show high tides around 12:53 am, with low tides near 2:49 am and 4:13 pm.
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Baytown Area
Morgan's Point
Westwood Village apartment complex under construction
Construction underway on a Baytown project by Gene Branscome at 1200 Missouri near Highway 146. The French Chateau style complex will cover four and a half acres, feature 356 units, private entrances, three courtyards, and varied layouts including two-bedroom, one-bedroom and three-bedroom units with central air, walk-in closets, and fireplaces in some two-bedroom units.
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Baytown
Westwood Village
Gene Branscome
Missouri
Highway 146
Goose Creek Stream
Westwood
Branscome
Baytonian Testifies On Tenure
AUSTIN Sp Delton Goodin a Lee College instructor testified before the Senate State Affairs Committee on a teacher tenure bill. He is legislative chairman of the Texas Junior College Teachers Association and said the Odessa College government instructor Huburt Linderman is being dismissed over support for the bill. The testimony included a May 9 letter from Odessa Regents member Betty Dooley noting Linderman’s nonrenewal due to unpermitted trips to Austin. Also cited was the dismissal of San Jacinto College psychology chair Dr Ann Zimmerer after she protested the hiring of an unqualified faculty member. Zimmerer was offered a probationary psychology instructor position for next year.
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Betty Dooley
Odessa College Board of Regents
Sinderman
Tjicta
Austin
Maury
Ann Zimmerer
San Jacinto College
Emmeline
Lewis
San Jacinto
Paving Of Texas Is Postponed
Baytown City Council postponed resurfacing Texas Avenue from Main Street to Thomas Circle at an estimated $96,550.80, preferring further study due to drainage concerns. The 1969 street program, totaling about $210,000, will be reconsidered next meeting with changes prioritizing other streets. A new ambulance study committee was formed with Lamar Kelley as chairman.
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Baytown
Texas Avenue
Main Street
Thomas Circle
Glen Walker
Walker
Downtown Merchants Association
Lamar Kelley
Allen Cannon
Lilly Ainsworth
Joe Speck
Port Commissioner Red Pruett Reappointed 4 to 0
The Baytown Sun reports the Port Commissioner R. H. Red Pruett was reappointed by a 4 to 0 vote for another term. An observer noted that Commissioner Bill Filiott’s favorable vote was not recorded at the meeting and learned later in the day.
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Baytown Sun
R. H
Red
School Board Examines 1969 70 Budget
The board reviewed a budget study proposing a 20 percent tax assessment rise and an average 11.1 percent pay hike for district employees for next year. Teachers could gain about $800 on average, matching a state bill, while the district faces bigger increases sought by local teachers associations. A tentative meeting was set for next Monday to decide the tax rate and salaries, with consideration of programs like public kindergarten and library funding. The plan includes a 1.50 maintenance tax and a tax rate change from 40 to 48 percent of true market value.
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George Gentry
Lexas State Teachers Association
Baytown Education Association
Baytown Classroom ‘Teachers Association
Gentry
Robert Sauls
Karl W.opryshek
Joy Peterson
Opryshek
Nixon urges random draft lottery for military service
President Nixon asks Congress to create a random lottery system for the draft. He proposes that 18 year olds be subject to the first calls but remain vulnerable for only one year rather than seven under the current system.
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Nixon
Congress
Crosby Faces Loss Of School Accreditation
Crosby School District faces loss of accreditation as the Texas Education Agency plans to recommend discontinuation effective July 1 and HEW denies continuation of financial aid. The notices come ahead of a May 24 bond election for 2.2 million to fund new facilities amid ongoing facility and instructional space deficiencies.
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Crosby
Texas Education Agency
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
State Board of Education
HEW
Texas Education Team
HEW Review Board
1969 Cancer Campaign Near Halfway Mark in Baytown
Baytown American Cancer Society reports 1969 residential drive has raised 4558.15 dollars from 483 women toward an 8000 dollar goal. Business solicitation, co chaired by James A. Davis and Jim Cauley, continues through May 30. Highlands shows 800 plus raised. new board members named. by law change allows Highlands to form its own branch.
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Baytown
American Cancer Society
Eva Wilson
James A. Davis
Jim Cauley
Davis
Highlands
Stanley Beal
Gordon Mieler
W. CG. Holleman
Juanita Bush
Barrett Station
Dave Sherron
Wilson
Jack Kimmons
Charles George
E. C
Jack) Kimmons
Eva MacMurray
Ron Lennard
D. J. J. Burianek
Drew Williams
J. N. Chatfield
ACS
Chatfield
Up To Voters Now Comments Light In Last Open Meeting On Zoning
The Baytown council held a brief final zoning hearing with about 26 attendees. No one spoke for or against the zoning proposal and the item will go to voters on May 20 at 11 precincts.
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Wanda Orton
Baytown
C. H. Kelly
Mitchell Key Figure In the Fortas Case
Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell discussed with Chief Justice Warren the Fortas Wolfson fee incident and its potential to strain White House Supreme Court relations. Life magazine reported Fortas received $20,000 in 1966, which he returned 11 months later. Fortas faced pressure over the scandal as Capitol Hill remained vigilant.
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John N. Mitchell
Earl Warren
White House
Supreme Court
Warren
Mitchell
Life Magazine
Fortas
Louis &. Wolfson
Abe Fortas
Wentworth By the Sea
N.H
Fartas
Turbulent Texas storms leave havoc across regions
Heavy rains and hurricane force winds lash the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Texas Panhandle plains with tornado threats and giant hail. In Harris County, Charlotte Phelps, 37, former economics instructor at University of Houston and South Texas Junior College, along with three men, are indicted on liquor store robbery charges.
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Rio Grande Valley
Texas Panhandle Plains
Charlotte Phelps
University of Houston and
South Texas
Due
Harris County Grand Jury
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