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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1965
Page
1
The Baytown Sun notes a 194 noon Wednesday deadline for a church page to publicize college business and weekend facilities, urging observance of the schedule. It covers motorcycle races at Sic ianter Road and Interstate 10, prizes for top finishers, and notes upcoming commencement exercises and funeral notices in Houston area.
Cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers expected through Sunday. Temperature ranges from near 68 to 55 degrees, with offshore tides rising and periods of windy, unsettled weather likely. Expect morning to afternoon coastal advisories and cautious planning for Monday tide changes.
Gary Novosad son of Mrs. JH McMillan recovers from back surgery at home in Rynehbure Road after a hospital stay. Merton from Moston Builder and Dianne a 196 grad are noted in items, while James Cameron Pratt joins the University of Oklahoma Phi Eta Sigma chapter as an honorary scholastic fraternity member.
A brief reflective note compares a perilous path to lemmings marching toward danger, urging readers to consider courage and wise choices rather than following crowd impulses. The line invites contemplation about risk, leadership, and personal judgment.
Bayport’s development plan advances with the first unit of barge by energ construction completed and dry excavation of a large basin channel in the port area. Port Commissioners report lowest bid and project scope include a four-entry channel and basin work. Plant sites are purchased, with fabrication to follow, and completion targeted by June despite cost adjustments.
City Hall and community center work begins Monday with architect Lamyell Lammers guiding plans. Officials say preliminary design is in progress and a bond election timeline may affect construction, with land purchase and a future parking area tied to the Harvis County Courthouse project.
BEF slate led by Upchurch set for next week as elections approach. The list includes candidates in various roles and local organizations, with technical committees and operational posts noted.
A terse summary notes Prane's win in Aperic Pees and Gest Abinet membership amid China’s stance toward neighbors. It references Cabot Lodge ferrying a GS role, Viet Nam talks, and Southeast Asia fate amid a nuclear test announcement. It lists Marshall Green and Howard Tones U as U.S. Foreign Service figures and Johnson’s discussions with Indonesia.
The San Jacinto Hospital undergoes a major renovation with a pastel themed interior, turquoise and coral lobby furniture, reconfigured front desk, new information services, and a phased master plan to expand beds to 250. The project includes new beds, nurse call systems, audio visuals, and upgraded dining and elevator facilities, with bids to be issued after early planning milestones.
Dayton parents protest no transfer rule as Barbers Hill district eyed approval for cross transfers. Petition signed by 29 families seeks to keep Smitherman subdivision students in Dayton while district contemplates a student exchange with Norra schools.
An advance UN team reports on the cease fire in Santo Domingo as tensions rise. Rebel radio is knocked off air amid shelling and drones. Sixty plus American service members have died or been wounded. Junta air forces threaten renewed bombardment while OAS seeks a path to peace. A force of 250 Honduran soldiers camps near the Duane Bridge to the junta’s capital.
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