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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1966
Page
1
Crosby School Board of Trustees schedules a 7 30 p m meeting Monday to handle routine business and discuss next year's teacher contracts. the teachers employment portion will be closed to the public.
Velma Ansley continues her community project despite missing data. Lacy Lusk retires 30 years of service with a new watch. Tommy Cook asks questions at a convention. David McCauley fights mosquitoes. Larry Huddleston works to keep a schedule on time. Rev Ed Summers signs off with a business card quip You came you left you missed. Dub Ward notes a convoy of 160 near Houston. Floyd and Vilamae Williams convert their Living room for Chambers County business during courthouse renovation. Valley Fern D Olive looks around The Sun facilities. Mrs F K Bengtson introduces Charm to an old friend. Jimmy Mitchamore escorts Opal to Future Nurses banquet. Joan Johnson revisits memories via a scrapbook. Joanne Flukinger has eye surgery and wears sunglasses at work. Sammy McPhail proves he can keep a secret. Jackie Mae Atchley features in a Houston paper as mother-in-law of spacewalker Gene Cernan.
Dr Frank Spuhler, superintendent of Enjay Chemical Co's Baytown Plant, will take a new Europe investment development assignment. Rodney L Grandy to succeed him in Baytown. Grandy to move from Baton Rouge after a phased transfer ending June 1. Spuhler to spend two months in New York, then July relocation to Esto Chemical S.A. in Brussels area. Spuhler, a Texas Tech and University of Texas alumnus, has led Polyolefin and Chemical Plant Technical departments and served overseas in France and Greece. He and his wife Daryl have three children and reside at 4812 St Andrews Drive. Grandy, a Chattanooga native and Auburn graduate, joined Baton Rouge Refinery in 1955, later rising through budget, Light Ends, and Chemical Technical leadership. he and his wife Pat have four children. They will move to Baytown after the current school term.
North Main improvement moves ahead with a third land appraisal to start soon and finish quickly so construction can begin this summer. Fourteen parcels needed for sewage lines. negotiations aim to wrap by June 15. Project funds include 525000 cost, 253000 bond money, and 106000 participation with Ramsey pledging 75000.
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky dismissed the southern troops commander as insurgents massed tanks and artillery in Hue for a stand against the government. Five killed in Da Nang as Saigon faces strikes, Buddhist leaders call for calm while warning of treason. United States warns further turmoil could aid communists.
Washington reports Johnson convened top advisers and military officials to address the Vietnamese crisis after Ky’s crackdown on Buddhists. The State Department said no advance notice was given to the U.S. Officials planned talks with Ambassador Lodge, Dean Rusk, and Robert McNamara in the afternoon to seek unity among rival South Vietnamese factions. Moyers stated the session had been on the books since last Thursday.
Raymond Geng Crow brother of pro football star John David Crow is named head coach and athletic director for the Crosby Bulls. The 35 year old replaces Jack Spence and currently serves as first assistant under Ur Ville Etheridge.
The League of Women Voters schedules meetings at 9 30 a m Tuesday at Mrs F E White Jr 111 Ridgeway and 7 30 p m Tuesday at Mrs Lowell Westerman 703 Pamela A board session is set for 9 30 a m Wednesday at Trinity Episcopal Church
In Houston liberals and conservatives dispute the legality of the Harris County Democratic Convention. Chairman-elect W N Bil Blanton plans to file a protest with the State Democratic Executive Committee, seeking to void the convention. David A. Gibson calls Blanton’s claims meritless as the SDEC weighs seating of conservative delegates and the tally of 847 delegates for the state convention.
Lee College offers the SCAT and GED tests this week in the college auditorium. SCAT times are 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on May 16 23 and 3. The GED test runs 6 p.m. May 16 17 and 18, with sessions until 10 p.m. May 16 and 27 and until 5 p.m. May 18. The $10 per person fee applies and reservations should be made by calling 583-7368.
Texas Democrats and Republicans focus on the fall elections after party conventions. Governor Connally's faction gains party control while aiming to unseat incumbent Republican Senator John Tower, with Waggoner Carr as Democratic challenger. Yarborough criticizes Connally, while party lines deepen ahead of the 1970 race.
Cape Kennedy awaiting Tuesday launch as Gemini 3 astronauts Cernan and Stafford prepare final flight plans. Weather cleared, recovery ships Wasp stationed, crew rest completed before liftoff at 12:39 p m EDT. Cernan, Chicago native, poised for historic spacewalk while Barbara Atchley praises son-in-law’s achievements.
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