Lakewood Civic Association Meeting Planned at Clubhouse
Lakewood Civic Association will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Lakewood clubhouse with Frank Whalen presiding A membership drive is under way Membership fee is 5 per family and can be mailed to the Association P O Box 3887 Ashbel Smith Parent Teacher Organization will have its last meeting of the year at 730 p m Thursday in the school auditorium Officers for next year will be elected
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Lakewood Civic Association
Lakewood
Frank Whalen
Ashbel Smith
Local Notes and Happenings In Baytown Area
Mildred Fayle feels better while Orlean Hickerson shares England fashion magazines. Mrs. Conway Hart collecting for a medical drive. Wayne Gray tests a new camera. Rose Cravey and daughters photographed with her clown paintings. Marsha Stasney gathers Girl Scouts. Ella Mooney says generation gap not an issue. Don Giddens return from trip. Carol Bartz aids Bookmobile drive. Bill Heintschel wins ball game. Jackie Henke Jr patient at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. visitors allowed. Beverly Anderson turns nine with party. Grady Harrigan buys new car. Funeral arrangements for George W. Thomas. Thomas dies in Baytown nursing home after 31 years as custodian. Baytown Parks sign-up for summer classes ongoing 9 to 5 at Community Building. Reception for Lee College hearing impaired graduates 4:30 to 5:30 at Baptist Student Union. Jack McLendon presents program to kindergarten teachers. Lois McGregor Hill earns master’s in education from University of Houston.
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Mildred Fayle
Orlean Hickerson
England
Conway Hart
Wayne Gray
Rose Cravey
Marsha Stasney
Ella Mooney
Don Giddens
Carol Bartz
Bill Heintschel
John
Jackie) Henke Jr
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Beverly Anderson
Grady Harrigon
Felix Hatchell
Molly Brown Musical Slated At REL High
The Unsinkable Molly Brown will be staged at 7 30 p m Friday and Saturday in the Robert E Lee High School auditorium by the REL Fine Arts Departments Tickets are $1 50 at the door Lowell Majors directs The plot follows Molly Brown an Arkansas backwoods girl who marries a Colorado cowboy They strike it rich in a mine and Molly pursues high society through travels while remaining a hick at heart A cast led by LeAnne Harrison as Molly and Tim Dodson as Johnny features numerous named performers and a choir under Jack Walton guidance
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Janet Lee
Molly Brown
Robert E. Lee High School
REL Fine Arts
Lowell Majors
Johnny Brown
Molly
Denver
Colorado
LeAnne Harrison
Tim Dodson
John Moseley
Sahmis Tobin
Robert Hines
Christmas Morgan
Elyse Turla
Nixon announces major pact to curb anti ballistic missiles
President Nixon announced a major agreement with Russia to pursue negotiations on limiting deployment of anti ballistic missiles. The move signals a breakthrough in arms control amid Cold War tensions, with both sides signaling willingness to engage in formal talks on strategic defense and arms restraint.
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Washington
Nixon
Russia
Plant dedication draws Baytown leaders to West Chambers County
Generating plant dedication on Cedar Bayou in West Chambers County drew Baytown officials and regional leaders including Gov. Preston Smith. HL&P President Carl B. Sherman and board chair P H. Robinson spoke on energy for progress and environmental protection, noting cooling studies with Texas A&M and planned ponds to monitor marine life.
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Baytown
Chambers County
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Cedar Bayou
West Chambers County
Preston Smith
Carl B. Sherman
Houston
Light and Power
P H. Robinson
Smith Praises HL&P Cedar Bayou Plant Address
Governor Preston Smith spoke at Houston Lighting and Power Co. dedication of the Cedar Bayou Generating Station. He said the facility dispels shortages, enhances the Texas Interconnected Power System, and serves as an environmental model. He noted efforts to curb water, air, thermal, and noise pollution and hoped the plant yields data and techniques for industry-wide use.
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Texas Guv
Preston Smith
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Cedar Bayou
Texas
Tis
Gov. Smith
HSPCO
SMITH
U.S. Sues Baytown School District Over Pay Race Gap
The U S Labor Department sues the Baytown school district in Houston, alleging unequal pay for women maintenance workers and seeking 76 160 in back wages for 28 employees from Sept 1968 to Sept 1970. The district voted 4 2 to rectify wages but rejected back pay. Negotiations continue as the district denies discrimination.
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U.S. Labor Department
Allen
The
Labor Department
Baytown Area Forecast With Scattered Showers Possible
Partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change and chance of scattered showers in Baytown area Thursday. Temperatures expected in the mid-0s to mid-80s. Morgan's Point tides Friday high at 2:07 p.m. and lows at 1:31 a.m. and 2:19 p.m. Friday sunrise is 6:25 a.m. and sunset 5:11 p.m.
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Baytown Area
Morgan's Point
Governor’s stance on gasoline tax repeal remains unsure
In Austin Gov. Preston Smith did not sign the two cent motor fuel tax repeal before leaving for a Baytown speech. Some observers now think he may sign after noting a Baytown speech passage indicating tax relief is realistic. He did not state an outright pledge to sign the bill.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Baytown
Lee College 1971 commencement set for Friday night
Commencement exercises for 67 Lee College sophomores are scheduled at 7 p.m. Friday in Rundel Hall Auditorium. Thirteen Hearing Impaired Program students will receive certificates for two-year studies. Dr. Richard Strahan, Sam Bramlett, and Ralph White will present diplomas and certificates, with honors, awards, and recognitions announced by college officials.
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Lee College
Rundel Hall
Richard Strahan
Sam Bramlett
Board of Regents
Ralph White
Texas Rehabilitation Commission
Austin
Strahan
Jim McWilliams
Alton Laird
Hall of Fame
Bayliss Family Memories From Cedar Bayou Site
Wanda Orton reports Tom Bayliss Jr recalls growing up near the Houston Lighting and Power Co. site built on Cedar Bayou land purchased in 1966. The Bayliss home across from a hand operated ferry faced Cedar Bayou, with five siblings attending Cedar Bayou school, and Tom now runs Esther's Drive-In on Tri-City Beach Road.
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Wanda Orton
Tom Bayliss Jr
Cedar Bayou
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Tom
Mary Bayliss
Tom Bayliss Sr
Highway 146
Tri-City Beach Road
Helen Strack
Spring
W. M. Brooks
Mary Elizabeth Blake
Houston
Georgia
Bernice Russell
Pearland
Emma Pauline Levins
Arkansas
Ma Vickers
Joseph Bayliss
Dale
Pearl Brown
Brown
Vickers
Wallisville
Texas
North Dakota
Oklahoma Territory
Bayliss
Tom J Jr
Annie Schilling
Charlie Vickers
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Calvin R. Copeland
Cedar Bayou Houston Lighting and Power Co
Copeland
Texas Aggie
Cedar Brake
Jerrilyn
Melissa
Jennifer
George W. Thomas
Horace Mann School
Earthman Funeral Home
Thomas
Baptist Student Union
W. Republic
Jack McLendon
Opic
Viktor Lowenfeld
Lois McGregor Hill
University Fof Houston
Yuareeytown Peoples State Bank
FD. G
Mrs. McGlone
John Anderson
Robert
Butler
Dan Atteberry
Verlene Myers
Prince and Princess Delong
Charles Felkner
Monsignor Ryan
Jerry Jameson
Michale
Bill Johnston
Cathy Fichelberger
Pat Tiberghien
Terry Guy
Pam Lander
Don Barton
Charlie
Charles Scott
Brad Bradshaw
Ronnie Smith
Wadlington
Jack Walton
Cindy Waters
Becky Ballinger
Jo Lynn Braswell
David Ellis
Dianne Powell
Diane Wingate
Karen Kozlowski
Amy Wilhite
Debbie Gieger
Kay Kramer
Elizabeth Burkholder
Renee Martin
Diana
Tom Bayliss
Bulletin
Ciety
Robinson
Hl&p
Texas A&m
U.S
Johnny Clark
Dallas
Clark
Walter Rundell
Robert C.wahrmund
Esso Research Foundation
Neil Rene Fontenot
Gary Lee Kimmey
Debbie Davison
Pam Herring
Lucretia Ramey
Penny Sharp
Wayne Guest
Charles Jones
HIP
LC Chapter
Texas Association of College Teachers
Moser Hall
Manuel F. Aguirre
Todd Edward ‘Applegate
Rebecca Trippe Baul
John Robert Boyd
Joanna Carol Brewer
Shirlie di- Anne Brough
Gregory Francis Buckner
Connie Lynn Camp
Lee
HLPCO
Bayou
Esther’s Drive-In
Baytown State Bank
F.C Fc
Raytown
P&rtner Veer
Natioat Bank
Fred
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