Highlands Incorp Views Stirs Baytown Council
Baytown council scheduled Thursday night to hear two Highlands groups on incorporation. A petition from Highlands residents seeking permission to incorporate was delivered by James B. Ezell, Highlands Rotary Club committee head. Debates focus on extra-territorial jurisdiction via a 10 foot wide corridor along U S Highway 90 and possible future annexations toward McNair.
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Uie
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The
Highlands Rotary Club
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Highlands Group
Highlands Group For Incorporation
Orchard Road
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County Voting Fraud Claim May Be Probed
Harris County officials discuss alleged voter fraud as possible inquiries loom. County Clerk R E Turrentine cites no proof but says cooperation with a House investigating committee is possible. Recorder Carl Smith notes duplicate registrations occur but denies deliberate intent.
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Turrentine
House
Harris County
Traeger
Texas
Texas House
Harris
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Chamber Program Prominent City Leaders Discuss Disadvantaged
Baytown Chamber of Commerce weekly meeting at Holiday Inn will feature John Henderson and Mayor Glen Walker. Henderson recently appointed special assistant to coordinate efforts for Baytown's disadvantaged.
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John Henderson
Glen Walker
Baytown
Around Town People and Local Happenings Sampler
A Walnut Creek California couple vacation with Mr and Mrs J Orms. Nancy Hanson shows wallpaper for a new house. Jané Ellen Cunningham proud of Ralphs batting average. Judy Ackerly asks about birthday pictures. Judy Turman trades papers. Jessica Sylvester promised a new address in two weeks. Ann Timte enjoys a bridge game. Mrs Sarah Savage hard to catch. T W and Elsie Wilks enjoy a weekend home near Livingston Dam. Vickie Hutchinson eyewitness to an accident. Linda Boyd in dressy sportswear. Mary Upton the informer. Louise Shaw reports more.
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Orms
Nancy Hanson
Jané Ellen Cunningham
Ralph
Judy Ackerly
Judy Turman
Jessica Sylvester
Ann Timte
Sarah Savage
T. W
Elsie Wilks
Livingston Dam
Vickie Hutchinson
Linda Boyd
Mary Upton
Louise, Shaw
Nixon picks Warren Burger to be chief justice
President Nixon selected Warren E. Burger a 61 year old Circuit Court veteran as the 15th chief justice to replace Earl Warren. Burger is described as a strict constructionist and party conservatives praised the choice as swift approval prospects rise after Nixon announced the nomination from the White House.
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Nixon
Law and Order
Warren E. Burger
Earl Warren
United States
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Warren
Supreme Court
Fred M. Vinson
Harlan F. Stone
Charles Vans Hughes
White House
Hospital Board Election Bill Clears House
State Rep. Joe Allen said a bill by Rep. Laura Cruz to elect Harris County Hospital District Board of Managers passed the House without opposition. It now goes to the Senate where its fate is uncertain. Opponents argue it would create a separate taxing agency and bypass the Commissioners Court.
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Commissioners Court
Baytown Opposes Sewage Discharge Into Spring Gully
Baytown officials and local groups vow to oppose a Texas Water Quality Board permit allowing up to one million gallons daily of treated sewage to be discharged into Spring Gully west of Baytown. objections cite health and unsightly conditions as the site feeds Burnet Bay. a June 17 hearing in Houston is noted.
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Baytown
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Texas Water Quality Board
Decker Drive
Water Quality Board
Houston
Bank of the Southwest
Travis Street
Air and Water Conservation Advisory Board
Jack Walker
Walker
Gene Muller
Glen Walker
Houston Pasadena Agreement Sets Bayport District Split
Houston and Pasadena councils approve a plan to divide southeast Harris County, creating an industrial district at Bayport under Pasadena control for seven years. The deal allocates future annexation rights, tax payments, and regional development, with Houston receiving Manned Spacecraft Center area and Pasadena gaining Bayport and adjacent zones.
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Bayport
la Porte
Pasadena
Houston
Harris County
Middle Bayou
Spacecraft Center
Galveston Bay
Texas Supreme Court
Houson
Louie Welch
Welch
W. A. Olson
Rosenzweigs Close 42 Years of Baytown Stores
Abe and Dot Rosenzweig announce the closing of their junior department store on Texas Avenue after 42 years in Baytown. They plan to liquidate the Economy and Town and Country shops to pursue outside interests and time with family, thanking loyal customers including third generation patrons. The couple will remain Baytown residents.
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25 000th Phone Due Here Soon
General Telephone Co plans a June ceremony to install its 25 000th telephone in Baytown. Division manager Al Chappell will award a gold engraved telephone, free dinner for two at the Tower, a corsage, and a free long distance call to the winning applicant. The count stood at 24 859 at end of April.
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General Telephone Co
Baytown
al Chappell
Chappell
Weather outlook Baytown and Morgan's Point tides
Clear to partly cloudy and warm through Thursday with temperatures from the upper 60s to near 96. Morgan's Point tides show high at 10 37 p m Friday and low at 8 49 a m.
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Baytown Area
Morgan's Point
South Korea opposes troop withdrawals from Vietnam
South Korea says it will oppose any withdrawal of U.S. or allied troops from South Vietnam unless North Vietnam withdraws in return. The report adds that living costs rose six tenths of a percent in April, marking a steep price rise. Other items include a Texas church merger, a satellite launch, and calls to expand food stamp aid.
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U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Apollo 10 crew moves toward moon landing craft
Two Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan entered the lunar module and began checks as John Young remained in the command ship. Their descent toward the Sea of Tranquility will test radar ranging and photography before a planned rescue if needed. The mission sets up the path for Apollo 11 and possibly Apollo 16 if all goes as planned.
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LEM
Moon
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Baytonian to Attend Handicap Institute
Mrs. Wanda Ellis of Baytown, a Braille and resource teacher in Pasadena schools, will attend a five day special study institute at San Francisco State College from June 16 to 20. The event gathers educators across disciplines to share ideas on preschool programs for deaf blind children amid rubella related cases. Ellis, member of Delta Kappa Gamma Epsilon Psi, lives at 2101 Tyie Lee and is married to James Slick Ellis, a local school board member.
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Baytown
Pasadena
San Francisco State College
California
Ellis
Epsilon Psi Chapter
Delta Kappa Gamma
Tyie Lee
James
Slick) Ellis
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