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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1968
Page
1
Roseland Park pool opens at 1 p.m. Saturday and runs until 4 30 p.m. Admission is 15 cents for children under 13, 25 cents for ages 13 to 18, and 50 cents for adults. Community Building offers classes next week in dancing baton craft drawing gymnastics and self improvement with a small fee.
A. R. Dickson and C F. Fulley play tennis Bessie Helmes is very helpful Taylor Lampkin talks tickets Diane Guidry and Nancy Keintschel discuss pleas for a special party A R Jacobs attends a Shore course in Chicago The Dub Ward family attends a wedding in Austin Henry Arm Strong provides abundant REL information Lerry Huddleston plans a trip to meet an Army buddy but cancels due to shift Norman D Olive looks forward to an important date Gary Burroughs travels from Sam Houston State College for summer break Congratulations to Mr and Mrs John Wadley on a new family member Frank Boyle recalls surprise at receiving an important award Wanda Orton also wins an award but stays silent Terrell Wayne Mullins makes his first public appearance
Candidates Lt Gov Preston Smith and lawyer Don Yarborough campaign on crime policy with Yarborough proposing an academy for peace officers and Smith pledging to use state powers to halt riots and to back a constitutional measure phasing out ad valorem taxes by 1978. Unofficial turnout hints show higher absentee voting in the June 1 runoff versus May 4.
Paris premier Pompidou summoned labor and business leaders to a Saturday meeting to seek a solution to the crushing strike wave paralyzing much of France. Riots and demonstrations by workers students and farmers tense the capital as De Gaulle prepared to address the nation and outline settlement guidelines.
Baytown Sun readers may obtain a compact series on U S education benefits by writing to Education Benefits P O Box 489 Radio City Station New York N Y 10019. Include a check for 1 per copy payable to Education Benefits and allow three weeks for delivery.
In Paris, the United States and North Vietnam edge toward a potential showdown over US bombing of North Vietnam as talks show little sign of compromise. President Johnson cautions Hanoi against military pressure and vows the US will not be defeated on the battlefield while negotiations continue.
Ross Sterling High School held its first graduation with Patricia Townsend valedictorian and Robert Nixon salutatorian. Magna cum laude include Clinton Gonzalez Ford Bliss Gober Seamans Chiiebek Donnelly Darden Garrison Fry mire. Cum laude recipients include Katt Chase McWhor yer Johnson LeFosse Pennington Leno Gerbig Bell Anderson Heary Hargraves Besperka Raymer. Local scholarships awarded to Sharon Sprawberry Bishop Ford Townsend Owens McWhorter Clinton Chelebek Nixon Acost Hargraves Katt Cagle Johnson McDowell Chase Welch Gober Raymer Merit finalists Hal Gober Adrian Raymer.
Lee College plans to sell 994000 in bonds for building and remodeling. Regents set June 4 to open bids at 6 30 p m in the Technical Vocational Building conference room. Bonds were approved May 14 by district voters. Funds will upgrade teaching labs and equipment. Construction could begin within 43 days amid an HEW wage rate delay.
The Baytown school district will run a 1968 summer play program with swimming tennis and track though not at former neighborhood centers. Pete Sultis announced itThursday. The YMCA and City of Baytown recreation programs will largely replace old centers. Programs run June 3 through July 26 with pool swim at Robert E. Lee and Carver schools. Tennis at Robert E. Lee 3 to 7 p.m. weekdays. track at Memorial and Ross Sterling tracks for boys and girls. Registration for swimming at 8 a.m. on June 27 June 17 July 1 and July 8. classes 7 a.m. to noon.
Ray Cecil Weaver Sr. 44, president of Baytown Humble Club and a Humble Oil supervisor, died early Friday in a Baytown hospital likely from a heart attack. Funeral 4 p.m. Saturday at Paul A. Lee Chapel with burial in Memory Gardens. Survived by wife Ruth, son Robert Ray, daughter Donna Sue, and siblings. Humble Day Picnic will proceed as planned.
A snapshot of varied items includes two Louisiana brothers killed by a three ton boat installation at Astroworld, Dr. Benjamin Spock praising Johnson’s non reelection stance, slight gold price rises in Europe amid currency nerves, US gold stock at 10.572 billion dollars, St Luke’s Hospital heart transplant patients improving, arrests at a Capitol Hill protest by the Poor People’s Campaign, a Cosmos program satellite launch, and Rockefeller accusing Kennedy of regional tailored speeches.
Baytown council moves toward a Goose Creek scenic lake by forming a committee of councilmen and citizens to meet landowners and study the project. Councilman Glen Walker to lead, with Andy Braswell, and citizen members to be named within a week. Brings UH students Marion Spiers and John Goggins feedback on development and downtown revitalization. The panel approved using dirt from the creek bottom to aid Spur 201 construction and reduce costs. Braswell cited Descon Engineers finding a municipal port not feasible due to limited information from U S Steel’s plans.
Diplomas will be presented to 500 Robert E. Lee High School seniors Friday night at Memorial Stadium. Ceremonies begin at 8 p.m. Principal Henry Armstrong and Superintendent George H. Gentry will present diplomas. The school band will perform, with Brian Baker delivering the invocation and Skiney Thom as the benediction.
Crosby School Board meets Monday night for a tour of the Drew school campus to assess upgrades for a building trades program. County official Carroll Teague pressed for progress and Texas Education Agency official Barney Ruth offered help but warned the district could lose funds if conditions aren’t improved. Trustees showed willingness to lease facilities to expand the program while awaiting a decision by federal officials on civil rights guidelines and a two to four week accreditation team report on Crosby’s facilities.
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