Diplomats Say Johnson Erred In Peace Talks Pace
Washington may have misread Hanoi Saigon moods as Johnson halted bombing and opened Paris talks. Saigon's Nguyen Van Thieu rejects Viet Cong legitimacy and insists direct Hanoi Saigon talks. Hanoi says no North recognition of the Saigon regime. Diplomats in Saigon note Saigon unity against Washington pressure despite internal dissent. Thieu’s stance solidifies since 14 months in office, with Buddhists as notable critics.
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Saigon
Thiet
Paris
NLF
Washington
Thieu
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Vietnam
Father Dies of W F Sylvester in Brownsville
William Sylvester father of John Sylvester of Baytown died Saturday morning in Brownsville. Funeral services will be held Sunday in Brownsville. Weather forecast: clear to partly cloudy with little rain chance through weekend. Lows in mid 60s highs in mid 80s.
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St. Joseph’s
W. F. Sylvester
John Sylvester
Baytown
Brownsville
Local People In Brief Snippets From Baytown Area
Billie Allen plans sand wiches for 40 people. Linda and Barry Smith in Baytown for a party. Harriet Bell talks about crabbing. Don Padgett and Erwin Wilbanks discuss a Spanish class. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carr enjoying a trip south of the border toward Acapulco. Dane Courtney wearing bright ly striped hostess pajamas. Vivian Guiles adept at swinging from tree limbs. Mrs. Claude Peoples reporting early mornings. Linda LaBove and daughter Kim visit The Sun. Mrs. Gerta Shugart entertains a friend. Ernestine Stockton fishing after hospital stay. Grace Waugh nursing a mashed thumb. Oslo McDaniel missed while making a quick trip to Houston. The Jack Barbees watching a new color television set. Sheri Ann Spell enthused about Halloween despite losing a shoe.
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Billie Allen
Linda
Barry Smith
Baytown
Harriet Bell
Don Padgett
Erwin Wilbanks
Carl Carr
Acapulco
Dane Courtney
Vivian Guiles
Claude Peoples
Linda LaBove
Kim
Gerta Shugart
Ernestine Stockton
Grace Waugh
Oslo McDaniel
Houston
Jack Barbees
Sheri Ann Spell
Mary Travis
Absentee ballots indicate heavy voting in Harris County election
Absentee voting appears strong in Harris County for the presidential race with 561 ballots cast by Friday, nearly triple the 1944 figure, while in person votes reached 2,348 and mail ballots 12,713. The 1964 absentee total was 18,940 with under 6,000 mailed in. Baytown hosted rallying supporters as Humphrey Muskie planned to speak at the Harris County Dome. Nixon campaigned across Texas while Wallace drew Chicago area crowds, underscoring a close, polarized race in Illinois and beyond.
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Harris County
Bob Turrentine
Turrentine
Baytown
Houston
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Humphrey-Muskie
Miami
Richard Nixon
Texas
George Wallace
Chicago
Illinois
Wallace
Humphrey
Lee College plans new community planning group
Lee College will form a planning committee at its November meeting to explore community needs. Members will include six citizens, three real estate agents, three administrators, three faculty and three students or ex-students. The panel will focus on academic technical and continuing education programs, emphasizing community service courses beyond regular credit offerings.
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Wanda Orton
Lee College
Lee College Board of Reagents
Richard D. Strahan
Coordinating Board
Texas College and University System
Strahan
Head of DPS To Talk At Police Banquet
Col. Wilson E Speir director of the Texas Department of Public Safety will speak January 13 at a Police Appreciation Banquet sponsored by the Baytown Citizens Traffic Safety Council. Chair Robert G Feinberg says the banquet honors the police department. Jim Girardeau Fletcher Hickerson and Feinberg plan it. Geneva Ferguson handles food. The event may be at the Community Building with breakfast at 7 30.
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Wilson E. Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
Baytown Citzens Traffic Safety Council
Robert G. Feinberg
Traffic Safety Council
Jim Girardeau
Fletcher Hickerson
Feinberg
Geneva Ferguson
Hollday Inn
Thieu vows no talks with NLF at Paris peace talks
President Thieu rejected four way negotiations and said Saigon will not send a delegation to Paris unless direct talks with Hanoi are assured. U S bombing halt takes effect as Rusk says North Vietnamese withdrawal could pave peace. Casualties rise in Da Nang area amid marked air campaign shifts to Laos.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
North Vietnam
Washington
Paris
Congress
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
United States
Hanoi
NLF
Johnson
Thieu
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Texas White House
State Department
Thien
North
Democratic Republic
U.S. Command
Gio Linh
Perth
South China Sea
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
America
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Intrepid
Coral Sea
Constellation
7Th Fleet
7Th Feet
Southeast Asia
da Nang
Final Weekend Furor as Nixon Humphrey Clash Narrows Lead
The Associated Press reports Nixon aims space program as a stepping stone to military edge and peace talks, while Humphrey rallies unity and antiwar Democrats in Chicago. Wallace draws thunderous welcome in Chicago as election nears. Harris Poll shows Humphrey narrowing Nixon’s lead from five to three points.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
Nixon
George C. Wallace
Chicago
Johnson
Austin
Tex
Beach City Declares Itself the States Skinniest Town
Beach City residents joke about their town as the skinniest in the state. Mayor Eloie Jordan notes the boundary slim as 1,500 feet at the cafe and estimates a year round population around 450, swelling to near 1,000 with summer guests. The town, incorporated 1966, lies 10.4 miles long with a two-mile Baytown control finger extending to its limits. Local aldermen, doctors, lawyers and fishermen tout fishing, shrimping and a growing population tied to the nearby steel mill.
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Ron Lennard
Beach City
Doreal
Eloie Jordan
Carl Slaughter
Baytown
Tri-City Beach
R. J. McGaffey
Enjay Chemical Co
Carpenter
U.S. Steel
W. D. Bush
A. J. Crawley
Jimmy McClellan
B. H. White
Trinity Bay
Louisiana
Seabrook
Jordan
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