East Harris Voters Streaming To Polls In Key Election
East Harris County voters showed heavy turnout in a Baytown Sun survey across 15 precincts from 1 am to 11:15 am with over 8 000 ballots cast. Precinct tallies included 711 at Highlands Precinct 9 and 1 185 at Bowie Elementary Precinct 249, while observers noted lines at opening and a brisk early surge ahead of a nationally watched presidential race among Humphrey Nixon and Wallace with broader state and local contests. The Sun plans to publish full results in the Wednesday edition after tallying the 17 precincts east of the San Jacinto River and two in Channelview.
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Watch Party Opens at Humphrey-Muskie HQ for Election Returns
A watch party at 515 W. Texas begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday with State Rep. Joe Allen inviting Democratic friends to drop in for refreshments and TV election returns. Weather calls for cloudy cool days with possible showers late Tuesday or Wednesday. temps in 50s. Community notices include hospital visits, birthdays, club dinners, and a Bay Tabernacle mission service with Irene and Oscar Murcia. Two Baytown soldiers, Hering and Lowe, were photographed voting in Vietnam in an AP image.
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Baytown Soldier Killed in Vietnam On Second Tour
Baytown native Noe Tameyoza 33 Oakwood was killed Saturday in South Vietnam by enemy fire while in a helicopter. He served since April on a second tour, re-enlisting last year, and attended Robert E. Lee High School. He is survived by his parents five sisters and two brothers. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Trustees Weigh Damages Over Ford Garbage Contract
Ollie J. Ford seeks damages after his two year contract with the school district was terminated. The board met for two hours and will decide next Monday if Ford’s claims have merit. Attorney Bruce Ramsey warned the trustees that damages are unlikely and would fall to a court or other forum, not the board. He noted Ford should have protested within about 15 days of notice. Ford’s dismissal followed complaints about his garbage collection from Deputy Supt. Hinson, Maintenance Supervisor Costley, and five principals led by Herman Boatman.
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State Highway Chief Okays Cedar Bayou Bridge Plan
State Highway Commission Chairman Jack Kultgen endorsed in a luncheon speech the loop and bridge across Cedar Bayou from Baytown to Chambers County. He urged support from local groups and said he would recommend to the commission that the project be built, stressing the need for highways and opposition to federal control over highway decisions.
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Goose Creek Lake Project Fund Opens for Study
Citizens National Bank hosts the Goose Creek Lake Project fund to finance a Houston Urban Research study evaluating a proposed lake along Goose Creek from Highway 14 to I 10. Councilman Glen Walker, James A Bitsy Davis and David Evans lead the committee.
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Coastal Areas Unite For Baytown Cedar Bayou Road Link
State Highway Commission Chairman Jack Kultgen lauded a coalition of Baytown La Porte Pasadena and other coastal communities pressing for a road and bridge over Cedar Bayou to connect highways 14 and 1465. Delegations from Liberty County Harris County Galveston and Houston backed Baytown Chambers County as Kultgen pledged highway commission support.
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National Vote To Set Record
Washington AP reports a presidential election campaign troubled by war and domestic unrest concluded with outcomes resting on the era’s most unpredictable American voters in two decades. A forecast of fair weather suggested turnout could surpass the 71 million record set four years prior.
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Students Split On Election
Students in three area schools have determined who they would elect if eligible. Channelview High favors Wallace and LeMay for White House, Anahuac High backs Nixon and Agnew, while St Joseph Junior School prefers Humphrey and Muskie. The student view mirrors the national campaign mood as polls approach.
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Highlands Woman Found Dead By Sister
The body of Lillie May Danek a 3 year old Highlands woman was found in her home at 297 South Sixth by her sister Margaret Mercer. Deputies said she had been dead for at least two months. Danek lived with her father Louis Danek 65 who did not report the death. He prayed with her nightly. Neighbors noted a foul odor earlier in the summer. An autopsy was ordered at Harris County morgue and Danek was in invalid status since age eight.
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Pee Wee Bowl Opens with Perkins Award at 7 PM
The 1968 Baytown Pee Wee Football Bowl starts at 7 p.m. November 16 at Memorial Stadium. The event, co sponsored by Baytown Evening Optimist Club and Goodfellows, includes a George Perkins Award honoring the late George Perkins who died in 1967. Proceeds support Optimist and Goodfellows Christmas programs. The game features American League champion Texans versus National champions Hurricanes with a 7 p.m. kickoff and a following championship tilt. Tickets are sold at Solaport.
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Polls show Humphrey leading Nixon in final days
During a volatile election day across the United States Vice President Hubert Humphrey leads Richard Nixon 43 to 40 in a Harris poll as key results roll in from early states New York Connecticut and Massachusetts. International and domestic tensions color the day with Vietnam peace talks statements and reports of unrest in Jordan and China.
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