Morse trails 3500 votes in recount bid for Senate
Sen Wayne Morse appears set to lose by about 3,500 votes as recounts loom in his bid for a fifth Senate term. Waves of B 52 bombers raid Cambodian border bases northwest of Saigon, with the South Vietnamese base commander reporting 60,000 troops massed for a possible total attack. Bruce Reynolds is arrested in Torquay, linked to Britain's Great Train Robbery, with roughly $1 million recovered of the estimated $7 million stolen.
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Wayne Morse
Senate
Saigon
Bruce Reynolds
Torquay
Vote Error and Local Figures in Baytown News
A Baytown Sun report corrects vote tabulation errors showing Atty Gen Crawford Martin won in Precinct 12 and carried all 16 East Harris County boxes. Also covered are Gulf Coast Hospital Auxiliary meeting, UT Baytown graduate news, Charity Ball reservations, a Hawaii trip return, a junior dance, a funeral, Burnet Elementary Parents Club event, and a weekend weather outlook with a chance of rain and cooler temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Parents Club
Burnet Elementary School
Joy Woods Returns to Work World and Square Dancers
JOY WOODS prepares to reenter the workforce while Hoyt Page searches for something. Cal and Helen Hartrick enjoy square dancing with Marcia Stasney named a finalist for Total Woman Forum in Houston, a sewing model and contest winner next Tuesday. Audrey Maeser faces salad bowl delivery trouble. Sharon Matherne makes an announcement. Mrs J W Gunn reports wind and rain damage on Railroad Drive Tuesday night. Molly St John trains to be a dental hygienist. W P Smith, a senior citizen, moves briskly. Norma Wilder leaves hospital.
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Joy Woods
Hoyt Page
Bob Andy Kerr
Cal
Helen Hartrick
Marcia Stasney
Total Woman Forum
Houston
Audrey Maeser
Sharon Matherne
Sarah der
J. W. Gunn
Railroad Drive
Trving
Humble Raises Early Retirement Income Across Firms
Humble Oil and Refining Co Enjay Chemical Co and Esso units announce improved annuity terms to boost early retirement income. Changes effective Dec 31 raise pre Social Security payments from 100 to 125 monthly for those retiring before 62 while preserving existing normal retirement at 65 and the 62 plus retirement income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Enjay Chemical Co
Esso
Research and Engineering Co
Tire
Addi
Nixon to Meet With LBJ Soon in Florida
In Key Biscayne AP reports plans for an early meeting between President-elect Nixon and President Johnson to be announced soon. Nixon may be joined by running mate Spiro Agnew. Humphrey’s reunion is unlikely but possible as a gesture. Nixon delays cabinet appointments until Dec. 5 and weighs talent for his administration and budget priorities with Johnson’s upcoming budget.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Nixon
Jalso
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Agnew
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Nalsen
Budget Bureau
Congress
Poppy Days Flag Friday and Saturday In Baytown
The American Legion Buddy Poppy Days are Friday and Saturday in Baytown per a mayoral proclamation. American Legion Post 323 Ladies Auxiliary and the Lee Brigadiers and Sterling Stars will sell poppies to fund veteran rehabilitation and welfare. Brigadiers sell 6 to 8 am Friday at Baytown Refinery gates. Sterling Stars sell in downtown and shopping centers.
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American Legion
Baytown
Seaborn Cravey
American Legion Post 323
Ladies Auxiliary
Lee Brigadiers
Sterling Stars
Rites Held For Pioneer Mrs Marable
Funeral services for Mrs Mattie Mae Massey Marable longtime Cedar Bayou resident and Baytown schoolteacher were held at Grace Methodist Church. She died Wednesday in a Baytown hospital aged 80s. Survived by husband Harry W Marable son Charles Douglas Marable two brothers three sisters and several nieces and nephews. Burial followed at Cedar Bayou Masonic Cemetery with pallbearers named. Contributions suggested to Grace Methodist Church fund.
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Mattie Mae Massey Marable
Cedar Bayou
Grace Methodist Church
W. Humble
Charles Douglas Marable
University of Texas
Harry F. Massey
L. W. Massey
Baytown
Virgie Wood
Bonnie Cook
Sybil Daneman
New York City
Beatrice Dixon
California
Sterling Stars To Go Military Again At Dobie Sterling Game
The Ross Sterling Stars will repeat a military themed halftime show in Pasadena Friday night. Claire Bays, director, describes red rifles and patriotic music as the corps forms USA letters and executes drills including a Texas map, Sea of Texas sequence, and a Bravura finale with precision drill by the Ranger band featured in the program.
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Ross Sterling
Dobie Sterling
Pasadena
Claire Bays
Spet
U.S.A
Texas
Sea of Texas
Ranger
City council hears fire truck proposal amid steel cab debate
A firm rep extolled a steel cab fire truck to the council while noting fiberglass cabs risk heavy damage in crashes. The mayor quips that the city still damages police cars, signaling ongoing scrutiny and activity.
Norman Foote Park Named By Baytown Council
The Baytown city council approved naming a city park after Norman Foote, a longtime civic leader who chaired the Capital Improvements Bond Program sub-committee and later the Park and Recreation Board established in 1966. The Norman C. Foote Park sits on an acre behind the Community Building and city hall facing West Main, with Fairy Land playground equipment. City Manager Fritz Lanham said the park has been popular with children since it opened last summer.
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Baytown
Norman
Foote
Park and Recreation Board
Norman C. Foote
West Main
Fritz Lanham
Baytown Banks Win State Charter Approvals
Perry W. Britton of Baytown reports the State Banking Commission granted two new bank charters. Baytown State Bank will be in Bay Fair Plaza while The Bank of Baytown plans a Baytown branch at the K-Mart Shopping Center after reviewing multiple applications and supporting testimony.
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Perry W. Britton
Baytown
State Banking Commission
Baytown State Bank
Bay Fair Plaza
Bank of Baytown
K-Mart
Thieu Proposes Saigon Lead Paris Talks Overhaul
Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu urged reorganizing the Paris peace talks with each side having a single delegation. He would have the United States and allies on his side while North Vietnam would lead the other, with Hanoi free to include groups like the National Liberation Front. Thieu rejected four party talks and warned Hanoi to guarantee sincere direct negotiations, accusing the Communists of escalating attacks during Johnson’s bombing halt.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Paris
Thieu
National Liberation Front
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Johnson
Nlfy
NLF
Washington
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Lee College Receives Federal Grant for Police Science
Lee College has been awarded 14 901 dollars under Title 1 of the 1965 Higher Education Act to support its police science program. President Richard D Strahan and Academic Dean James P McWilliams announced the grant and participation in technology in higher education workshops. The college ranked third on the Title 1 priority list and was the only junior college in Texas to receive funds.
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Lee College
Richardd. Strahan
James P. McWilliams
Strahan
McWilliams
Ronald Roberts
Roland Armstrong
Texas
J Paul Ray
Asbury College
Wilmore
Technology
Freshmen Brigadiers To Perform At Halftime Show
The Freshmen Brigadier Corps will perform at halftime as the landers host the Pasadena Eagles at Memorial Stadium. The corps will enter between the two drum and bugle units and spell LEE in a hexagon formation. Miss Nikki Ryland directs the Freshmen Corps.
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Memorial Stadium
Thelanders
Pasadena Eagles
Lee
Nikki Ryland
Stale water rumors swirl at Southwest Addition council talk
City officials faced calls about foul smelling and tasting water in the Southwest Addition as dead end lines cause water quality concerns. Councils Braswell and Kloesel recounted residents inviting them to drink or bathe in the water and both declined. The exchange highlighted fears the line may be connected to the sewer.
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Andy Braswell
Braswell
Ted Kloesel
Kloesel
Stassi Sells Beer Business and Retires in Baytown
Baytown beer distributorship ownership passes from the Sam Stassi family to Herbert Fraser. The Stassis began in 1937 under Farbacher and Jackson Brewing, with sites from North Commerce to the Jax Warehouse at 707 South Main. Fraser, previously a Hamm’s distributor, will expand operations and keep the Baytown facilities. Stassi plans to focus on real estate and other holdings while spending more time with grandchildren.
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Baytown
Jax Beer
Sam Stassi
Herbert Fraser
Stassis
Lawrence B. Farbacher
Jackson Brewing,Co
New Orleans
North Commerce
Southern Pacific Freight
Jax
South Main
Fraser
Hamms
Stassi
Ialso
Farbachers
Baytown Council okays portable juvenile building bid
Baytown City Council approved a 3,044.60 bid from Cary Bay Portable Buildings Inc of Houston to erect a rear of the Police Administration Building structure for juveniles. The low bid exceeded the 5,000 budget but was the best of three bids. The council also accepted a 642,261 bid from Mack Trucks Inc for a new fire truck, noting the cab's fiberglass composition could raise repair costs in severe crashes. Utilities rates were adjusted including an increase in water tapping fees from 8 to See COUNCIL, Page 2
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Mike Lonsford
Baytown
Cary‘ay Portable Buildings, Inc
Houston
Don Cooke
Counel
Mack Trucks, Inc
Mack
Fire Department
Dan Lake
Fire Trucks, [Inc
Lake
L.V. McBride
Fritz Lanham
Council
Community Chest Nears Deadline in Baytown Drive
Baytown contributions to the Community Chest stood at 215000 midweek, 15000 short of the 1968 goal. Drive Chairman Frank Turpin urged division chairmen to finish their work this week and hinted at a possible final report meeting next week. An unexpected 1900 gift from a Gulf Oil Cedar Bayou Olefin plant Brown & Root maint employee boosted funds, added to regular individual gifts averaging 16.47 per LM employee.
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Baytown
Frank Turpin
Turpin
Brown & Root
Gulf Oil Cedar Bayou
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Gulf Coast Hospital Auxiliary
William Perkins
Gulf Coast Hospital
Gloria Ann Bridges Steed
Reservations and Service League
R. W. Matherne
Goose Creek Country Club
Barbara McCauley
Hawaii
Cpl Davis McCauley
Marines
Davis
An’ Hoa
Vietnam
Ralph Schwendeman
Lowell
Ohio
John A. Schwendeman
Baytonian
Aron
Peoples State Bank
Teeher
Humble
LBJ
Eisenhower
Maurice Stans
Maison
NEXON
Mrs. Marable
Sterling
Joyce
Seabarn Cravey
Norman Foote
Bulletin
Board of Trustees
Lou Ellen Currie
Becky Burns
Robert E. Lee
Playii
Sam
Tassi
Shoreacres
Carla
M. L. Wismer
Charles White
Jim Murray
Kansas City
Ben Dienst
Galveston
Lerbert Fraser
Community Chest
Brown
Root
Wayne Gregory
Jay Turner
Casek
Freak Turpin
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