Hill County Deputy Constables Meet in Precinct 3
Harris County deputy units meet at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday in the municipal courtroom at the Police Station. Tris Elizabeth Jones of Baytown a member of the H voice A Cappella choir at the University of Texas will perform at the opening concert of the annual Fine Arts Festival in Austin s Hoge Auditorium at 8 p.m. on Nov 19.
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Harris County
Tris
Elizabeth ‘Jones
Baytown
H-voice
University of Texas
Austin
Hoge Auditorium
Spm
Baytown Club Activities And Local Social Notes
Mrs George Bedford recalls Gulf Cedar Bayou Women s Club rummage sale through Friday. Mrs S A Wismar declines to appear in a photo. Vivian Durham attends a Shamrock breakfast. Verna Hartress supports Cedar Bayou Parents Council. Mrs James B Lutes plans for the Ladies Auxiliary Texas Society of Professional Engineers meeting Friday. Mrs Lawrence Ffrench arranges Eighth District Music Federation convention. Christmas decorations and programs brighten Baytown women s clubs. Lloyd Kelley family enjoy a movie. Sheriff Louis Otter visits from Anahuac. Lions Club active in Baytown with Sparky Bond directing. Dianna Garrison and Lana Savage represent Lioness Club from Robert E Lee High. John Seligman welcomed as new Lion. Milton Lyon eyed as member. W W Brown prompts Floyd Bengtson to recall an old nickname. Gary Martin works at a movie machine. Myrie Lee Barrett of W715 Carolina upset over misspelled Hospital Notes name.
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George Bedford
Gulf Cedar Bayou
Dianna Garrison
Lana Savage
Robert E. Lee High School
John Seligman
Milton Lyon
W. W. Brown
Floyd Bengtson
Gary Martin
Myrie Lee Barrett
Carolina
Long Bids For Hubert's Senate Job
Senator Russell B Long leads the bid for assistant Senate Democratic leader as 68 Democrats caucus for the post with Long claiming commitments from over 35 senators. He says victory could come on the second or third ballot if President Johnson stays out, facing rivals Pastore Monroney Muskie and Hart. Long notes Pastore as strongest opponent and recounts prior support from Florida's George Smathers.
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Washington
Russell B. Long
Senate
Congress
Hubert J7. Humphrey
Minnesota
Long
Louisiana
Johnson
John G. Pastore
Rhode Island
Mike Monrenty
Oklahoma
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Philip A. Hart
Michigan
Pastore
Monroney
Yegerds Pastore
Olahoma City
Leng
Atlantic City
George A. Smathers
Florida
Smathers
Senate - Democratic Conference
Ramsey Recommends End Ad Valorem Tax For Hospital Funds
Harris County Commissioners heard Ramsey urge ending the state ad valorem tax on real estate to free 42 cents per $100 valuation for hospital administration. He cited long standing funding gaps at Taub City-County Charity Hospital and urged county action with Gov Connally backing abolition, to relieve city obligations. He criticized Bill Elliott and warned the plan requires legislative support to pass next year.
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Taub City - County
Harris County Commissioners Court
Ramsey
Elliott
Preci 2
Harris County
City of Houston
John Connally
Austin
Charity
City to Get Street Work in 1985 Plan
City officials will review the 1985 street improvement program with a $300 000 budget at Thursday’s 6 30 p m council meeting in city hall. City Engineer Jack Morton and City Manager Fritz Lanham will present cost estimates for 19 Baytown street sections that may be upgraded this year including Ashbel Gulf to Sterling Gail lard Gulf to Defee Jones Gulf to Sterling Hemp hill Texas to Defee Defee Decker to Whiting Felton Texas to Lobit Pine Market to Airhart Sheréck Bayshore to Bayway Nevada Market and North.
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City Hall
Baytown
Jack Morton
Fritz Lanham
Ashbel
Gulf
Sterling
Gaillard
Defee
Jones
Hemphill
Texas
Decker
Whiting
Suit Challenging TRA Contract Is Dismissed
A district court dismissed a suit challenging the City of Houston Trinity River Authority contract. Judge John Snell Jr sustained a city motion for summary judgment. The plaintiffs may appeal.
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City of Houston
Trinity River Authority
John Snell Jr
Texas finds new ways to fight crime with DPS tools
Joel Tisdale of the Texas Department of Public Safety spoke at the Baytown Lions Club about modern techniques. He described Identikit facial composites, number-coded feature mapping, and even clay finger-bone molds for prints. Fingerprint databases, ultraviolet checks, and unique scene clues help solve arson and forgery cases. He emphasized event-by-event crime scene reconstruction and cooperation across departments, noting frequent hit-and-run cases and tireless pursuit methods.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Joel Tisdale
Austin
Baytown Lions Club
Tisdale
Texas
Ser. Lions
Protests Roar as U S Sub Arrives Off Sasebo Japan
Police pour into Sasebo as the Sea Dragon docks for a three day visit despite large scale protests. Demonstrations erupt in Tokyo with 1400 students at the Diet and 10,000 leftist marchers. Premier Sato faces his first political crisis amid nuclear tensions and official assurances of no radiation.
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Japan
U.S
Tokyo
Diet
Akira Iwai
Sohyo Labor Federation
Isil
Atanatiese
Eisaku Sato
Hayato Ikeda
Liberal Democrat Party
Collective Leadership Sought in GOP Reform Drive
AP reports the Republican Party debates collective leadership and an independent audit of the national committee treasury. Melvin Laird calls for a broad leadership group to rebuild the party, while Smylie urges a standing agency to update the platform. Scott seeks an audit to curb radical right influence and discusses potential campaign surpluses and reform.
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Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
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Smylie
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Presid
Dwight D. Eisenrz
Thrusten Morton
Kentucky
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Charles A. Tialleck
Indiana
Jin
Scott Feig
Philadelphia
Scott
Barry Goldwater
William E. Milleer
Republican _congressional campaign committee
Signs Of The Times In Maricopa County
Assistant County Manager Fred Dalgell told a Phoenix signmaker to prepare signs for each member of the Board of Supervisors after the election. The signmaker was asked to produce signs with the name of every elected official, with three signs needed in total. Signs appeared on Monday showing the names of the elected officials.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Gary — Flere
Maricopa’ County
Fred Dalgell
Bomre of Supervisors
Dalxell Sas
Hastings Saw Fleet Surrender In 1918
C W Hastings of 200 E Humble aboard the USS Wyoming in the Arctic Circle near Scotland recalls World War I events on Armistice Day 1918. He describes escorting the German fleet to the Orkney Islands and witnessing the surrender as the Allied ships formed a protective convoy. The account reflects the quiet day and the notable joint naval action.
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Wanda Orton
C. W Hastings
E. Humble
Wyoming
Scotland
Arctic Circle
North Sea
Hastings
ISIS
Keil Canal
Orkney Islands
Scntland
U.S
LC. S. Navy
Mary Pickford
U.S. Wyoming
Ship Channel Fish Kill Hits Baytown Waters
Dead and decaying fish in Baytown area waters attributed to Houston Ship Channel pollution. Residents including Mrs. William Harrop report widespread fish kills and water clarity like glass as officials blame industrial waste and a state board license allowing pollution to extend south of the main channel. Dr. Quebedeaux notes poorer quality water and a buffer zone designation near Morgans Point.
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Houston
Baytown
William Harrop
Crow Road
Scott’s Bay
Harrap
Quebedeaux
Ship Channel
Texas
Mud Over Fire Destroys Home as Santa Anas Hit Hills
An avalanche of mud pours down a suburban street wrecking a home and killing a housewife, after wildfires left hillsides bare. Experts cite Santa Ana winds drying brush, then heavy rain bringing debris and floods. County residents in danger zones question hillside living amid recurring disasters.
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Angeles
Hank
Poi
Walter Meré
Calipia
Bob Sinsleton
Santa Anas
California
Hollywood Hills
San Fernando Valley
Les Dwellers
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Sam’ Holston
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