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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1970
Page
1
Washington AP reports the Pentagon announced Russia conducted the first long range test firing of an improved $813 intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific.
Athletic Director Pete Sultis warned the Port Arthur Lee regional final is a sellout with many general admission seats still available early. Gates open at 5 30 p m and no buses will run from the school bus barns to Stallworth Stadium, as Transportation Director Kim Worden noted only 13 riders last week.
Partly cloudy and continued mild weekend forecast for Baytown area with temperatures in the low 60s to high 70s. Morgan's Point tides show highs at 4:13 a.m. and 11:37 a.m. and lows at 4:31 a.m. and 3:13 p.m. Monday tides list high at 5:01 a.m. and low at 4:01 a.m. Sun rise times are 6:57 a.m. and 6:58 a.m. for Sunday and Monday. sunset shown as 5:22 p.m. Monday.
Baytown area notes cover Vincent Romberg journey from Austin for UT paper research Helen Leonard stars in Barbers Hill regional final win Friday Gary Burroughs and Beverly McCall meet friends at The Baytown Sun UT student Dennis Williams visits Baytown Thanksgiving Audrey and Bob Maeser attend Texas Water Quality Board meeting in Austin Donald Wells faces long-term street neglect William Alfred plans a heavy dinner
Baytown currently options 155.63 acres in eight tracts to expand city parks, aiming to triple park space from 69.45 acres. The plan includes one large Crosby Cedar Bayou site, two 25 and 30 acre community parks, and five neighborhood parks. Total option price 448,432 with 224,216 in federal match pending bureau approvals.
In Manila Pope Paul VI urged an end to the Vietnam War through honest negotiations amid a world-wide appeal for peace. He pressed leaders to avoid actions harming the climate for talks in Paris and reflected on a brief Saigon stop canceled by Vatican officials.
Chief Goodfellow urges Baytown families to donate to the Goodfellow Fund to fund 1000 Christmas bags. The goal is $3,000, matching last year’s total, with donations acknowledged unless anonymity is chosen. Send gifts to Chief Goodfellow, P.O. Box 90, Baytown, 77520.
Crowds were to gather at Stallworth Stadium by mid afternoon Saturday for the 7 34 p m kickoff between Robert E Lee and Port Arthur in the 1970 regional playoffs. Port Arthur undefeated. Ganders have one blemish. Tickets said to be standing room only and traffic was to be heavy with alternate routes advised.
The Baytown and East Harris County Community Chest 1971 drive is about $10,000 short of its goal. Campaign chairman Steve Dedman reports pledges total $248,005.76, roughly 96 percent of the $258,300 target. Two divisions, Raujay Chemical and McKay Chemical, reached 100 percent, bringing the total to 11 divisions meeting or exceeding their goals.
SAIGON AP The U S Command said there have been more than 14 000 incidents and sightings indicating enemy activity in Vietnam's DMZ since bombing stopped on November 1 1968 During the same period there were over 7 000 engagements in which American forces attacked North Vietnamese positions inside the DMZ The command noted patrols in the southern half of the DMZ are occasional and tied to indications of enemy activity No U S ground combat troops operate in North Vietnam but recon patrols by civilian irregulars led by American special forces are known to occur in Laos and possibly near Vietnam s border with Laos There have been unconfirmed reports of similar patrols near the North Vietnamese border with Laos The Carn Iynand acknowledged many incidents within the DMZ go unreported daily but said there have been no enemy mortar or rocket attacks across the DMZ since March The last American reconnaissance plane was fired on two months ago and this had not been reported previously
An Anchorage bound DC8 charter crashed on takeoff killing 46 of 230 aboard. 168 injured and 11 missing, with 11 others in Anchorage hospitals. Capitol International Airways plane exploded after fuel stop at Anchorage International Airport. Survivor accounts described a brief climb and rapid loss of control.
Junior Optimist League Rebel coach presents the Fred Dittman Sr. trophy to Mike Tucker and Scott McManus at the Optimist Club awards meeting. Carroll Russell and Dr. Bob Watford present medals to Pee Wee Bowl champions Paul Goodman and Craig Russell for the Goodfellow Bowl honors.
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