Knight names Edgerton as man who made offer
Former California governor Goodwin Knight identified financier J Howard Edgerton as the man who supposedly acted for former Vice President Richard Nixon to coax Knight from the 1982 gubernatorial race. Edgerton denied the accusation, while Nixon said Edgerton would not influence Knight. Knight recounted a timeline from June to September with meetings and phone calls.
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Knight affair shadows 1960s political rethink and oil ties
A fragmented chronicle maps Knight and Nixon era politics with Edgerton letters claiming no unauthorised Nixon influence. It notes Rice University funding for teacher programs, industry links to Atlantic and Gulf oil interests, and Sunbelt corporate ties amid a broader electoral backdrop.
Hale Moves to Baytown Amid Gulf Coast Growth
Hale relocates from Henderson to Baytown with wife seeking faster Gulf Coast growth amid Gulf Oil plant and NASA lab announcements. He rose from Woodville weekly to editor of The Daily News in Henderson after stints at Texarkana Gazette and Lufkin Daily News, working alongside Preston Pendergrass James B. Boone and John Wadley. Mrs Hale, a registered nurse, also attended Baylor.
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Baytown
Henderson
Hartman
Baylor
Gulf Coast
Gulf Oil
NASA Space Lab
Hale
Preston Pendergrass
James B. Boone
John Wadley
Texarkana Gazette
Tyler
Beame
Lufkin Daily News
Woodville
Daily News
Meeting discusses VA aid for homeowners in Brownwood
Houston speaker told about 40 attendees that the VA will aid lender cooperation to recondition homes, support supplementary loans, and review any cases of unfair treatment. Red Cross processing 400 assistance applications. residents urged to contact La Trille B. Dean at Grand Cleaners. Co chairmen Jim Mallory, RC Anderson, and Clinton Bates lead the disaster committee.
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Houston
Barnett
Blackburn
Red Cross
MORC Price Adjustments For Crude Oil By Humble Oil
Humble Oil and Refining Co increased posted prices by 10 cents per barrel for crude from Hawkins Hitts Lake Paluxy Sand Flat Sugar Hill Paluxy Taleo and Pewitt Ranch fields. East Texas crude price reduced from 33.25 to 33.15 per barrel. In Eastern and Central Louisiana prices dropped five to 15 cents per barrel, averaging about 10 cents. Adjustments take effect at 7 a.m. Thursday to align with competitive Gulf Coast crudes.
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Paluxy
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Sugar Hill
Taleo
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Humble
East Texas
Louisiiana
Gulf Coast
Hospital News Briefs From Gulf Coast Area
Timothy Scott Brady of Mont Belvieu is being treated at Gulf Coast Hospital for a lawn mower injury and is in Room 202. Cora Lea Byford undergoes a tonsillectomy at Gulf Coast. New arrivals include Ralph Sheram Channelview son born Wednesday at Gulf Coast and several other births at Gulf Coast with listed families and weights.
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Deanna James
Mont Belvieu
Gulf Coast Hospital
Gulf Coast
Cora Lea Byford
Raymond Byford
W. Jack
San Jacinto
Ray Galloway
Barrymore
Emma Bayne
Greenbriar
Carol Sue Nettles
Channelview
Charles L. Dees
Highlands
Francis L. Conley
Wesley B. Parker
Rose
Wood Drive
Lubbin W. Capps
Houston
Ralph Sheram
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Potter County to Hold Special State House Election
A special election is scheduled for November 18 in Potter County to fill the vacancy in the Texas State House created by the death of Representative J Edger Wilson. Gov Price Daniel has called the election.
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Austin
Dist
Potter County
State House of Representatives
J. Edger Wilson
Price Daniel
Cubs Meet Tonight For Membership Drive
Baytown Cub Scout Pack No 100 holds an annual membership drive at 7 p m Thursday at Cubmaster J C McMurrough s home 1305 Olive All boys ages eight to ten in the James Bowie Elementary School area are invited with a parent or parents to attend.
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Baytown
J. C. McMurrough
Olive
James Bowie
Two Air Force Officers and Flight Into Space
Two Air Force lieutenants from the Air Force Academy completed space cabin tests as part of a two year program, claiming they could have joined the moon mission in their graduating class. Melvin Pollard of Texas and Craig Miller of Iowa described their experiences and underwent physical and psychological exams after brief interviews with reporters and family members.
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Air Force
Melvin Pollard
Miller
Quanah
Tex
Craig Miller
Sandy
Humble
Iowa
Berlin
Pollard
Billy E. Welch
Space Ecology
Triple A Feed and Grocery
Medical Center
N. Main
Highlands
M. M
Brown
Space
Ideputy
F. W. Pollard
A. A
Anthony
Houston
Louise
Alvarado
Technical Boss At Refinery Named Engineering Council Chair
Dr W B Franklin manager of the Humble Baytown Refinery has been named chairman of the Engineering Foundation advisory council at the University of Texas. The council includes top industrial leaders who help plan programs and raise funds for the College of Engineering. Last year the group raised about $90000 and funded faculty salaries scholarships travel and related costs.
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W. B. Franklin
Humble Qs and Refining Co
Baytown
Engineering Foundation
University of Texas
College of Engineering
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