Nixon commits to Haynsworth fight amid GOP split
President Nixon pledges support for Judge Clement Haynsworth and urges Senate action as Republican leaders Hugh Scott and Robert Griffin hedge on their stance. The White House pressure grows with letters from Nixon and defense by Eastland and Hruska, while Senators Allott Tower and Birch Bayh react to the mounting clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
Senate
Hugh Scott
GOP
Clement F. Haynsworth
Scott
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mike Mansfield
Hayns
Judiciary Committee
White House
Haynsworth
Key Biscayne, Fla
Judiciary
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
Hruska
Eastland-Hruska
U.S. Court of Appeals
Gordon Allott
Colorado
John Tower
Texas
Allott
Republican Policy Committee
Tower
Birch Bayh
Funeral notices and brief local items from Baytown area
Funeral services announced for J D Lewis and Mrs Bena Hollis Nash in Texas cities. Willie Ray Schilling returns from Berlin after three years in Army with Vietnam service. Roman Bail reservations end Oct 8. Golden Age Club hosts get acquainted party. Prowler enters home on Lindberg. no loss. Mae Jinks dies in Port Arthur. services in Houston. Candy sale by Lee College Circle K Club planned for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bena Hollis Nash
Groveton
Houston
Oakley- Metcalf Funeral Home
Lufkin
A. D. Chrisley
Baytown
Schilling
Willie Ray Schilling
Willie Schilling
Yupon
Berlin
Vietnam
Baytown Service League
James Walmsley
Frank Turpin
D. B. Woodell
Wisconsin
Port Arthur
Mae Jinks
Candy Sale Lee College Circle K Club
Weekend Baytown Weather: Partly Cloudy and Warm
Forecast calls for pleasant weekend in Baytown with upper 60s to upper 80s. Morgan's Point tides list Sunday high at 1:49 PM and Monday highs at 2:07 PM and 10:43 PM with lows at 12:43 AM and 2:49 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
LILLIE NELSON CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY AS GRANDSON RETURNS
Lillie Nelson enjoys her birthday while her grandson Mike Cuthbertson arrives home in Denison after being released from the Army. He previously served in Vietnam and was stationed in Georgia. Baytown group plans Charity Ball reservations for October 18 at Goose Creek Country Club with notable guests including Jackie Gidden and Chris Chandler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Nelson
Mike Cuthbertson
Denison
Mike
Baytonians
M. D. Cuthbertson
Georgia
Vietnam
Baytown Service League
Troy Manning
Tom Hoffman
Tom Ross
G. R. Tindall
Rod L. Grandy
Goose Creek Country Club
Jackie Gidden
Chris Chandler
Houston
A. S. Didrickson
House OKs 21.35 Billion Military Bill Amid Feuds
The House passed a 21.35 billion military spending package including Nixon's ABM plan after intense public clashes. Senator Percy warns Nixon may be haunted by opposition to Vietnam protests. A rail labor dispute is delayed for 60 days by presidential action under the Railway Labor Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Nixon
Illinois
Charles H. Percy
R-Ull
Sterling Band and Choir To Play At State Fair
Ross Sterling High School Ranger Band and choir will depart at 12:30 p.m. Sunday for Dallas to perform during the State Fair of Texas opening week. Five air conditioned buses carry 160 band members and 50 choir members with chaperones Mrs Xina Stone Mrs Hargis and Thad Cartwright. The band to give an hour long concert at the Fair Ground Pavilion Monday then parade at 7 p.m. The choir sings Monday daytime and joins a mass Cotton Bowl program Monday night and returns Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Sterling
Ranger
Dallas
Baytown Moves Closer to HUD Workable Program Approval
City officials announce Baytown is nearing federal approval for a workable housing program from HUD in Washington. If approved, the city will be eligible for federal funds to build about 400 low income units and a rent supplement program with private builders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Orton
Baytown
Housing and Urban Development Federal Agency
Washington, D.C
Texas
Ross Wilhite
HUD
Fort Worth
Wilhite
Washington
West Baytown Kiwanis Candy Sale Launches Annual Fundraiser
West Baytown Kiwanis Club members plan their annual candy sale chaired by E. H. Busby. Each bag holds 160 wrapped pieces and sells for 1. Funds support community projects including Lee College Circle K, Ross Sterling Key Club, Little League sponsorship, Baytown Opportunity School, Cerebral Palsy Treatment Center, and AFS program. The club also awards a Lee College scholarship and sponsors Baytown youths to Kiwanis Boys’ camp. sales staff will wear bright gold aprons with the Kiwanis seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Baytown Kiwanis Club
E. H. Busby
Candy Sale
Th Club
Lee College Circle K Club
Ross Sterling High School Key Club
Baytown Opportunity School
American Field Service
Foreign Exchange
Kiwanians
Lee College
Baytown
Kiwanis Boys
Mason
Kiwanis
Baytown Health League Clinic Moves to New Site
The Baytown Health League clinic moves Monday from Sant Jacinto Methodist Hospital basement and reopens Tuesday at 1921 W Main as a branch of Ben Tayb Hospital outpatient department. Supervising remains Joe A. Hewett with Dr Richard E Scheurich as physician in charge and Mrs Julia Pierson RN to supervise locally. Staff includes Dana Gann and Marie Duguay RN all on Harris County Hospital District payroll. The clinic averages over 600 visits monthly and was organized in 1941.
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Baytown
Julia Pierson
R. N
Richard E. Scheurich
M.D
Dana Gann
Marie Duguay
R.N
Harris County Hospital District
Fred Zumwalt mourns pet cat killed by dogs
A note from third grader Fred Zumwalt expresses sorrow over his cat Lollypop killed in the yard by a mean black and white dog and a brown dog. He asks neighbors to keep their dogs at home and signs his request with thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. R. Perez
Lindberg
Lollypop
Fred Zumwalt
Clayton
Abnormal Tides Reported In Baytown Area
Baytown civil defense director J. Fletcher Hickerson said tides are three feet above normal due to persistent southeast winds. The water is not expected to rise over the weekend. In Brownwood subdivision water covers Mapleton Milner and Bayshore streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
J. Fletcher Hickerson
Brownwood
Mapleton
Milner Drive
Bayshore Drive
Alan McWhorter
Brandt Wins Chancellorship in West Germany
Bonn, Germany AP Brandt’s victory marks a decade long effort to lift the Social Democratic party’s standing. His rise signals reduced East–West tensions and growing West German prosperity. At 56 in December, Brandt’s leadership ends postwar stagnation and his Berlin mayorate aided public appeal.
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Bonn
Germany
Willy Brandt
Social Democratic Party
East Germany
West Germany
Brandt
West Berlin
Ludwig Ricard
Social Democrats
Ballots Cast By Noon In 14 Boxes In Baytown Sun
1908 ballots had been counted by noon in the Baytown Sun election report. Officials forecast total turnout could exceed 6500. Candidates for two school board positions include Mrs Karl W Opryshek Seth Mitchell Jerry Don Smith and Don Murray with Citizens for Better Schools backing Opryshek and Murray. Precinct tallies listed from Highlands Library to Carver-Junes School and 14 reporting boxes. Election results to be released by 7:30 p.m. with formal canvass and winners at 7:30 Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnella Boynton
Sun
Baytown Sun
Karl W
Opryshek
Seth Mitchell
Jerry Don Smith
Don Murray
Murray
Citizens For
Mitchell
Smith
J. Rodger
Highlands Library
Highlands
Harlem
Alamo School
Burnet School
Baytown Sun Football Scorecard Highlights Local Games
Barbers Hill defeated Shepherd 27 to 6 while Co E King beat Crosby 21 to 13. Anahuac beat New Caney 21 to 0. Deer Park won 34 to 14 against J Frank Dobie and South Houston. Pasadena opened with a 0 score.
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J. D. Lewis
Lonnie R. Lewis
the Woods
Somerville
H. A. Hooper
Grantham
J. A. Snow II
E. H. Oliver
Roy Cloudt
Second Baptist Church
Robby Nixon
Atlantic City
N.J
George Meany
Walter Reuther
Meany
Afl-Cio
International Chemical Workers Union
Los Angeles
United Nations
Israel
U.S
U.N
Saigon
Earle J. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Baytown State Bank
Momber F.B
West Baytown Kiwanis
Baytown Health League Clinic
Karl Goryshek
The
Health League Board
Citizens National Bank & TruSt CO
Little Fred
Pet
First National
F.D
Courtesy Ford
Ashbel Smith School
Horace Mann
Baytown Junior School
San Jacinto School
Travis School
Austin School
Bowie School
Carver-Junes School
Aldine MacArthur
Barbers Hill
Shepherd
Co. E. King
Crosby
Sweeny
la Porte
Channelview
Cleveland
Anahuac
New Caney
Deer Park
J. Frank Dobie
South Houston
Pasadena
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