Old Trustees Clash Over Meeting Date Set for Thursday
Newly elected Baytown school board trustees face conflicts over a special meeting called for Thursday night. Incoming trustees Linpman Dignam and Greenwell cannot attend due to prior commitments, while Peterson is in San Francisco. Policy requires the oath and officer elections within five days of canvass, prompting discussion to reschedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnella Boynton
Paul Parkinson
Troy Peterson
Peterson
San Francisco
Glenn Linpman
Philip Dignam
Fabian Greenwell
Dignam
Supt
George
H. Gentry
Lippman
Baytown |Sun
Greenwell
University of Houston
Tennessee Hydrocarbon
Karl W. Opryshek
Gentry
Parkinson
Funeral of G W Renfro to be held in Henderson
Attend funeral details show MR and MRS B C Renfro of Baytown traveling to Henderson for the services of G W Renfro to be held Wednesday at Crawford Crimin Funeral Home. Also notices seek a witness and local notices on tides and hunting guides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Renfro
Baytown
Henderson
G. W. Renfro
Crawford Crimin Funeral Home
Jewel Ball guests return from Austin event insights
Dr and Mrs Donald Brunson return from the Jewel Ball in Austin which kicks off the season benefiting the Austin Symphony Society. Guests include Dr and Mrs James R Alexander with their daughter honored as a jewel. Julia Swilley matched navy dress with navy and yellow shoes as celebrations continue.
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Donald Brunson
Austin
Austin Symphony Society
James’ R. Alexander
Julia Swilley
W. €. Herring
George Chandler
Dudge Noel Richardson
Donna-Lauri Lennard
Fritz Lanham
Dianne Lemmon
Betty Corley
Betty Lemmon
Jimmy Carpenter
State Asks To Move Graves At DeZavala
Texas Attorney General seeks state permission to relocate graves from DeZavala Cemetery to San Jacinto Battlefield Park. A Harris County Probate Court petition lists descendants including Baytown residents Eppie Higginbotham and Floyd Higginbotham. Costly maintenance and public access considerations drive the proposal amid erosion and industrial development near Buffalo Bayou.
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Muril Hart
Lorenzo de Zavala
Republic of Texas
Texas
Buffalo Bayou
Houston
de Zavala
Higginbotham
Channelview
25th Term Begins At LC in Pipeline Technology
The 25th term of the School of Pipeline Technology, sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute, opened Monday at Holiday Inn and Lee College. The six week course draws international participants from Laling to Austria and Dallas to Bolivia. Shell executive John E. Green addressed the kickoff, noting his rise from UT Oklahoma graduate in 1940 and prior Pipe Liner of the Year honor.
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John E. Green
Shell Pipe Line Corp
School of Pipe Line Technology
Extension Service
University of Texas and Lee College
Bill Hartman
American Petroleum Institute
Holiday Inn and Lee College
University of Texas and Lees College
Laling
Tex
Austria
Dallas
Bolivia
Shell
Pipe Line Corp
Houston
Green
Theniversity of Oklahoma
Pipe Liners Club
Industrial Associates
Baytown School
United States
H. E B. Freeman
API Division of Transportation Committee
Baytonians
Biw Strickler
Bruce Whalen
University of Texas
Riots, arrests, and political shifts across nations and cities
Riot police guard Londonderry after three bombs explode amid nationalist violence. Fifteen Chicago students arrested and two officers injured in disturbances at three schools sparked by Negro students demands for influence. NATO ministers and Dean Rusk note shifts in Europe's strategic balance after Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia. Finland’s socialist parties lose seven percent to conservatives and liberals. Oklahoma Wildlife Commission rejects federal plan to shoot over 300 elk at Wichita Mountains Refuge. Court resumes fight over Alice B Atwood estate as witnesses testify. Dallas hosts a fatal heart transplant at Parkland Hospital.
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Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Chicago
NATO
U.S
Dean Rusk
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Alice B. Atwood
King Ranch
Bicycle serial stamping aids Baytown area police work
Baytown Optimists will resume bicycle serial stamping this Saturday at Travis and Burnet Elementary schools to build a registration file at the police station. The program, co sponsored by the Baytown Evening Optimist and Noon Optimist clubs, runs Saturdays until all district schools are covered and will later switch to monthly stamps.
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Baytown
Travis and
Burnet
Ronnie Cooper
Travis
Noon Optimist Club
Lee Col
Lege Opti-Ettes
Ross Sterling
Robert BH. Lee
Austin
Bowie
Cedar Bayou
Cooper
12 Year Old Winner Of Disney Stamp
Gary Willison, 12, of 1800 Hartt Drive, Cedar Bayou Junior School student, won The Baytown Sun Disney first day cover contest for Walt Disney hometown stamp. His prize, mailed to him, was drawn by Paul Putman, Baytown Sun advertising director.
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Gary Willison
Clyde OQ. Willison Jr
Hartt Drive
Walt Disney
Gary
Cedar Bayou
Baytown Sun
Fred Hartman
The
Sun
Santa Fe Railroad
Paul Putman
Land Gsalstant
P.O
What Vandals Did Smells
J. R. Pitts of 1901 Happy Valley reported a break in his two car garage after smelling spoiled meat from a deep freezer. He told Baytown police that someone entered, lowered the thermostat, took the key and locked the freezer, an act dated around Oct. 1. The case was referred to the police detective division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Pitts
Happy Valley
Baytown
Heavy Fighting Northwest of Saigon Reported
American ground and air forces battled North Vietnamese troops along the northwest approaches to Saigon. In two days of fighting, 147 enemy troops were killed while U S casualties stood at 8 killed and 13 wounded. Allied troops found stockpiles of war materiel from north of Saigon to the DMZ, including mines, grenades, rockets, and medical gear. Some officers warned of a possible big offensive before year end, as intelligence suggested Hanoi aimed to headline near the November 5 U S election.
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Saigon
U.S
Fdrst
Long
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Baytown property values rise nearly $10 million
Baytown sees a rise in property assessments of about $9.9 million for the 1967-68 tax year, with projected additional tax receipts near $100,000 at the current $1.40 per $100 rate. The board of equalization, chaired by Dr. C. L. Umholtz, issued a special report detailing total 1968 assessments of $253,562,675 after six board meetings and 682 property owner appearances.
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Baytown
Board of Equalization
C. L. Umholtz
Umholtz
Justices Overrule Douglas in Vietnam Mobilization
The Supreme Court ended a hold on Army mobilization, allowing reservists to be sent to Vietnam. An Ohio ballot challenge by George C. Wallace drew late attention, while separate legal actions questioned May Pueblo crisis callups. Wallace’s case could place him on state ballots nationwide if successful.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Vietnam
George C. Wallace
Ohio
William C. Douglas
Ft. Meade
Ft. Lee
Douglas
California National Guard
Tacoma
Wash
Pueblo
Wallace
Alabama
David J. Young
Columbus
Big VC Offensive Expected Soon
Washington reports military officials weigh intelligence of a possible big enemy offensive in Vietnam before year’s end. Captured officers say Hanoi aims to make a splash around the November elections, though U S judgment is that Tet-like operations are unlikely. Training declines and reduced infiltration have weakened enemy units near Saigon.
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Washington
Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Ting
Saigon
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