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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1966
Page
2
Thieves target car stereo tape recorders in Baytown cars. Since May twelve complete sets plus two recorders have been stolen, totaling about 4360 in losses. Reports indicate thefts occur day or night, usually under the dash with tapes. The latest incident occurred Monday at Sam's Grill parking lot from Edgar Willie Greer's car, valued at 116.
Washington officials report rising risk of a strike at General Electric as AFL-CIO leaders demand movement. Paul Jennings says a walkout seems likely if no progress occurs. Secretaries Wirtz and Connor describe no advance after over two hours of talks and plan further discussions.
Mrs D G Keene chairs a Cedar Bayou gym event at 7 30 pm Saturday with a Halloween party for seventh graders. Masks are required or a ten cent fine. Bear Den cards cost 2 cents. Utopians play for dancing. dances contests and door prizes. Chaperones are parents. The dance ends at 1 pm.
Admitted to Gulf Coast list includes Tina Hinton and Penny Crawford among many others with room numbers. New arrivals note births for John Cummings Lynchburg and several couples at Gulf Coast and San Jacinto Methodist on Oct 10.
A 335 million fire destroys most of the vast Navy exchange at Memphis Tennessee Naval Air Station. Red China reports Red Guards organized as a reserve army. President Johnson may visit New York City on Columbus Day to boost Democratic candidates. Texas highway funds total 14 billion with 228,920,087 allocated for the year ending June 30, 1963. Viet Cong guerrillas are pressed by U S helicopter troops in a continuing clash.
Hobart W. Enoch presented a plan for a new tax office map system and recommended Busch Engineering Co for a $24 810 proposal if the board approves. Supt Gentry opposed entering the project now due to financial problems. The board approved joint use of school property for parks and amended but not changed the budget. Eight buses were approved for underprivileged children to attend the Arabian Temple Shrine Circus in Houston on Nov 5. The board voted to meet on the first and fourth Mondays with routing on the first Monday and special business on the fourth. A special meeting is set for Oct 17 at 7 30 p m to discuss tie for Improvement Program with a single agenda item.
The coach cautioned that official board action, if taken, plus Cook's refusal to comply, might provide just cause for dismissal. Chester Hollison, attorney for the State Education Commission, says any appeal would likely be heard in the second week of November.
Baytown Elks leader J R Bell will make an official visit to Kemah Elks Lodge 222 at 4 p.m. on October 25. Bell, 15 year member of Baytown Lodge 1649, has served as trustee and two terms exalted ruler and is active on the Cerebral Palsy Clinic board with the Baytown Society of Crippled Children.
Diane Milner offers four tickets to the Texas Arkansas game in Austin this weekend. Contact 552-3288 to arrange transfer or sale.
A Texas A&M student Pat Rehmet reports chewing gum is a hot trade item in Russia. He and a Polish family dated a six week stay in Poland and a ten day stop in Leningrad as part of an international living program. He describes poverty and middle class conditions observed in Gdansk with a taxi driver family.
In a tense board meeting, a motion to add one member to the building committee faced opposition from President Seth Mitchell who asserted he must appoint committees. After discussion, Mitchell refused to let the motion stand, Hill suggested tabling it, and a policy change was discussed as the chief administrator was accused of hampering progress. Davis exited the floor after reporting.
Andrew Spence and William Spence former Sun school reporters at Crosby High School received scholastic honors from Rose Polytechnic Institute Terre Haute Indiana. Rose Polytechnic aims to be the nation’s top undergraduate engineering and science school. Andrew is a junior and William a sophomore at Rose.
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