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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1966
Page
2
City officials in Gary report the steel department, a core city operation with a 14 person staff including five with degrees, as needing immediate attention to address key shortages and operational requirements.
City of Gary weighs rapid growth needs with calls for a full time city planner and an experienced traffic engineer to support expansion. USS officials praised Baytown’s prospects while noting water pollution issues, as Gary faces open hearth furnaces without precipitators and schools to add. Families from Chicago area eye Bay, Iowa, as USS and other steel firms explore relocation opportunities.
Baytown King Fins Diving Club invites Baytown residents to a Saturday night screening at Sterling Municipal Library of Howard Hamil's 16MM underwater color sound films. Hamil, from Beaumont, with Jim Gaskin La Porte Ron Larson and Pat Cruz Beaumont, filmed Mayan temples and ocean life along the Yucatan coast. Neill Sealey says admission is free and the program aims for a broad audience beyond divers.
The Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design announces the world’s first permanent exhibition of modern Latin American art. Twenty pieces have been purchased to inaugurate the collection, which opens on October 23.
A garbled collection of company names and percentage figures appears to summarize a stock market list. Notable entries include Allis-Chalmers Am Tel and Tel Anaconda Armco Ashland Bendix Beth Steel Carrier Celanese Chrysler Columbia Gas Delta Air Dow Chemical Exxon Ford General Electric General Tire Georgia Pacific Greyhound Gulf Oil IBM DuPont El Paso Nat Gas Ethyl Ford Foremost Dairies Philco Phillips Petroleum Rand Sperry Rand Texaco Tidewater Union Carbide Union Oil of California United Air Lines Upjohn Western equities and others referenced in fragmented form.
The Robert E. Lee High School band and the Brigadiers freshmen corps will spotlight at halftime of the Ball High vs REL game at Memorial Stadium. Freshmen march for the first time in precision drills under Joanna Petrash, with Kathleen Farley and Ruth Ann Holmes as council reps and Sue Thompson among freshmen twirlers.
Ganders prepare for Brazosport like attack with Gallup style power runs led by Ganders star runners. King a dangerous return man, and Linge anchoring fullback. Guarded by injury updates on Urchin and McLemore, with Balderach out and Rodney Craig back on defense.
New Arrivals include Mr. and Mrs. Lannie Emfinger of Baytown with a daughter born Oct 12 at San Jacinto Methodist. Other patients listed with names and room numbers at Gulf Coast and San Jacinto Methodist hospitals.
President Johnson’s plan to raise Social Security benefits by about 22 billion dollars yearly renews talk of funding shifts beyond payroll taxes. The idea of tapping general revenues gains traction as payroll tax rises loom, with officials noting possible progressive sources and partial financing from current Social Security revenues.
Chicago area supermarkets including Jewel Tea Co cut prices on nonperishables by 10 to 20 percent to attract shoppers. Jewel advertised 2327 items at new lows. A & P also slashed many prices with a prize contest in ads. Bureau of Labor statistics show staple prices higher in Chicago than in other large cities, suggesting room for price reductions.
Rome AP reports the FAO notes a 70 million rise in world population over the last year. Food production held near the same level in most developing regions but 1965-66 harvests were poor. Trade shifts and dwindling grain stocks increase dependency on weather and current production ahead of 1966-67 harvests.
Humble Lodge 879 and two other lodges will receive honor roll awards during a Masonic Workshop at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Lindale Park Lodge in Houston George H Webb of La Porte chairs the event presenting the awards.
Two Baytonians were injured in a two car collision at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the West Texas and Gaillard intersection. Jo Ann Salamandier of 207 Park, driver, and passenger Phyllis Sanders were treated at Gulf Coast Hospital and released. Malcolm Schultz of 5103 Barkelo Rad was the other driver. Patrolman R. W. Cooper investigated. Salaman dier car was eastbound when Schultz turned left from Texas onto Gaillard and into its path.
The Baytown Elks Lodge hosts Fellowship Day from 10 am to 7 pm Saturday at Market Street lodge hall. Open to members in good standing with a paid-up card and $1 fee covering a barbecue dinner. Entertainment includes games and movies. profits go to the Elks Crippled Children’s Hospital in Ottine Texas.
The Commerce Department eased export restrictions on about 400 nonstrategic commodities for shipment to Russia and Eastern Europe. President Johnson signaled the move as a step to ease tensions and promote trade, while possibly isolating Communist China and its Asian allies. Goods affected include textiles, metal manufactures, machinery, foodstuffs, chemicals, and various manufactured articles.
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