Baytown Chamber Luncheon Speaker and Community Notes
Baytown Chamber of Commerce will hear Tony Heald of the U.S. Corps of Engineers speak on Cedar Bayou and Goose Creek streams at the postponed Friday luncheon now moved to Monday November 4. Also includes gospel singing at Bayou Baptist Church, a rummage sale by Baytown Service League, TV guest W S MacKinnon on International Credit Union Day, a Hadassah Bnai Brith meeting, and local weather and tax rate updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Heald
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Galveston
Baytown
Baytown Service League
1300 Market Street
W. S. Mackinnon
Humble Credit Union
Ron Stone
Channel 1
J. Orrin Shipe
Madison
Wis
International Credit Union Organization
Roundup of Local Mentions and Birthdays
Dora Lou Ward greets Santa with nephew Ray Harrison. Dale Adams hunts “epics.” Birthday wishes go to Mrs. J. R. Bishop and Judy Haynes. Pat Brian greets a former coworker en route to University of Houston classes. Pat transferred from North Texas State College this fall. Jean Swalm takes kids to dancing. L. M. Hendersons celebrate a phone call from Pte. Richard Lee Henderson of the 40th Artillery in Viet Nam, six months into service at Dong Ha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Lou Ward
Santa
Ray Harrison
Dale Adams
J. R. Bishop
Ronnie Laughlin
Charles Davis
Clark Kent
Susan Todd
Judy Haynes
Pat Brian
University of Houston
Pat
North Texas State College
Jean Swalm
L. M. Henderson
Pte
Richard Lee Henderson
40Th Artillery
Dong Ha
Viet Nam
Pfc
Henderson
Czechs Legalize Russian Invasion in Talks Return
Moscow reports confirm Premier Oldrich Cernik’s return after Kremlin talks on a treaty allowing Soviet and other Communist troops to stay in Czechoslovakia. Officials said 60,000 to 100,000 troops may remain with occupation totals ranging 275,000 to 600,000. A signing ceremony was anticipated in Prague, with Kosygin expected to sign for the Soviet Union. Meanwhile, ex Deputy Premier Ota Sik sought political asylum in Switzerland amid stalled liberalization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Oldrich Cernik
Prague
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Cernik
Alexei N. Kosygin
Andrei A. Grechko
Kosygin
Communist Party
Bern
Switzerland
Ote Sik
Sik
Olympic backstage at Elmer Gray with Baytown crew
Fred Hartman writes from Mexico City about Elmer Gray of Baytown who backs Olympic team coverage with dope sheets and charts. He details Gray’s third Olympics, Gray’s prep know how, and the close Baytown party awaiting daily updates as the opening ceremonies approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hartman
Mexico City
W. C
Bill
Millican
Robert E. Lee
Elms Field
Bill Millican
Orange
Dan Stailworth
Dan
Prof
L. G.) Sanders
Elmer Gray
Baytown
Bulldog Gray
Abilene Christian College
Tokyo
Rome
Edna Gray
Eddie
Fay Gray
Doug
Dougie Stewart
Mary Brown
Elmer
Francis
Mary
Population figure on Baytown sign outdated
Baytown’s entrance sign on Highway 14 near Baytown La Poste Tunnel shows 45 841 residents, though the 1960 census recorded 37 5 00. Texas Highway Department engineer Oliver F Stork says the sign is out of date and may be updated at the mayor’s request, with possible department action pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Highway 14
Texas Highway Department
Oliver F. Stork
Houston
Highway Department
World News Briefs and Political Maneuvers
South Vietnamese diplomatic reports say progress is underway as Washington proposes halting bombing of North Vietnam. George Wallace plans a Texas bid between Nixon and Humphrey stops while Robert Kleberg of King Ranch travels to Morocco to arrange beef cattle breeding on a 2000 acre Atlas mountain ranch. Tropical Storm Gladys nears Florida with 60 mph winds expected to intensify into a hurricane. A landslide in central Dawn buries seven houses and kills 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
North Vietnam
George C. Wallace
Texas
GOP
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Robert J. Kleberg
King Ranch
Morocco
Atlas Mountains
Gladys
Cubs
Florida
U S Steel Names New Plant Boss in Baytown
Gordon M. Laird named superintendent of the new 16 inch plate mill at U S Steel Baytown Texas Works by Harry S. Spitz. Laird will run the plate mill department and auxiliary facilities after a long career at Homestead Works in Pittsburgh and prior roles including general mill foreman for the 160 inch mill. He is a former Army lieutenant, active in local clubs and churches, and plans to move his family from Pittsburgh to Baytown soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon M. Laird
U.S. Steel
Texas
Baytown
Harry S. Spitz
Laird
Munhall
University of Pittsburgh
Clairion State College
Homestead Works
Pittsburgh
Homestead
U.S. Army
Highlands Pta
Baldwin - Whitehall Athletic Association
Whitehall Country Club
Whitehall Presbyterian Church
Emma Lou
Keith
Jeffrey
Linda
Leigh Ann
Laurie
Finch Drive
Sterling High Choir to perform for Baytown Kiwanis Club
Sterling High School Choir will present a musical program at a Baytown Kiwanis Club meeting. The club gathers at noon at The Tower for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling High School Choir
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Tower
No Axle To Grind
Louis M Belk fore man for Herman Lease Service Inc at 20 Lee Drive arrived at 7 am Tuesday and was told the truck was broken. He said it acted like a broken axle and needed closer examination. Crawling under the vehicle he found both rear axles had been stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis M. Belk
Herman Lease Service, Inc
Lee Drive
Belk
Reytown
W. L. Flords
Christmas Moon Shot May Be Apollo 7 Result
SPACE CENTER Houston AP The Apollo 7 astronauts near the mission midpoint with the ship performing well. Plans firming for a possible three man moon swing on Christmas day. Crew Eisele Schirra and Cunningham push toward lunar testing and TV segments while officials weigh circumlunar vs lunar orbit plans. The Saturn 4 rocket stands ready at Cape Kennedy as the crew battles colds and a high stakes milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Control Center
Navy
Walter M. Schirra ‘Sr
Air Force
Donn F. Ei
Sele
Walter Cunningham
Moon
Glynn Lunney
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Apollo
Frank Borman
Cape Kennedy
Borman
James A. Lovell
William A. Anders
Eisele
Sehirra
Cunningham
Three Americans Share 1968 Nobel Medicine Prize
STOCKHOLM AP three American professors receive the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine for decoding the genetic code and its role in protein synthesis. Honorees are Robert Holley Cornell University Har Gobind Khorana University of Wisconsin and Marshall Nirenberg National Heart Institute. The trio will share the $70 000 prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Robert Holley
Cornell University
Ithaca
N.Y
Har Gobind Khorana
University of Wisconsin
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
National Heart Institute
Bethesda
Royal Caroline Institute of Medicine and Physiology
Nirenberg
New Yorker
Caroline Institute
Dr. Khorana
Raipur
India
Holley
Urbana
Iil
University of Florida
University of Michigan
Johnson
Khorana
A. Todd
Cambridge
England
Baytonians Report Seeing UFO In Local Sightings
Several Baytonians reported spotting an unidentified flying object on Monday night near Baytown. E. B. Travis drove to the Baytown La Porte Tunnel and watched the object brighten then dim, reappear in the southwest, and move toward the refinery. A Brownwood area resident saw a bright low-flying object over Crow Road around 7 45 p.m. and a boy driving on Crow Road was frightened by its approach. Jaycees set a 6 p.m. meeting in Baytown for a regional visitation to NASA I Clear Lake Ramada Inn in League City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Orton
Brownwood
Sun
Crow Road
Brownwood Town
Baytown
Jaycee Visitation
Baytown Jaycees
Sears
Ramada Inn
NASA I
Clear Lake
League City
Jaycops
Baytown to receive large pipe production upgrades at Orange plant
U S Steel's American Bridge Division expands pipe facilities at its Orange plant with upgraded line and new Texas Works Bay Town project under construction. Production will range from 2 1/2 to 4 inches diameter, boosting capacity for gas transmission and other uses. The pipe mill reopens by end of Q1 1968 with improved handling facilities and staffing reassignment maintaining employment levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Steel
Orange
New
Texas Works
Baytown
American Bridge
John C. Magness
Magness
Orange Mill
U.S. Steel
American Bridge Division
Orange Petar
Mell’s Stout
Caw Line
U S proposes halt in bombing North Vietnam
Saigon reports indicate Washington has proposed a full halt in bombing North Vietnam and is consulting the Saigon government. President Thieu told top officials the Communists must guarantee no escalation if bombing stops, and any halt must be agreed by Saigon. Thieu and Ambassador Bunker met multiple times with cabinet and legislature, sparking rumors of a major development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Bunker
Washington
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Alice E. Broyles
W. D
Bill” Broyles
N. Burnet
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Mass
Hadassah
B'nai B'rith
Mrs. Altman
Marion
The
Panama
Patrick M. O’connor
Patricia
S. Third
la Porte
183Rd Infantry Brigade
2Th
Ft. Clayton
Ulround
Peoples State Bank
Full Service
NG Serwvice Chargi Tuizeni Nationa! Bank A Tru.i Ce
Baytonians
Baytown Steel
North Viets
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