Two Highlands Victims Die In Head-On Crash
Two Highlands residents died and a third was seriously injured in a head-on collision on Wallisville Road near Highlands. Mrs. Sarah Ballinger Casey 69 and Gabe Clay Slaughter Jr. 17 died on arrival at Gulf Coast Hospital. Larry Lamb 18 was listed in fair to poor condition with multiple injuries.
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Wallisville
Sara Casey
Larry Lamb
Ron Lennard
Highlands
Wallisville Road
Texas Highway
Pasadena Bayshore Hospital
Soyuz 6 Lands After Welding Experiment
Soyuz 6 and cosmonauts Georgy Shonin and Valery Kubasov landed safely near Karaganda after testing welding methods in space. Moscow Radio said the mission completed and the crew were in good health while Soyuz 7 and 8 remained in orbit.
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Moscow
Soyuz 6
Earth
Radio Moscow
Karaganda
Moscow Radio
Georgy Shonin
Valery Kubasov
Beloved Brigadiers' mom brightens town during illness
Bessie Nesbit known as the Brigadiers' mom at REL hospital loved by Gander community. Though retired from the girls' gym, she remains a guiding figure, helping with first aid and party setups, and hoping to attend Gander games soon. Miss Carolyn Baker recalls her as a teacher who disciplined and counseled the girls.
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Wanda Orton
Bessie ‘Nesbit
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Byheart
Bessie Nesbit
Lee Brigadiers
REL
Bessie
Ganderland
Jewell Holt
Ouida Carroll
Riel
Carolyn Baker
Morgan's Point Forecast and Local Notices
Partly cloudy through Thursday then generally fair Friday with a Thursday high 50s to upper 60s. Morgan's Point Friday temperatures note a 11:13 a.m. high and 9:07 p.m. low. Community brief mentions include birthday wishes, local greetings, and notes on Lee College Future Secretaries Association speaker finalist Paula Kirkland.
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Morgan
Davé Kominek
Lee College
Future Secretaries Association
Paula Kirkland
Pat Williams
Jean Lenamond
Richard Loy
Wanna Liles
Carol Hangee
Cynthia Huey
James Duncan
Tricia Cowart
Marilyn Brannin
U.S. and Vietnam talks cited in AP bulletins
Paris dispatch reports Ambassador Lodge noting a surprise proposal from the other side for the United States to engage in direct private talks with delegates of the self-styled Provisional Revolutionary Government Viet Cong. Washington note says Nixon lottery plan for 19 year olds cleared 31 to 0 in House Armed Services Committee.
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Paris
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vietnam
PRG Provisional Revolutionary Government
Washington
Nixon
House Armed Services Committee
House
Oil Allowable Cut Shifts to 52.7 Percent for November
The Railroad Commission reduced the statewide oil allowable to 52.7 percent for November, capping production at 3,249,750 barrels per day, down 45,385 from October. In Wisconsin, United Auto Workers began a strike against American Motors Corp, the fourth-largest U.S. auto maker. In Vietnam, American battlefield deaths last week stayed near three-year lows, with enemy losses at a year low while South Vietnamese casualties rose. Secretary Shultz urged Congress to shift welfare recipients to jobs to bolster the economy.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Racine, Wis
United Auto Workers
American Motors Corp
Saigon
Vietnam
Manhattan Film Set At CC Lunch
The Manhattan voyage documentary previews slides by Glenn Martin of the Baytown Refinery for Baytown Chamber of Commerce members at Holiday Inn. The film chronicles Humble’s ship’s polar sea route linking Alaska oil discoveries to East Coast refineries, with a full documentary release planned next year. Martin led Humble’s audit and cost control efforts during the Sun Ship Building Co. contract for converting the Manhattan into an ice breaker.
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Humble
Manhattan
Baytown
Martin
Sun Ship Building Co
Sun
Antiwar Moratorium Draws Massive National Protests
The largest antiwar demonstration in U.S. history unfolds with parades rallies and candlelight processions across all states. Hundreds of thousands participate with over a million estimated, as activists chant Bring home the troops now. Authorities report few disturbances, Nixon aides pledge support while warning of a possible second moratorium if policy isn’t changed. City turnout notes include Boston 90000 on the Common Washington Monument 22000 New York rallies exceed 10000 each.
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Associated Press
America
Vietnam
Nixon
Washington
Herbert G. Klein
Sam Brown
Boston
Washington Monument
New York City
Trustees Ask Ruling On Meet Notice Fee
Baytown area school districts seek guidance from the Texas Attorney General on whether they must pay a $3 county filing fee for posting public meeting notices. The dispute arose after Harris County Clerk Bob Turrentine billed districts for notices sent to the clerk and posted in the courthouse.
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Johnella Boynton
Baytown
Texas Education Agency
Texas Atty
Crawford Martin
Bob Turrentine
Harris County
Texas
Johnny Clark
Richard Park
Turrentine
Clark
Park
Lee
Waddell's Fine Furniture Expands Baytown Presence
Furniture Fair in Baytown sold to Houston firm Waddell's Fine Furniture. Murdoch and family lead the Baytown operation with Dave Murdoch as store manager. The sale includes liquidation stock and a plan to restock with lines from Houston warehouse, plus service from main Houston store.
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Houston
Waddell Furniture Co
North Alexander Drive
Murdoch
Truman Witt
Baytown
Dessie Mur- Waddell
Dock
Jefferson
Dave Murdoch
Baytonian
Betty Reid
Wayne
Dudley
Jo Ann
Rogers
Amel
al Phelps
Billy
Wayne Foley
Waddell’s
Waddell
South Main
Waddell's
H. K. Waddell
John M. Waddell
M. R. Waddell
Rutherford Waddell
Charles Adair
Waddells
Hugh Waddell
Engineers Will Hear City Boss About Bond Program
Baytown City Manager Delly R. Voelkel will address the Baytown Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers at noon Friday in the Tower. He will outline the citys proposed capital improvement bond program and brings more than 16 years of engineering experience prior to his city management career.
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Baytown
Delly R. Voelkel
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Voelkel
Texas Highway Department
Lockwood, Andrews and Newman
Victoria
Kerrville
Yoakum
Besea A&m University
Seivil Engineering
Paris presses Nixon on withdrawal timetable in Vietnam
Paris reports Hanoi urges public timetable for U.S. troop pullout with Lodge saying the next move is on the American side. Saigon says Vietnam training accelerates, enabling major U.S. troop withdrawals by 1970 as Thuy questions Rogers on publicizing any timetable. Moratorium Day participants see this as aiding war end.
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Paris
Hanoi
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
Xuan Thuy
William P. Rogers
South Vietnam
Mets May Force Game Four In World Series Comeback
New York Mets host Baltimore Orioles with a chance to write history by winning a fourth straight game after a Game Three loss. Dave McNally starts for Baltimore against Jerry Koosman as the Mets seek the familiar cozy path to a title.
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Bobby Risinger
NEW York
Baltimore Orioles
Shea
New York Mets
Lady Luck
Baltimore
Orioles
Dave McNally
Birds
Jerry Koosman
Mets
Bart Weaver
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Ira
Burnet Open House
Burnet Parents Council
Burnet School
Supt
J. T. Swint
G. C. Swint
George C. Swint
Uvalde
Alamo Pta
Jerry Rubac
Michigan
Ted Richard
Carl Richard
Richard
Michigan State University
Citizens National Brook & Trust Co
Mia
Charlene Kelly
J. B. Arnold
Mildred Grant
Bora Ward
Dorine
Bulletins
Our World
George P. Shultz
Congress
Pomtswauil
Delly R Voelkel
Mets All Cozy
First National Bank F.d.eg
Baytown State Bank
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