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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1968

Page

3

Four-Car Pileup Injures Three On Decker Drive

A four car collision on Decker Drive at Avenue J at 12 10 p m Wednesday injures three people. Baytown police report Frank O Maystorovich followed too closely and caused the chain reaction with Nierth Bliss and Murshid also involved. Nierth and Bliss were treated at local hospitals with Bliss later released. Murshid was taken to Baytown Hospital. Maystorovich faces charges for following too closely.

Decker Drive Avenue J R. E. Nierth Industrial Road Houston R. G. Dillion San Jacinto Hospital Tala“A. Murshid Park Baytown Baytown Hospital Baytown Frank O. Maystorovich Holly Drive J. F. Brown Maystorovich Nierth Bliss Murshid Ave. J Baytown Sun Jim McLain

Prison chief speaks on law order and prison reform

Dr. Beto defended current laws and enforcement while noting crime trends and Texas prison statistics for last year. He praised prison college programs led by Lee College, citing literacy gains and felon rehabilitation as key to reintegration. He linked crime to urban growth and broken homes, urging religion at home and citing a Gibbons quote.

Harris County Beto Dr. Beto Gibbons Rome America

Noon Stock Quotes Courtesy of Banks and Brokers

About seven million Americans wear contact lenses and nearly 500000 new wearers are added each year. Major tickers listed include Dow Chemical DuPont Allied companies and utilities, with varied percentages and prices in a dense late market note.

Jones & Lay Kerr-McGee Kresge SS Ling-Temco- McDonneill-Dx Magnavox Sears Ee Eee Shells Oy Totter Teee Sinclair Marathon of Mobile Socor Monsanto Nat Dairy Nat Dist Occidental P. Penn Central Pepsi Cola Phillips Pet Union Oil Cal United Air Lines Upjohn Drug U. S. Steel le. Ware Corp RCA Raytheon Westinghouse Xerox Stan N Stan Ohio Stauffer Chem Sun Oi Sunray Syntex Taft Broadca Technicolor Tenneco Texaco Texas Eastern Texas Gulf Union Carbide Roan Select Schlumberger Dowdones Industria Ave. U

Apollo 7 nears halfway point in 11 day flight

Apollo 7 passed the halfway mark of its planned 11 day mission as guidance checks star readings and photography continued. Despite colds among the crew Schirra Cunningham and Eisele remained upbeat while NASA eyed a Moon approach later in the year and watched Hurricane Gladys away from Bermuda.

Cunningham Schirra

Breast Self Examinations Film To Be Shown In Baytown

An educational film titled Breast Self-Examination will play at 10 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Tuesday at the Bay town Community Building. It is supported by the Baytown Branch of the American Cancer Society with Dr Charles George as branch president and hostesses from the East Harris County Medical Auxiliary. The Harris County Medical Society and the Harris County Unit of the American Cancer Society arranged showings countywide. The film, in cooperation with the National Institute of the U S Public Health Service, carries no admission charge and includes a physician on hand to answer questions. It stresses that early detection improves cure rates and highlights a 18 percent cure rate for early treated breast cancer versus 46 percent when not detected early. The program uses natural color and follows a woman learning to perform self checks with a doctor demonstration. Cancer Society officials estimate about 28 000 American women will die from breast cancer this year, with 12 000 preventable through early detection. in Harris County about 430 cases are expected and more than 177 deaths.

Baytown American Cancer Society Charles George East Harris County Medical Auxiliary George Walmsley Harris County Medical Society Harris County Unit The Cancer Society National Institute of the U.S. Public Health Service Harris County

Hospital Notes Incomplete List of Inpatients

A partial hospital notes list includes Mrs Lilly Nealy in Mont Bel Vie u Room 107 and Mrs Evelyn McMorrow at 5308 I Bay Room 12. Also listed are patients Damon Jackson Jef ferson 109 W Humble Room 102 and Jane Jackson 60 Ruth Room 102.

Lilly Nealy Mont Belvieu Evelyn McMorrow I Bay Russell Hargraves Jefferson Jane Jackson Ruth Damon Jackson W. Humble Patricia Ann Cantella I Garth Wendell Boyd Lawson Dayton James Donald Gibbs Jr Houston Ossie Land Jr Stowe Iroom Bi

Waiting for Ai continues Vietnam peace talks fray

The article discusses North Vietnam insisting the South Vietnamese National Liberation Front participate in negotiations while the United States pushes for a demilitarized zone to separate the two Vietnams. It notes U S demands, ongoing air strikes limited to the North’s southern panhandle since March 31, and weather reducing sorties by about 30 percent since midsummer with potential further weather impacts.

North Vietnam South Vietnamese National Liberation Front North South Vietnam United States Paris Laois Cambodia Panhandle Pentagon

Johnson signals no change in Vietnam policy at Smith Dinner

Johnson flew to New York for Alfred G. Smith memorial dinner with candidates. White House said no pronouncements and no breakthrough on bombing. He briefed Nixon Humphrey and Wallace that U.S. Vietnam stance remains as set by the President and secretary of state. Congo River discharge noted at 1.4 million cubic feet per second into the Atlantic.

Johnson New York Alfred G. Smith White House U.S Richard M. Nixon Kansas City Hubert H. Humphrey St. Loui George C. Wallace Los Angeles United States Vietnam Congo River Atlantic

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