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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1968

Page

3

Kennedy Wedding Move In Greece Sealed With Arrival

Jacqueline Kennedy arrived in Greece to marry Aristotle Onassis, ending years of speculation. A Greek airliner carried her party to Andravida airport where Onassis waited to escort her to Scorpios for a wedding planned within days. Honeymoon options include Scorpios or a Mediterranean tour aboard his yacht Christina.

Athens Jacqueline Kennedy Greece Aristotle Onassis Andravida Corfu Onassis Mrs. Kennedy Dcs Preveza Scordios John F. Kennedy England Marquis of Blandford Duke of Marlborough

Baytown funeral crusade meeting and weekend events

Baytown area residents jet to Los Angeles for the first prayer gathering of their father Ted W Troutman and others to discuss the Crusade For Christ meetings in Baytown. The Baytown Weather outlook lists a cool weekend with mid 70s highs and no rain. Baytown and Galveston tide times noted, with plans for a pickup of hospital patient Lanny Guidry and birthday wishes for Algene Fayle. Local notices include a space satellite sighting, a Fisher obituary, a square dance, a rummage sale, an alumni homecoming, a cake sale, and UT vs Rice football ticket information.

W. C. Hutson Jr Feddy Troutman Baytown Los Angeles Ted W Com- Troutmanmunity Crusade For Christ

Apollo 7 fires powerful steering engine test

Apollo 7 astronauts fired the ships steering engine in the most powerful manned maneuver to date cruising 120 miles above the Gulf of Mexico. Commander Schirra manually controlled the last 30 seconds, noting a gravity reading equal to Earth's. Wives at Clear Lake missed the view due to clouds.

Gulf of Mexico Schirra Moon Air Force Donn F. Eisele Civlian Walter Cunningham Houston Clear Lake Manned Spacecraft Center

Hurricane Gladys Not Expected to Affect Baytown Area

Baytown Civil Defense director Fletcher Hickerson said Gladys would not impact the Baytown area. Meanwhile Hurricane Gladys moved north in the Gulf of Mexico and the Weather Bureau forecast a turn eastward toward Florida's Gulf Coast north of Tampa with winds down to 70 mph and tides up to five feet near the Suwannee River mouth between Tampa and Cedar Key.

Fletcher Hickerson Baytown Suwannee River Tampa Cedar Key

Special Education Helps Whole School In Baytown

Wanda Orton profiles George B. Clark new director of special education in Baytown schools. He says special education serves the total school program not just students with problems, stressing collaboration with principals counselors and psychologists. The program aims to refine curriculum and identify those needing services, now serving ZA pupils across ages including preschool deaf.

George B. Clark Wanda Orton Baytown Clark Weeks

Nixon-Humphrey Campaign Weighs Vietnam Bombing Halt

Washington officials see a widening rift as hawks and doves delay response to proposals ending bombing in North Vietnam. Reports tie Paris peace talks to the race. Nixon says he will not attack Johnson's bombing halt if it works. Humphrey and Muskie avoid comment on the Paris talks. Wallace suspends campaigning until LeMay returns from Vietnam.

Hanoi Washington North Vietnam Beeve Paris Vietnam Richard M. Nixon Johnson Hubert Humphrey Edmund S. Muskie George C. Wallace Curtis E. LeMay

Highlands Girl Crowned Queen of the Bunnies

Linda Patterson a 13 year old Highlands 4 H Club member has been named Queen of the American Rabbit Breeders Association at its 45th Pueblo convention. David King of Wichita Falls earned the title King. Linda, known as Linda's Bunny Horn, has won numerous trophies and prizes in shows and fairs across five years of rabbit breeding. Her home displays 52 significant trophies from various events and she has swept first prizes in Harris County Northline Fair.

Ron Lennard Highlands American Rabbit Breeders Association Linda Patterson E. Canal, Highlands Pueblo Calo David King Wichita Falls King Linda Baytown Miliar Harris County Northline Mont Belvieu

Hotel Owner Stabbed To Death On Jan 27

Arliss Huffman was convicted in 178th District Court Houston of murder in the Baytown Creger Hotel death on January 27 and sentenced to die in the electric chair. Co-defendant Gladys Prather testified after turning state's evidence. Jury of 12 deliberated 1 hour 7 minutes. Huffman and Prather lived at the hotel. Prather said Huffman sat on the body and claimed he was having fun.

Arliss James Huffman Houston Baytown Harry 5. Creger Texas Gladys Ella Prather Huffman Marvin Zindler Harris County Rehabilitation Center Greger Creger W. Pearce Baytown Rotary Club Supreme Court

Sterling Band Plans Diamond Formations For Pasadena Halftime

The Ranger Band of Ross Sterling High School will drill a sequence of diamonds and related formations during the halftime of the Sterling Sam Rayburn game in Pasadena. Elmer Hargis and Gene Cartwright supervise 150 students under drum major Sharon Aysement and assistant Debbie Krolczyk, with a show featuring Sousa Fairest of the Fair and Bravura themes. The Olympic and U S shield motifs appear in the routine as the band ends with a Ranger bow and uniforms described as blue with silver jackets. Buses depart the high school at 5 30 p m for the trip.

Ranger Ross Sterling High School Pasadena Elmer Hargis Gene Cartright Sterling Stars Teature Corps Sllver

Welder Gets New Heart in Houston Transplant

A retired East Texas welder, William Carl Harrison of Longview, received a new heart Thursday night at Methodist Hospital and was in satisfactory condition. He was admitted October 5 with severe heart failure and angina due to occlusive disease. Donor details remain private as doctors note continued success across Houston programs led by Dr. Denton A. Cooley and Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, with 18 heart transplants to date and ten survivors.

Houston East Texas William Carl Harrison Longview Tex Methodist Hospital Harrison St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Aeam Denton A. Cooley Methodist Michael E. DeBakey

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