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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1968
Page
2
Private John W Henckell son of Rev and Mrs P Waller Henckell completed an eight week construction machine operator course this month at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri.
Baytown residents can view 100 models from 16 new car dealers at the Bay Area Auto Show set for Thursday through Saturday at Humble Credit Union parking lot 3530 Market. Admission is free with prizes on Saturday including a portable television and other gifts like stainless steel flatware and a Polarola camera set.
A list of noon stock quotes includes firms Ware Corp Allis Chalmers Xerox Armco Arlan's Dept Store Ashland Oil Citizens National Bank Goodbody Ga Am Tel & Tel Anaconda Bendix Diamond Shamrock Dow Chem oe Dresser and DuPont El Paso Ethyl C Ford at.
Kathleen Hooper of Caldwell is among 80 Texas A and M freshmen selected for the honors program. She majors in geology. Other items note Sgt Evelyn Hooper promoted in Germany, Alfred Bivona attending a Chicago rental center seminar, and local club reviews and events.
FBI agents investigate an attempted robbery at Pasadena National Bank 3700 Spencer in Pasadena. Police say entry was through a window and nothing appeared stolen. Suspected are two escaped federal prisoners, per Karl Herrington.
A European designed reusable satellite named ESRO-1 undergoes testing at NASA's Western Test Range in California. The mission aims to study seeps borealis and related phenomena in the ionosphere as part of collaboration between European and other research organizations.
A group interview with Lee College and area students shows three parties represented. Democrats include Ken Bunting and Anne Olds. Wallace backers Phil Prater, Ron Keller, and guest Joanne Spear. Nixon voices came from Edward Porter, Gerald Walzer, and Sam Shaheen plus Channelview coverage. The session underscores student commitment to participate, despite differing views, and hints at future Vietnam debate.
Admitted to Gulf Coast: Barney B Lizenby Crosby Room 12 Mrs Jackie Laverne Hanks 1719 Gresham Room 14 Mrs Wanda Sue Patton 301 Tri City Beach Room 153 Mr Olive L Hunter Pasadena Room 582 Joseph Ll Kidder 1804 Maryland Room 25 Mr Lola Mahler Houston Room m4 Joe G Pena 126 Cherry Room xe.
About 3,000 off duty police officers picketed Lindsay City Hall shouting calls for action. Mayor urged a meeting with unions as PBA rejects a contract raising patrol wage from 9,983 to 10,759 over two years. PBA cut traffic tickets and towaway revenue. firemen’s slowdown remains a point of contention with UFA chief Maye stating no extra pay beyond current firemen’s level.
Don Whitfield named suburban plant foreman for General Telephone Co. effective Oct. 27. He will oversee plant operations in Highlands Crosby Huffman and Mont Belvieu exchanges. A Seymour native, Whitfield joined GT in 1953 as a cable splicer’s helper and has since held several roles. He is married to Coleta and they have a 13 year old daughter.
Essex sailors greet the Apollo 7 crew with a banner as Schirra Eisele and Cunningham land in the Pacific. They undergo medical checks for ear and sinus issues but show no ill effects. Televised arrival boosts US pride as NASA eyes a possible around the moon mission aboard Apollo 8.
Lt Gov Preston Smith and GOP hopeful Paul Eggers discuss boosting business in Texas as the gubernatorial contest heats up. In Milwaukee a man injured in a street scuffle is reported to have a heart transplanted into a 43 year old woman who is said to be recovering well.
Pierce Swofford of Baytown, a Rice University junior majoring in German, returns to Munich for a year in the Wayne State University sponsored program. The program gathers 87 students from 60 American universities to study German taught courses, with two free travel months and a July completion. Pierce previously lived with a German host family near Minden and was REL valedictorian.
U S forces attack more than 300 tons of enemy munitions and food in September mainly in Saigon area and the five northern provinces below the DMZ. A Navy Skyhawk crashed 38 miles south during standdown with no pilot found. Air Force B52s and fighters conducted seven missions despite overcast conditions.
The Crosby School District requests a fourfold basis to activate a federal funds cut arguing lack of 10 fulltime white teachers at Drew schools, continued dual transportation, cross-district busing of Negro and white pupils, and insufficient progress toward ending the dual system per the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Baytown police investigate burglary and vandalism at Horace Mann Shinier School 6105 Pruett. Discovered at 8 40 a m Monday a teacher reported entry through the south wood shop window. Brown painted profane messages marked the floor. 17 window panes broken and two belt sanders stolen. varnish missing. Damages exceed 100 dollars.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Baytown Opportunity Center for the Retarded is set for 1 a.m. Thursday at Baker Road near Garth Road. Center chairwoman Mrs Ben W Thomas invites interested citizens to attend as the project, costing about 146000, will be funded by 81612 from the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and 64000 raised locally. Additional contributions before Nov 0 will be matched by state federal funds allocated through TDMHMR.
Thornton Colorado AP reports Samuel G. Coleman with five living children, 21 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren held a large reunion attended by 96 descendants, spouses, and other relatives, highlighting long family lines.
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