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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1969
Page
1
Baytown City Council will hold a final 6 p.m. work session at city hall to discuss the proposed bond financed capital improvements program. Community notices list funerals and local meetings including Baytown events in multiple sections.
John Adamek makes a big announcement as Joe Floyd and Henry Moody tune New York style for the BLT production of The Oold Couple. Rev Harold Bormhoff visits, James Ellis shares a joke, and Baytown figures flock to theater news at Lamar Tech and Crosby events. Audrey Maeser and Lorna McCraw appear among locals, while Mrs Chester Burchett adjusts mail pickup and Crosby homecoming notes flow from Ed Atteberry.
Luis Echeverria Alvarez, 47, interior minister and PRI member, emerged as the likely next Mexican president for a six year term starting next July. Officials and party branches backed him as other sectors aligned, signaling Echeverria as the front runner in a formal race not yet held. He spoke to the nation on live TV from Mexico City after party backing solidified.
Lee College Regents will hear explanations of Senate Bill 260 affecting posted meeting notices. The college attorney Bruce Ramsey will outline how only items on a supplemental agenda may be discussed, with notices required three days prior and copy sent to the county clerk.
Baytown Community Assistance Board met at the Civic Center to start two programs aiding the needy. Chairman John Henderson outlined a directory of local aid groups including the American Cancer Society and Crippled Children's Society. A special meeting is set for Nov. 4 at the Civic Center. the board was created Oct. 9 by the city council with Henderson appointed to lead, on loan from Humble Oil and Refinery Co. Baytown Refinery.
Tides clear to partly cloudy through Wednesday with increasing clouds Thursday. Temperature range Wednesday mid-60s to mid-80s. Morgan's Point tides for Thursday show highs at 1:43 a.m. and 1:55 p.m. and lows at 2:43 a.m. and 3:01 p.m.
A Lewisville couple sues for 175000 alleging noise and indecent conduct at a Labor Day weekend music festival harmed their well being. The suit accuses promoters of causing disruption and emotional distress in the North Texas community.
Benjamin M. Pyle was named a vice president of First National Bank by president W. Otto Frosch. A Trinity County native from East Texas, Pyle holds a BBA in finance from the University of Houston and studied at SMU's Southwestern Graduate School of Banking. He has banking experience in Gulf Coast banks and recently served as a Houston bank vice president. He is married to Ellen Hartman and they have two sons, Malrey and Dwight.
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No 1 leader Oliver Harmon urged Highlands Rotarians and residents to support a 1.04 million bond to extend sanitary sewer services. He warned of pollution risks from deteriorating lines and urged turnout on November 18 to avoid a repeat of prior rejection. Bill Morgan pressed for community involvement to attract growth and services.
West Germany inaugurated its first Socialist government led by Chancellor Willy Brandt, with 15 ministers sworn in as he formed a coalition with the Free Democrats. The new cabinet expected to move quickly on revaluing the mark toward the free-exchange rate. The oath was administered by Bundestag President Kai-Uwe von Hassell. Brandt’s group marks the first socialist head of government since 1930 in the Weimar era. The coalition replaces the Christian Democrats.
The National Hurricane Center issued a 9 a.m. EDT bulletin on Hurricane Laurie with a hurricane watch from Everglades City to Cedar Key. Laurie slowed its jog southward toward the Florida West Coast as cooler, dry air from the north began to affect the system, potentially weakening it.
Lee College reports final drive results as 70 per cent of the $237,709 goal is reached. Ralph Kunz announces Baytown Sun employees increased giving by 10 per cent. About $70,000 more is needed to finance 1970 commitments and workers are urged to finish contact efforts. Tim Sonnenberg outlines the Opportunity Center's progress.
Saigon announced that Friday South Vietnamese forces will take over the Black Horse base camp 40 miles east of Saigon, transferring it to the 18th Infantry Division to enable further U.S. troop withdrawals beyond 60,000. The base housed 14 miles of roads and 995 buildings and previously hosted the Mth Armored Cavalry and later the 199th Light Infantry Brigade.
Rehearsals start Tuesday Oct 28 for the annual community Messiah at St Mark's Church in Oklahoma City. The Handel oratorio will be performed at 1 p.m. Sunday Dec 7 with six total rehearsals at 7 30 p m. The project is sponsored by First Presbyterian and St Mark's, inviting community singers to join. Dr Ralph Dockendorff directs the choir with Dr Norbert Kelvin as organist.
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