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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1968
Page
1
A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for 11 am Thursday at the Baytown Opportunity Center for the Retarded on Baker Road. The $148,000 project is about to begin with W S Parks Construction Co of Houston the contractor and James Davis the architect.
Crosby 4-H Rifle Club selects officers with Marshal Loftin as president Gary Janacek as vice president Sandy Roder as secretary treasurer and Philip Prince as executive officer Sponsor Andy Holley named supervising.
MIKIS BLACKMAN visits friends in Baytown while at the Ft. Worth paper. The Bob Foeinbergs postcard travels from Tokyo after a 16 hour flight. Bobby Sutphin struggles to park many cars in a tight space. Martha Ann Hemphill prepares for a Brownsville journalism award. Tommy Seale and Susie Powers cover an interview. Dub Rogers and Morris Fayle await reaction to a Baytown merchants Get Acquainted promotion. Sigman N Cook, mayor of Pickett's Bayou, returns from a trip to Alabama.
New York faces a broad labor standstill as teachers strike paralyzes the public system, with 1.1 million students affected. The United Federation of Teachers backs a third strike while police and fire crews operate under partial slowdowns. The Board of Education seeks court injunctions over disputed teachers and contemplates closing JHS 271 to compel union action.
George C. Wallace faced eggs, tomatoes and an apple core as he spoke in Racine Oshkosh and Milwaukee while labor crowds and students heckled. Secret Service and state troopers forced their way through to escort him, he labeled protesters anarchists and pressed his message on academic freedom and leadership.
Our World Today reports that operations to suppress materials seized at the residence of Sirhan Sirhan, the man charged with assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy in June, encounter failure. The U N is expected to hear policy statements from Cuba and Romania amid tensions. Final passage of Italy's economic superhill boosts socialist chances. Humphrey tours Texas to rally support, Nixon accuses the administration of a loose Vietnam policy, LeMay foresees a peace move before Election Day.
Western Europe newspapers cheered the Apollo 7 mission as a new American space triumph. Frankfurter Allgemeine, Dagens Nyheter, and Daily Mail praised the crew for humanity and humor, noting Captain Walter Schirra’s cold and candid remarks during the space marathon.
In a Baytown Syn interview, Lee College freshman Lee Col lege backs Humphrey on nuclear test ban and nonproliferation treaties while Robert E. Lee High School senior Gerald Walzer favors Nixon for opposing the nonproliferation pact. Ken Bunting, a Young Democrats leader, voices hawk–peace tension as debate over space weapons and Soviet threats escalates, with references to test bans and space treaties.
U S Marines reported spotting about 405 North Vietnamese troops in four columns moving through jungle foothills southwest of Da Nang. Artillery and air strikes killed 178 enemy soldiers. civilians suffered four dead and 13 wounded as gunners hit Thuong Duc district targets. B52 raids and fighter bombers pounded supply lines and bunkers near Da Nang and Saigon. No signs of movement toward the capital were seen.
Crosby School Superintendent Jerry Prochazka reported to the Crosby School Board on steps to address deficiencies flagged by the State Board of Education. Improvements include curriculum updates, teacher file reviews, library and classroom expansions at Drew Elementary, Drew High, and Crosby High School, updated science facilities, and new furnishings and equipment to raise academic standards.
Cardinal Richard Cushing says the claim that Jacqueline Kennedy excommunicated herself from the Roman Catholic Church by marrying Aristotle Onassis is nonsense. He defended Kennedy's faith and her marriage in Boston.
The Baytown Auto Show the largest of its kind in Baytown starts Thursday at Humble Credit Union 330 Market featuring 108 new vehicles from 16 Baytown dealers. The event free to the public includes race cars built by local youths, vintage car emblems, and displays from Wiesner Chevrolet and Volkswagen Inc. Several students from area high schools display racing cars while local dealers showcase future models and offer prizes such as a portable television.
Apollo 7 astronauts Captain Walter M Schirra Jr Maj Donn F Eisele and civilian Walter Cunningham returned to the USS Essex after an 11 day 444 million mile mission. They will undergo medical debriefings at Patrick AFB as NASA decides whether the next manned flight will orbital or circumlunar with a November decision.
Baytown building permits have surpassed ten million dollars by October 20, with only two months left in the year. September saw 47 permits valued at 2.33 million, boosting total to 8.45 million for nine months. Dwelling, commercial, and Leo College projects drive the growth.
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