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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1966
Page
1
Season ticket holders for KEL games may collect their seats for SL50 each through Thursday at the athletic office for Saturday nights game against Deer Park. The office closes at noon Saturday and ticket windows open at 6 p.m. Saturday for remaining sales.
Baytown area forecast calls for fair skies with mild days and cool nights through Wednesday. Expected temperature range 61 to 75 degrees. Low at 6 am today was 57 degrees. Monday's high reached 78.
Harris County officials clarified who may vote in the November general election. Eligible voters must have a paid poll tax receipt or a free voter registration certificate issued in early 1966, with certificates valid Feb 1, 1967 to Jan 31, 1968. Absentee voting runs through Nov 3 at the Houston courthouse, with weekend hours for those unable to attend.
U S bombers from Guam hit Viet Cong bases in South Viet Nam at dawn near the Cambodian border while rainstorms slow raids on the North. Ground actions in the delta free 22 soldiers and five women, including a Catholic mother, as the 1st Cavalry ends Operation Irving.
Vivian Ramos Benavides 22 of 323% Michigan a construction worker was arrested Monday night in Baytown for rape and burglary. A telephone call to the victim followed hours after the break in, with Benavides later linked to the scene via police clues. Bond set at 5000 for rape and 1000 for burglary, with a second man not yet charged.
Sen Robert F Kennedy urged a two to three year ban on all nuclear weapon testing to test a new path to agreement. He warned the danger that nations will produce weapons and that one day they may be used. Kennedy spoke to a large Labor Center crowd in Portland Oregon advocating moving to limit the nuclear threat.
In downtown San Francisco, witnesses describe a crackling sound and puffs of smoke as a mysterious "thing" streaks across Geary and Stockton. PG&E engineers attribute the sighting to static electricity, caused by well insulated pavement and low humidity around 30 percent.
Monday night three Baytown homes on Bowie Street were burglarized and items stolen. A machinegun, two pistols and a rifle were taken from Patrolman Thander Reeves, with other homes losing two pistols, a coin collection and cash. A wallet, watches, and a lighter were recovered or noted, and a wall safe at Landwehr’s home was pried open. Police believe multiple suspects operated as families were away during the thefts.
UNITED NATIONS AP Britain to back a rapid move for a treaty banning spread of nuclear weapons. Lord Chalfont to present Britain’s views as U N debate widens. UK hopes a pact may be signed next year, with possible action before September. US and USSR report progress but differ on West Germany’s role in NATO doctrine. The stopgap resolution seeks nonproliferation pledges while omitting complex future rights.
The Pentagon keeps the Selected Reserve Force ready as a hedge against mobilization. Shop executives face potential protests from housewives seeking lower food prices. In Oregon, Hatfield and Duncan clash on Viet Nam in the Senate race. Nationwide, protests against desegregation continue in Grenada Mississippi. Jury selection proceeds in the Samuel H Sheppard murder trial.
At the Manila conference seven nations began talks urging North Viet Nam to accept conciliation. A U S Embassy protest flags anger at American Viet Nam policy while Viet Nam Premier looks glum. New Zealand Prime Minister Holyoake and Thailand's Premier Kittikachorn depart with light moments after the first session at Malacanang Palace.
Rex Braun unopposed Democratic candidate for the state legislature defends Harris County pollution chief Dr. W A Quebedeaux at a Bayshore Reef and Gun Club gathering in Baytown. Braun urges passage of enforcement laws and cites a warden case to warn against removing Quebedeaux.
Capt Archie C Kuntze former commander of the HeadQuarters Naval Support Activity Saigon faces a general court martial at Treasure Island Naval Base in San Francisco Bay. He was relieved May 17 after leading a unit that spent 60 million dollars in two years and employed 9 000 Vietnamese for housing feeding American personnel and running post exchanges and hospitals.
The Rough Riders of Baytown announce a Saturday evening event at the Lakewood Clubhouse with a covered dish supper and a playful tacky party theme. Residents are invited to attend and enjoy the social gathering.
LUBBOCK Texas AP There will likely be a general tax increase next year said George H Mahon chairman of the House Appropriations Committee in a speech to the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Expenditures for the Vietnam War and domestic programs are rising while revenues may not keep pace With no support for wage and price controls the alternative to a tax increase is not seen as viable Mahon noted peacetime appropriations this year reached about 145 billion including interest on the national debt
Parents may pay council dues in the cafeteria at Cedar Bayou on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at noon through November 4.
In Manila the seven nation summit announced plans to withdraw U.S. forces from South Vietnam within six months after conditions for peace are met. A Vietnam pledge calls for elections by next fall and withdrawal synchronized with the enemy's pullback, as violence subsides. The "Goals of Freedom" declaration lists aims to end aggression, defeat hunger illiteracy and disease, build regional security and progress, and seek reconciliation in Asia and the Pacific.
A Malacanang Palace communique urged withdrawal of foreign forces as soon as possible with a six month cap after conditions are met. It noted Hanoi had shown no steps toward peace and included goals of freedom and regional progress. Signed by seven nations led by President Marcos, the accord emphasizes prisoner exchange discussions with the International Red Cross and similar bodies.
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