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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1968

Page

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Baytown activities include club meetings and speaker event

Baytown dental assistants schedule a 7 30 p m meeting at Dr Clyde Fuller's office with Dr W A Goodrich from San Jacinto Hospital as guest speaker Jan Strack daughter of Baytown residents pledges Beta Sigma Phi at Sam Houston State College Crosby Booster Club to host bake sale Nov 2 for football team banquet cancellations include Thursday morning duplicate bridge and BAYRIDGE HOME Owners Club meeting rescheduled Goose Creek Women golfers announce inter club championship Nov 5 6 7 at Atascocita Country Club Weather notes predict warm spell with low around 50s and highs upper 70s Galveston tides listed Rotary Club speaker Knox Beavers to address employer employee relations San Jacinto PTA set 7 p m meeting in school auditorium

Baytown Clyde Fuller E. James St W. A. Goodrich San Jacinto Hospital Janet Strack F. J. Strack Sam Houston State College Huntsville

Baytown Birthday Wishes and Local Visitors

Mrs R A Fromme and Mrs Lucile Devine celebrate birthdays this week as friends send greetings. Baytown Sun Tuesday visitors include State Rep Joe Allen, Charles Caldwell, Dave Moore, Hobart Enoch, Eddie Huron, L R Rigby, and Patrolman Dale Schimming. Fred Suckers plans an art show at St Pauls Lutheran Church this Sunday. Robert E Lee High School spirit shown by Mrs William Reineke. Happy birthday today to Sp Robert Galden, stationed in Hanau Germany with the U S Army. Tony Bowers lauded for a Little League touchdown.

R.A. Fromme Lucile Devine W.ol Dub" Ward San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Baytown William Reineke Robert E. Lee Robert Galden Hanau Germany U.S. Army Tony Bowers

Open School Garbage Meet After Board Review

Baytown officials say a hearing on Ole J. Ford’s termination of a school district garbage contract will be open to the public. The Nov. 4 meeting follows a private session requested previously by board president Karl W. Opryshek.

Johnella Boynton Karl W. Opryshek Baytown Sun Oliie 2. Ford Ole J. Ford Ford Board of Trustees Oprysbek Richard Peoples Bruce Ramsey Texas

Czechs Mull Soviet Reprisal For Riots

Prague and Bratislava events unfold as Czechoslovakia marks a 50th independence anniversary amid fears of Soviet retaliation after anti Soviet demonstrations in Prague. Leaders including Dubcek Svoboda Cernik travel to Bratislava to attend celebrations and a law signing forming semi autonomous Czech and Slovak states. Crowds in Prague chant Russians go home and clash with troops, while demanding freedom.

Prague Czechoslovakia Slovakia Soviet Union Kremlin Communist Party Alexander Dubcek Dubcek Ludvik Svoboda Oldrich Cernik Bratislava Capi Svoboda

Humphrey Campaign Grips Working Class in Pennsylvania

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey campaigns through Pennsylvania aiming to keep working men from Wallace. He attacks Wallace’s leadership, questions his ability to run government and keep the economy strong, and pivots to pep talks during a long travel stretch through northern Ohio and into Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Hubert H. Humphrey Pennsylvania George C. Wallace Humphrey Alabama United States Richard M. Nixon Ohio Cleveland Humphrey Ball

Nixon Urges Extra Vote Push Before Election

Nixon urged GOP workers to win an extra half vote per precinct to swing November 5. He cited 1960 as precedent and spoke to party meetings in Albany North Carolina and Pittsburgh before Detroit rallies. He told supporters not to panic from personal attacks and to focus on issues.

Detroit Richard M. Nixon Nixon Albany N.C Pittsburgh John F. Kennedy Civic Auditorium

Youth Fair Dinner Plans For Raytens Association

The annual membership dinner for the Raytens Youth Fair Association is set from 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Firemen's Hall at the intersection of Lee Drive and a Street. For reservations contact Jerry Famentiel at 77-4073 or Johnny Ladtke at 675-309.

Raytens Youth Fair Association Firemen's Hall Lee Drive Jerry Famentiel Johnny Ladtke

Wallace Says No South Representation on Main Parties

Wallace seizes final week of presidential bid to insist neither Nixon nor Humphrey will represent the South. He faults both major parties for neglect of the United States as he campaigns in Beaunont and Hannibal, with a rock thrown at a 3000-strong Hannibal crowd wounding no one.

Beaumont Tex George C. Wallace Richard M. Nixon Hubert H. Humphrey South Wallace Alabama Drew Cheels Gurf Mexico Hannibal

Friday Deadline For Baytown Highway Dinner

Friday in the afternoon is the deadline to reserve for a Baytown Chamber of Commerce luncheon set for Monday November 4. State Highway Communion Chairman Jack Kuligen of Waco will attend. About 1 luncheon ticket had been sold by Tuesday morning, with tickets available at the chamber office. The luncheon replaces the regular weekly membership lunch. Due to many out of town visitors, advance tickets are required. Harris County Commissioners Court endorsed a roadway bridge project with Baytown Chamber and Chambers County to serve U S Steel and other interests. The plan calls for an industrial road from State Highway 146 in Baytown to Farm Road 1405 in Chambers County and another Cedar Bayou bridge. About 50 tickets remain at $2.35 each. The Baytown City Council and Chamber note continuation on page 2.

Baytown Sary Moore Harrie County

Global headlines and political notes from AP wires

Smuggling of a sidewinder air-to-air missile and two navigation instruments to Moscow is revealed by The Hong Kong Star as part of an air freight route. The Hong Kong Star notes a delay in Red China’s long range missile program due to an intermediate range test accident. Richard Cardinal Cushing reiterates plans to resign as Boston archbishop and pursue missionary work in South America. James Earl Ray contends a $12,000 to $15,000 lure was promised to distract police during the King assassination manhunt. The New York Times says Agnew faces editorials charging conflicts of interest. Gen Lemnitzer warns against overreliance on Pentagon “Big List” troop rush. Italy faces political turmoil after Socialist party failure. A Republican advert featuring Humphrey prompts Democratic protests. The TV plug aired during Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In.

Richard Cardinal Cushing Boston South America Nashville Tennessean James Earl Ray Martin Luther King Jr

Agnew Tackles Times and GOP Victory Outlook

Maryland Governor and vice presidential candidate Spiro Agnew spoke to about 1,500 supporters in Pasadena High School, praising space achievements and criticizing the New York Times for alleged conflicts of interest. Nixon defended Agnew, calling the Times coverage gutter politics and noting Agnew’s Maryland bank directorship.

The New York Times Spiro T. Agnew Ron Lennard Pasadena Maryland Harris County Republican Party Angnew Texas Dick Nixon Agnew Manned Spacecraft Center Jan Nortis

McCarthy Endorses Humphrey For President

Senator Eugene J. McCarthy said he will vote for Hubert H. Humphrey for president and will not seek re election to the Senate in 1970 or pursue the Democratic nomination in 1972. He praised some points but warned Humphrey’s stance falls short on key issues and stressed his endorsement is not a bid to rejoin party leaders.

Washington Eugene J. McCarthy Hubert H. Humphrey Senate McCarthy Minnesota Humphrey Chicago Democratic Party Vice Press

President To Teach Seminars At Rice

President Lyndon B. Johnson will teach several seminars at Rice University in Houston after his term ends. Rice officials said he may hold four or five sessions over days in the spring, meeting with small student groups on topics in American politics. Johnson previously noted plans to teach at the University of Texas in Austin.

Cooper Johnson University of Texas In Austin Texas University of Texas Rice San Marcos Cotulla Houston

Bids Taken On Cooling 3 Schools

The school board accepted 3 air conditioning bids totaling 399,?. Baytown Junior, Lamar Elementary, and Carver Jones Elementary won contracts totaling 166,089 109,980 and 133,308 respectively. Horace Mann Junior School bid 248,113 was rejected. The board moved to centralize all school purchasing, with splits on timing and staffing.

Horace Mann James Letsos Co Baytown Junior School Young Flumbing and Heating Co Lamar North Shore Air Conditioning, Inc Carver-Jones James A. “Bitsy Davis Massey Graves Co., Inc Troy Peterson James Ellis Peterson Ellis Dave Sherron Glenn Lippman Sherron

Also Mentioned on This Page

Aczel Thomas Aczel Esso Research and Engineering Co Crosby Booster Club Baker's Food Market Crosby State Bank Jay’s Duplicate Bridge Club Galveston Bayridge Home Owners Club Women's Golf Association of Goose Creek Country Club Atascochta’ Country Club Call Rose Johnson Rotary Club Tower of the Baytown PTA San Jacinto Peoples State Menke Huncheon Moscow Hong Kong Star Red China Lyman L. Lemnitzer Europe Pentagon U.S Italy Italian Socialist Party Hubert Humphrey Democratic National Committee Agnew Spiro Pasadena High School Hon Lennard NY Times GOP Richard Nixon New York Mary Hhh Gager Humble
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