Schools Ordered To Desegregate At Once
Supreme Court rules all schools must be unitary immediately. Mississippi districts must begin operating desegregated schools without racial exclusion, with the appeals court to oversee plans that would have taken effect by December 1. The decision signals a nationwide shift as the court rejects lingering delay in ending all deliberate speed.
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Tion
Mississippi
U.S. Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Appeals Court
Supreme Court
High Court
Court of Appeals
Baytown News Briefs and Local Updates
Baytown resident Breeland Marie is at Hermann Hospital room 543 West for surgery. Bands are sought to perform at Baytown Civic Center teen dances with auditions by Peggy Sibley. call 427-7477 or 427-2067 after 5. Don Faust of Falstaff Distributing attends Miller Brewing regional marketing meeting in Dallas. Army sergeant Charles E. Dacus, 22, stationed near Pleiku, Vietnam, wife Linda lives in Channelview. KIKK 95.7 will broadcast three high school football games this week starting Thursday with Sterling versus Pasadena, then South Houston versus Dobie, and Rayburn Memorial on Saturday at 7 p.m.
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Houston Surgery
Marie. Breeland
Baytown
Hermann Hospital
Baytown Civic Center
Peggy Sibley
Don Faust
Falstaff Distributing Co
Miller Brewing Co
Dallas
Charles E. Dacus
Linda
Catamore
Channelview
Sixth Artillery
Pleiku
Vietnam
Grid
Baytown Weather and Local Snippets Near Coast
Weather shows cloudy with scattered showers through Thursday in Baytown area. Thursday temperatures range upper 50s to mid 70s. Friday tides at Morgan's Point show high 9 43 a.m. low 7 31 p.m. Local items note Tony Kent at Fredericksburg high school reunion and Jim Der with a bunny during The Odd Couple rehearsal. David Gillis, formerly of Baytown, saluted by President Nixon as Cub Scout honor guard. Grace Hinkle lends a favor, Marjorie Kloegsel seeks a disconnected number, Jim Helbig tidbits from Japan, and Martha Thompson marks eighth birthday with a roller skating party.
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Baytown Area
Tony Kent
Fredericksburg
Jim der
BLT
David Gillis
M. E. Gillis
Morristown
N.J
Baytown
Richard Nixon
David
Grace Hinkle
Majorie Kloegsel
Jim Helbig
Japan
Martha Thompson
Chicago riot trial faces gags and clashes in court
In Chicago eight men charged with conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention clash with Judge Julius Hoffman as Bobby Seale demands to defend himself. Seale is bound and gagged during interruptions while marshals restrain him and a jurist labels the proceedings racially charged.
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Chicago
U.S. District Court
U.S
Bobby G. Seale
Seale
Cook County
New Haven
Conn
Julius J. Hoffman
Hoffman
Senate moves on tax reform bill amid divisions
The Senate Finance Committee pushes toward final action on a broad tax reform package amid sharp party splits over relief for individuals. Separate items note courtroom desegregation orders, mine safety legislation heading to the President, and growing U S casualties in Vietnam. Regent discussions show Nixon returning to politics amid mixed reactions and ongoing battles over Laos policy and foreign aid cuts.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam
Nixon
U. S
Laos
House
Problem Becoming Critical
Baytown faces ongoing tidal flooding as high winds from a cool front push water onto Brownwood peninsula. Mapleton and Bayshore Drives, Spur 201 underpass, and Milner Drive are blocked or flooded. Civil Defense Chief Hickerson warns access has been unusable two thirds of the time over the past month while water levels are expected to fall with a weekend cold front.
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Johnella Boynton
Baytown
Brownwood
Gulf Coast
Mapleton
Bayshore
Egypt approves Lebanon peace bid and mediates with Arafat
Egypt says it approves Lebanon's peace proposals with Arab guerrillas and will mediate. A Lebanese delegation led by Emile Bustany reached agreement in principle for Palestinian guerrillas to have freedom of action within Lebanon while preserving security. Arafat's participation in Cairo talks was not confirmed as he remained in Damascus.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Lebanon
Yassir Arafat
Cairo
Hassan Sabry el Khaly
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Middle East
el Khaly
Emile Bustany
Bustany
Beirut
Israel
Petaligtars
Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Damascus
Baytown Cops Seize Major Drug Haul and Weapons
Baytown Police arrested two Houston men early Thursday on South Highway 146 after trailing their pickup. Officers seized more than 1,200 drug tablets, a Magnum pistol, hunting knife, burglary tools, binoculars, ammunition, a device for bypassing a burglar alarm, and car ignition equipment. The suspects Frank E. Craven and Wallace C. Kitman, both 29, await formal charges.
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Ron Lennard
Baytown
Mike Jordan
Ken Williamson
Houston
South Highway 146
Frank E. Craven
Wallace C. Kittman
Jordan
R. W. Cooper
Rep Allen Named to State Panel in Data Processing Study
State Rep. Joe Allen of Baytown was chosen by House Speaker Gus Mutscher to serve on a House Interim Committee. The panel will study the use of automatic data processing in Texas state government.
Sparky Nelson Dies At 55 In Baytown
John M. Sparky Nelson 55 of 2303 Eaves Drive Baytown died in a Baytown hospital on Wednesday. A lifelong Baytown rancher and farmer, he is survived by wife Hazel and daughter Kathy Williams of Baytown, son Randy Nelson of Beaumont, six siblings, and four grandchildren. Funeral 3 p.m. Friday at Earthman Chapel with Rev. Robert McDonald officiating. interment Memory Gardens Cemetery.
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John M
Sparky) Nelson
Eaves Drive
Baytown
Hazel Nelson
Kathy Williams
Randy Nelson
Beaumont
Viola Schaeffer
Nellie Davis
Turnbull
Lou Myers
Little,Rock, Ark
Albert Nelson
Bill Nelson
Clarence Nelson
Pearland
Clyde Nelson
George Nelson
Katy
Earthman Chapel
Robert McDonald
Eastside Church
Christ
Memory Gardens Cemetery
Baytonian Named 1969 Christmas Seal Co-Chair for Harris
Thad S. Fennema of 15¢ Mac Arthur Drive named 1969 Christmas Seal Co-Chairman for Harris County. Dr. Howard T. Barkley, president of the San Jacinto TB and Respiratory Diseases Association, announced. Edward J. Fox, president of Texas Fiberglass Products, Inc., leads the 1969 seal campaign as general chairman for 12 counties of the San Jacinto Association. Fennema, a Humble Oil engineer, serves on multiple safety and professional boards and supports mobile TB screening and youth health programs. He and his wife Sebbie have three children and enjoy coin collecting and photography.
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Thad S. Fennema
Harris County
Howard T. Barkley
San Jacinto
Fennema
Christmas Seal Agency
TB Association
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Baytown
National Safety Council
Rantnet
San Jacinto Tb&rd J Association
Texas Society For Professional Engineers
Sebbie
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Warren E. Burger
Hugo L. Black
Glen Walker
Robert E. Lee High School
Deer Park
Ricky Slagle
David Ellis
Karen Watts
Georgia Walters
Shirley Bishop
Walker
Gabriel Matcek
Francis Johnson
Pasadena
Texas Employment Commission
Weingarten
Net
Matcek
Johnson
Sun
Our World
Deep South
Saigon
Bayshore Drive
Guerrilas
Rep. Allen
Sparky’ Nelson
First National Bank F.C
Citizens National Bank & Trust Co
Baytonian
Yale Seal Campaign
Baytown State Bank
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