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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1967
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered quotes and percentages for multiple firms including Union Carbide Union Oil of California and United Air Lines with incomplete context and stray characters making specifics hard to parse.
Mont Belvieu First Baptist Woman’s Missionary Society held its annual planning meeting with plans for the year announced by president Mrs Luther Taylor and committee members. Speakers included Mrs Mary Bodine and Mrs George Hales, with prayers led by Mrs Leotard and closing by Mrs Taylor.
Sputnik reports Cosmos 189 circles Earth every 95.7 minutes at 332 miles high. No mission details were given, but the craft is described as for continued space research. Unmanned tests precede crewed flights, seen as groundwork for a future space platform.
Us Steel announces filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a 225 million dollar three year sinking fund debenture issue. The offering is expected to be underwritten by a nationwide group of investment firms led by Morgan Stanley and Co.
St Josephs Catholic Church lists Mass schedules for All Saints Day on Wednesday at 5 30 7 30 9 30 and 11 am and 5 30 7 30 pm All Souls Day on Thursday masses are at 6 6 30 8 8 30 11 20 am and 3 30 pm
Ross Sterling High School staff began a yearlong self study for accreditation by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges under Dr Arvin N Donier of the University of Houston. A visiting committee will conduct three day visits in April to review guiding philosophy health services and all school programs.
Boy Scout Troops 2 and 8 host a pancake supper on November 1 at the First Presbyterian Church from 5 20 to 7 36 p m. Adults pay 1 dollar and children under 12 receive 75 cents. proceeds support troop activities.
Tehran officials warn Egypt could target the Persian Gulf. Premier Hoveida notes a swift development plan aiming for record growth, with oil revenues projected at about 251 billion over five years. Iran adds naval destroyers from Britain and F4 fighters from the United States, while maintaining Western alignment.
Mont Belvieu Bay Scout Troop 105 will begin collecting the Good Turn for Goodwill bags at 1 p.m. Sunday. Scoutmaster Sami Goss asks residents to place bags on the front porch for pickup.
Hospital notes list several patients with names and room numbers. Notable entries include Lois Nel Cooper daughter of Mrs Lacy Mae Edwards at 210 Godfrey Hoon, Vernice Ashley at Mabry Room 126, Porter L Warren at 1668 E Alabama Room 124, Orlan R Jones at 309 Pamela Room 36, Clyde Mason at Evlison Court Room 332, Mrs Betty Turnbull at 208 Sthreck Room 152, and Iris Curry at 301 Deanne Room 1.
Washington officials say a John Discoe Smith from Quincy, Mass appears in a Moscow piece claiming CIA work and defection. The State Department backs no such link, noting Smith was a State Department communications clerk from 1950 to 1959 and received a passport in 1960 with no record of CIA employment. His mother in Braintree disputes the defector claim, saying her son resides within government service and sending letters from Rome recently.
Mr and Mrs Mac Kaler invite friends to a housewarming at their new Mont Belvieu home on Sunday November 5 from 3 to 6 PM A money tree will be built during the event
AP reports Wes Westin of Public Broadcast Laboratory unveils a two hour weekly current events series on a national educational network. Debut airs Sunday at 3:30 p.m. EST on 135 stations from New York to California, with noncommercial breaks and satirical pieces rare ad policy.
Nine year old Michael Woodard of Crosby Texas won district and zone Punt Pass and Kick contests, earning a gold trophy after finishing first among 78 entrants. In Houston he totaled 195 feet with 63 passing, 62 punt, and 46 kickoff feet. He trains for the state meet in Dallas on December 0.
AP review of The Big Bands by George T. Simon MacMillan analyzes the generation gap in jazz age pop music. Simon chronicles the big band era from Glenn Miller to Benny Goodman, notes shifts in taste, and explains factors ending the big band business while reflecting on whether revival is likely.
The Shrine Circus in its 31st Houston visit opens Tuesday at the Sam Houston Coliseum with 37 acts over 21 displays. Three-ring performances run through November with evening shows at 8 pm and matinees at 2 pm, including a downtown parade starting at 2 pm. Tickets range 1.50 to 4.50 and are sold at major stores and the Coliseum.
Wallace Heaner and Pat Ball lead a Kiwanis program with Robert E Tae High School Key Club and Lee College Circle K members at the Baytown Kiwanis Club Thursday meeting at 32:05 p.m. The event highlights student participants and local service groups.
Trinity Improvement Association says millions of tons of wheat and other grain from North Texas Oklahoma and Kansas will move by barge down the Trinity River from Fort Worth when the canal is completed.
Foreign delegations filled the scene as General William Westmoreland, commander in Vietnam, and Vice President Hubert Humphrey mingled. U S troops and South Vietnamese security forces stood watch around the ballroom as Secret Service issued quick updates by walkie talkie amid tense rumors of a potential attack behind the scenes.
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