Happy School Days Open In Baytown Area
Dawn marked the return of 13 000 Baytown area students to class as they met new schedules and immunization rules. Despite foggy weather and minor delays in registration, staff anticipate smoothing of procedures in days ahead. Architects and trustees toured ongoing improvements while Deputy Supt. Herring checked Ced ar Bayou Junior School and reviewed schedules with Principal Hatchell.
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Johnella Bosnton
Baytown Area
Alamo School
San Jacinto Elementary
Qlike
James A. “Bitsy” Davis
James Slick Ellis
Supt
W. C. Herring
Cedar Bayou
Felix Hatchell
Funeral services for Mrs Virgie Hinkson in Livingston
Funeral services for Mrs Virgie Munson Hinkson 90 mother of W H Munson of Bent Belvieu will be held at 3 pm Wednesday at Pace Funeral Chapel in Livingston. She died Monday night at Autumn Hills Convalescent Home in Liberty. Gas stolen Eleven gallons of gasoline were stolen from a truck belonging to Morris J Guifry after Friday police said. The theft occurred at Guidry s home 3214 Iowa Sorority meeting PSI ALPHA Beta Sigma Phi will meet at 7 30 pm Tuesday in Room 5 of the Baytown Community Building.
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Virgie Munson Hinkson
W. H. Munson
Bent Belvieu
Pace Funeral Chapel
Livingston
Morris J. Guifry
Guidiry
Iowa
PSI Alpha Beta Sigma Phi
Baytown
Weather and local notices mix prompts Baytown area
Widely scattered thunderstorms and shower chances persist in the Baytown area through Wednesday with temperatures ranging from the low 70s to near 96. Alexander promoted to First Lieutenant in the U S Army. stationed at Fort Polk Louisiana. Baytown Rotary Club marks its 40th birthday at Wednesday noon Tower meeting. Neal Dickens program chairman.
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Baytown
Alexander
John Dale Alexander
Billie Gay Cupps
U.S. Army
Ft. Polk
Rotary Meeting
Medical Student Jerry Kovar Joins UT Southwestern Dallas
Jerry Kovar a Robert E Lee Lee College and UT graduate enters UT Southwestern Medical School Dallas as a pre med honor graduate from the 1968 June class Open House honors Mr and Mrs L R Winkels and children of Anson to be held at the Miller home on Pecan Drive this fall day Saturday
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Jerry Kovar
Robert E. Lee. Lee College
University of Texas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas
L. R. “Shorty
Winkels
Anson
A. B. Miller
Ze ‘Pecan Drive
Baytown Sun Community Notices Roll Call
Early morning route checks and school start mood plus birthdays and local engagements. Names include Richard Greer David Evans Pat Leslie Tim Robbins Rocky Requemore John Adamek Don Cooke Pat Tobin Ruth Richards Enowin Wilbanks Robbie Nixon Wanda Burch Royce Hanley. Community ties and light announcements from Baytown area residents.
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Richard Greer
Baytown Sun
Herbert V. Herbert
David Evans
Pat Leslie
Tim Robbins
Baytown
C. c
Rocky” Requemore
the Sun
John Adamek
Don Cooke
Pat Tobin
Cooke
Ruth Richards
Enowin Wilbanks
Robbie Nixon
Wanda Burch
Royce
Goose Hanley
Labor Day Weekend Traffic Toll Hits Record 637
The Labor Day weekend toll reached 637 road deaths, the highest for the three day period. The figure surpasses the prior Labor Day high of 636 set in 1966 and tops the 1967 toll of 606. The National Safe Council predicted 575 to 615 fatalities, while nonholiday weekends averaged 518. The worst crash occurred north of Jamestown North Dakota, eight teenagers killed in a two car wreck on Interstate 94. Five died and eight injured in Union County Arkansas in two crashes 45 seconds apart. The deadliest holiday on record remains the 1876 Fourth of July with 1732 deaths.
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iBy
Associated Press
National Safe Council
North Dakota
Jamestown
N.D
Union County
Ark
Aquatic Course Targets Baytown Research
Lee College introduces sophomore aquatic science courses using the Baytown area waterways. Robert L. Wright, a Baytown native and Texas A M University doctoral candidate, will teach and lead pollution detection and control studies, with lab work on coastlines lakes and water systems.
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LEE College
Robert L. Wright
Baytown
Brazilian surgeon leads first multi organ transplant in U S
Dr Eury vlides Zerbini heads America's first heart transplant team as a patient earns four recipients from a passing by act. Syria reports two soldiers fatally wounded in the cease-fire line clash. Eisenhower improves after seventh cardiac event while Johnson returns to Washington amid European crisis review. Texas Labor Day weekend toll rises to 67 with 45 deaths and other serious injuries.
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Euryvlides Zerbini
America
Area Police Academy Favored by Baytown Officials
Baytown officials view establishing an area police academy as economical and efficient for training, with federal funds available. City Manager Fritz Lanham supports regional pooling of resources and hopes the Houston Galveston Area Council can form such a academy. Police Chief Blair Mann calls it wonderful, noting focus on technical training. talks with area officials are private and no formal proposal yet. The North Central Texas Regional Police Academy near Arlington already operates since March 20, serving a 10 county region and planning a crime lab and communications linkages.
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Wanda Orton
Baytown
Fritz Lanham
North Central Texas Regional Police Academy
Polie Department
Trating
Bayway Drive
Blair Mann
Lanham
Houston - Galveston
Coun
Cil
North Central Texas Academy
Arlington
Six Flags
United States
Texas Academy
Iran Quake Deaths Rise As Survivors Digging Out
Survivors wander among wreckage after a devastating quake in Kakhk Iran as officials estimate up to 11 000 dead or missing across 750 square miles. Only 3500 bodies recovered so far with the mosque among few structures still standing. rescue efforts by troops Red Lion and Sun personnel and Boy Scouts continue amid mounting hopelessness.
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Iran
Kakhk
Shah
Empress Farah
Rothers
Great Dasht Kaveer Desert
Red Lion and
Sun
Red Cross
She Made Her Point But Knowledge Proved Costly
A Baytown woman arrested for drunkenness asked a patrolman the fine amount and then for the cost of abusive language. He replied twenty five dollars for each. After counting her money she quipped about having sixty five dollars. She gave a prepared plea and paid the fines before leaving.
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Baytown
Pye
Rest Stop Encounters Diverse Travelers During Labor Day
An editor notes Baytown Jaycees hosted a rest stop on Interstate 10 near Four Corners over Labor Day. Volunteers served coffee and soft drinks to motorists and met visitors from Tampa and other places including France. A battery theft attempt near Lake Charles was helped, a traveler from Mexico spoke of jail in Houston, and a long‑away resident sought Baytown directions after 16 years away.
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Baytown
Lig
Tarmmpa
Fla
Columbia
S.C
Springfield
France
Lake Charles
Houston
Mexico
Florida
Rites Held For 48 Year Resident Duke Keenan
Funeral services for John J. Duke Keenan 76 were held at Earthman Chapel and St Josephs Church. A retired Humble Oil and Refining Co. employee he lived 48 years in Baytown and died Friday in a Baytown hospital. Burial in Garden of Gethsemani Houston. Survivors include brothers William and Rayfronds Keenan of Belmont New York. He retired Jan 31 1956 after 34 years with Humble Oil.
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John J. “Duke
Keenan
Earthman Chapel
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
W. Main
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Humble
Garden
Gethsemani
Houston
William Keenan
Rayfronds Keenan
Belmont, N.Y
Humble ‘Oi and Refining Co
HORC
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Patricia Moller
Susan Gonzales
George Slaughter
San Jacinto
Kim Marie Kovar
Cynthia Moore
Alamo
Sharon Peebles
Dian Fiardlsen
Micah McHenney
Paul Goodman
Shirley Turner
Ricky Glenn
Ole Lee Abraham
Janet LaDonna
Scotty Halbert
Robert E. Lee
Linda Willis
Rebecca Jones
Cheryl Gartner
Robert Lemmon
Kathy Kenney
EN Ak & AF
Wright
Texas A&m Research Foundation
Louisiana
Chinese Red Guard
Mao Tse-lung
Yang Shang-kun
Wang
Russia
Dwight DD. Eisenhower
Johnson
Washington
Finstern
Texas
The
Vatican
Area Police Academy
Interstate 10
Four Corners
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