Kiwanis Speaker to talk on functions of an international port
Kiwanis Baytown meets Thursday noon with AL CISNEROS director of the Port of Brownsville as speaker. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS sponsor a semi formal dance 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at KC Hall. Frank Tilton’s Orchestra will provide music. public invited.
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Kiwanis
AL Cisneros
Brownsville
Baytown
Kiwanis Club
Cisneros
Knights OF Columbus
KC Hall
W. Main
Frank Tilton
Centennial celebration at New Waverly Catholic Church
MR and Mrs Frank Edar of 111 Weaver joined area residents Sunday for a centennial celebration at the New Waverly Catholic Church. Marvin Wesselhoff was unable to attend after vetting his craft. Bill Walstead cuts wood while awaiting cold December nights. Richard Montgomery carries rash out for garbage pickup. Ruth Givens, among many school staff, faced a heavy workload this week.
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Frank Edar
Weaver
New Waverly Catholic Church
Marvin Wesselhoff
Bill Walstead
Bill
Richard Montgomery
Ruth Givens
Sales Tax Protest Planned by City Group
A 16 member Citizens Against City Sales Tax Committee formed at Roseland Park Pavilion to oppose a September 23 election on a city sales tax. Reynolds named chairman and his wife Ruth Reynolds secretary. Absentee voting runs at city hall 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Sept. 20 with registration certificate required. City Councilman Ted Kloesel questions the tax’s effectiveness and the revenue range of 400 000 to 800 000 dollars.
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Roseland Park Pavilion
Reynolds
Patsy
Citizens Against
Ruth Reynolds
City Hall
Ted Kloesel
Community action urged in Highlands incorporation push
Dr. W J Herndon leader in Highlands calls residents to confront annexation and incorporation, urging action to avoid complacency. Jim Carrell criticizes Baytown's 30 foot corridor and water bond inadequacies, urging Highlands to determine its own destiny amid sewage, traffic, police, and fire protection concerns.
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Highlands
W. J. Herndon
Jim Carrell
Highlands Rotary Club
Baytown
Carrell
Herndon
San Jacinto River
San Jacinto
Dirksen In Good Condition After Lung Surgery
Senator Everett M. Dirksen 73 was reported in satisfactory condition after doctors removed a growth from his right lung at Walter Reed Hospital. Aides said no immediate word on cancer, and his office noted no evidence of tumor spread with the operation deemed successful.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Walter Reed Hospital
Trumpet Player Is A History Maker At TWU Graduation
A TWU history making moment as the university grants its first bachelor’s degree with a trumpet major. The student, a former Robert E. Lee High School and Serenaders soloist, later led trumpet sections and contributed arrangements for TWU groups. She is now a Dallas area high school band director teaching trumpet.
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Texas Women's University
Robert Fee
Aileen Niner
Viner
Dallas
Jhew
Denton
TWU
Europe
the Serenaders
North Atlantic Arena
Serenaders
Kass-O Band
Brass Iensemble
Tiner
John ‘Haynie
North Texas State University
Lida Keasley
University Brass Choir
Robert Eflee High School
Gander Hanes
Friday To Be Trades Day In Baytown
Friday is Trades Day in Baytown with downtown merchants offering special sales. Parking meters will be hooded and free parking available all day. Check Thursday’s Baytown Sun for special values at participating stores. Trades Day occurs on the first Friday of each month.
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Baytown
Baytown Sun
Beefed-Up Probes Of Drugs Urged
Baytown officials call for stronger drug enforcement and education. The Illegal Drug Use Committee recommends dedicating at least one full time narcotics investigator, plus 24 hour on call availability, a city wide education program in schools churches and communities, and teacher training to recognize drug use.
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Baytown
Inquest Into Kopechne Death Blocked by Kennedy Lawyers
A Boston AP report notes an inquest into Mary Jo Kopechne’s death tied to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was blocked by his lawyers likely delaying the proceeding by two weeks or more. A Pennsylvania judge rejected a bid to dismiss an autopsy petition and a hearing by the full state Supreme Court was ordered to review constitutional issues.
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Boston
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Pennsylvania
Joseph Koopechne
Berkeley Heights
N.J
Bernard ©. Brominski
Common Pleas Court
Paul C. Reardon
State Supreme Court
Edgartown
Martha's Vineyard
Reardon
Supreme Court
Kennedy
Alty
Robert H. Quinn
Full High Court
Dist
James A. Boyle
Isdmund Dinis
Irene Sanders keeps city services humming with radio duties
Irene Sanders a City Public Works dispatcher clerk helps over 100 department employees by fielding complaints about plumbing trash and street problems while coordinating with humane and other city departments. She has worked for the city since 1963 and praises the team including director Jack Morton.
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Ron Lennard
Irene Sanders
Vii
City Beach Road
City
Public Works Department
Humane Department
River Bend Road
Bage
Sanders
Weather, Tides for Baytown Area
PARTLY CLOUDY and continued warm through Yoursday. Temperature range around 70, near 70s. Slight chance of thundershowers. Morgan's Point tides forecast Thursday with high at 1331 p.m. and low at 713 p.m.
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Baytown Area
Wigh
Leaders Pushing For Bill's Okay
In Austin, after a cooling night, Texas senators planned to resume work on raising new taxes in a special session. Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes and Speaker Gus Mutscher urged progress so legislators could return home. The $348.7 million tax package faced debate as lawmakers weighed a permanent corporate tax hike against a temporary levy.
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Sen
Schwartz
Galveston
Senate
Wayne Connally
Floresville
PNET
Il Moore
Connally and Sons
Jim Bates
Edinburg
Charles Herring
Austin
Lax
Pip
Moore
Enrollment Up Across District on First Day of 1969-70
The district shows 12 855 students on the first day of instruction, up 476 from last year. High schools total 4 119, junior schools 4 220, elementary 5 405, and 2 H special education students, with 889 in kindergarten not counted. Key schools include Ashbel Smith 561, Carver Jones 497, Travis 609, James Bowie 666, Harlem 297, Stephen F. Austin 400, Highlands 668, San Jacinto 484, Baytown Junior 855, Cedar Bayou 976, Highlands 621, Horace Mann 788, Robert E Lee 2 020, and Ross Sterling ag.
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Ashbel Smith
Highlands
Baytown
Cedar’ Bayou
Horace Mann
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University of Houston
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