Marine Doubles Honor By Pinning Purple Heart On Dead Friend
Dowagiac Michigan a Purple Heart recipient Tom Klein 21 gave his medal to John Edgerly 21 a comrade killed near Da Nang by lightning Klein and Edgerly enlisted together in the Marine Corps both served in Viet Nam Klein lost both legs to a mine while Edgerly died in service edgerly did not receive the Purple Heart Klein attended the funeral in a wheelchair and pinned the award on his comrade's pillow.
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Dowagiac
Mich
Viet Nam
Tom Klein
John Edgerly
Marine Corps
Klein
Edgerly
da Nang
Civic Council To Meet And Viet Nam Talk In Highlands
The Highlands Civic Council will meet Thursday at 7 40 pm in the band room of Highlands Intermediate School. Rev David L Johnson of Channelview will speak on his recent trip to Vietnam. Also: a meeting of American Field Services Committee at 730 pm in Robert E Lee High School testing room. Local notes include telephone number changes for Garden Club and Baytown listings.
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Garden Club
Humble Oil and Refining
Craigmont Garden Clap| Co
First National Bank
New Baytown
Civic Council
Highlands Civic Council
Highlends Intermediate School
David L. Johnson
Channelview
Viet Nam
American Field Services Committee
Robert E. Lee High School
Baytown and Houston Port District Notes and Local Visits
Red Pruett presided over a Houston Port Commission meeting in chairwoman Jeanette Caraway absence. Ann Wismer and Ditto Kirk Mann head to college. Sandra Freeman complains about crowded buses. New Orleans visitors at 609 N Pruett. Battleship Texas and San Jacinto Monument tours noted. Merle Hunt promotes YMCA exercise program. Gwen Clift has her photo taken. BeBe Corbell begins substitute teaching. Flora Wilhite described as fetching and plucking while Ross hunts white wing doves in Mexico.
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R H
Red) Pruett
Baytown
Houston Port Commission
Jeanette Caraway
Ann Wismer
Ditto Kirk Mann
Sandra Freeman
James
Sarah Herod
Galem
New Orleans
Bil Sorrells
N. Pruett
Texas
San Jacinto Monument
Merle Hunt
YMCA
Gwen Clift
Dayton
Baytown Sun
D. Hmuery
Reporting Club News
Maudie Pack
BeBe Corbell
Frances Bull Jock
Wynona Martin
Flora Wilhite
Ross
Mexico
Texas draft boards told to furnish 2339 soldiers in November
Texas draft boards are asked to furnish 2339 soldiers in November all for the Army. The October quota was increased from 2671 to 2845, the largest monthly call since April 1933.
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Texas
Army
New LC President Heads BEA Session Tuesday
Dr. Richard D Strahan, newly named president of Lee College, will be the principal speaker at the Baytown Education Association’s first meeting of the school year to be held at 7 30 p m in the Robert E Lee auditorium. BEA president Mrs Jack Hartt will preside.
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Richard D_ Strahan
Lee College
Baytown Education Association
Jack Hartt
BEA
Robert E. Lee
Arthur Coltharp l
Strahan
Dr .Strahan
Gemini 11 space shot coverage across channels
Multi channel plan covers Gemini 11 with telecasts on CBS ABC and NBC starting 6 a.m. Friday. Agena launch at 6 48 a m and liftoff at 8 25 a m with docking and spacewalks scheduled. Special reports and summaries follow through Friday and Sunday events.
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CBS
ABC
NBC
Geminij
Channel
Tam
Joseph Benti
CBS Morning News
Chan
Channel 11
Channel 2
Agena
City to Consider Condemnation of North Main Land
Baytown City Council to meet at 6 30 p m Thursday to consider ordinances condemning 15 North Main tracts for the North Main street improvement program Plans and cost estimates for paving Daniel Street in the Oak Addition and Wye Drive in front of the YMCA building. second reading on the community television franchise ordinance awarded to Baytown Community Television Inc Also on the agenda equalization board report amended impounded vehicle ordinance estimates for Miriam Street and Briarwood Drive extensions from South Main to Wynnewood and a budget study session set for Monday public hearing on Sept 22 with City Manager Langham reviewing all departments
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Baytown
North Main
North Main Street
Daniel Street
Oak Addition
Wye Drive
Newl Ymca
Baytown Community Television, Inc
Scouncil
Equalization Board
Miriam Street
Briarwood Drive
South Main
Wynnewood
Buder
Fritz Langham
Viet Cong Try To Spoil Election Plans In Saigon Area
Viet Cong extremists threaten the election as violent acts injure at least two and fatally harm a government security agent and his wife. A 17 member Constituent Assembly incident and a warehouse fire add to tensions while Buddhist monks fast to boycott polls. Premier Ky hints at possibility of running for president.
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Saigon
South Viet
Constituent Assembly
Viet Nam
Cost Of Construction In Viet Nam Skyrockets
AP reports U S Navy officials say expanding war demands require an additional 200 million dollars to finish existing Viet Nam projects. RMK BRJ costs rise from 10 to 50 million for Saigon port upgrades amid greater sea traffic. The consortium employs 51 700 at peak, building airfields ports depots and cantonments while laying off workers as some contracts shift to other firms.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Rmk-Brj Comatti
Jum
United States
Department of Defense
US. Navy
W. RL Rogers
Army
Navy
Air Force
Combine
Gramming
Rmk-Brj
Raymond International Inc
New York
Morrison-Knudsen
Boise, Idaho
Brown and Root
Houston
Tex
J.A. Jones Construction Co
Charlotte
N.C
Consortium
Regional Planning Panel To Meet In Friendswood
An organizational meeting of the Regional Planning Panel was announced by Harris County Judge Bill Elliott. The panel would include 42 members from seven counties and Houston city, with Baytown paying first year dues of 281.59 dollars and annual dues of 563.18 dollars. The executive committee would comprise eight members from Houston and representatives from Harris and other counties.
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Friendswood
Baytown
Houston-Galveston
Planning Commission
Elliott
Cite
Cording
Harris County
Bill Elliot
Harris
Galveston
Brazoria
Fort Bend
Montgomery
Liberty
Chambers
City of Houston
Houston
Bay]stown
Lee College Day at Baytown Chamber Luncheon
Friday the Baytown Chamber of Commerce hosts Lee College Day with Board of Regents President Sam Bramsett and architect James A. Davis speaking at a noon luncheon at the Holiday Inn. Bramsett discusses tight money and the Lee College bond issue, introducing new college president Dr. Richard Strahan. Davis outlines progress on the LC Building program and the new vocational technical center.
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Lee College
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Board of Regents
Sam Bramsett
James A
Bitsy) Davis
Holiday Inn
Bramlett
Richard Strahan
New College
Davis
Vocational Technical
Quiet San Andreas Fault Sparks Big Quake Fear
Californians fear a major quake as seismologists report microquakes along parts of the San Andreas and nearby faults. A Caltech team led by James Brune found little activity between Palm Desert and Cajon Pass, prompting theories that either stress builds toward a large shock or relief via microquakes is occurring.
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San Andreas
Los Angeles
California
American Geo- Physical Union
University of California At
James Brune
California Institute of Technology
Seismological Laboratory
Brune
San Andreas Fault
San Francisco
Mexico
Palmdale
Cajon Pass
San Bernardino
San Jacinto
San Amareas
Baytown Police Seek $25 Monthly Pay Increase
Baytown city council discussed a $25 per month across the board pay raise for patrolmen, presented Wednesday night by the Baytown Municipal Police Association during a 1966 67 budget study session. Spokesmen Glen Rosier and Harvey Frost outlined the request as council reviews the budget and considers possible salary adjustments.
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Baytown
Fritz Lanham
Baytoyn
Frost
Leulsee Police
Court Martial Finds Gs Guilty Of Disobedience
A first soldier, Pvt Dennis Mora of New York, was sentenced to three years hard labor, dishonorable discharge, and forfeiture of pay after a 18 minute verdict for refusing orders to Viet Nam. A second soldier, Pfc James Johnson, 20, also of New York, faces trial today for the same charge.
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FY. Dix
Viet Nam
Pvt
Dennis Mora
New York
Mora
U.S. Military Court of Appeals
Pfc
James Johnson
Ft. Dix.stock~ade
David Selmas
Modesto
Calif
Congress
Ine
W.E.B. DuBois Club
U.S
Chambers-Liberty Group Ends Protest on Cedar Bayou Bridge
Chambers Liberty County Navigation District voted to withdraw opposition to the Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge over Cedar Bayou near Baytown. Commissioner J M Rich said the district will have its attorney notify the Corps of Engineers in Galveston. Mopac reports progress on acquiring property for the spur to serve the planned U S Steel mill.
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Chambers - Liberty County Navigation District
Baytown
Missouri Pacific
Cedar Bayou
Navigation District
Liberty
J. M. Rich
Rich
Guy Cade Jackson III
U.s.corps of Engineers
Galveston
Mopac
U.S. Steel
Chambers County
Corps of Engineers
Houston
J. A. Austin
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Charles Dean
Marine
Viet Buddy
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Houston Girl Scout Office
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Tower
A. L. Stephens
E. Elvinta
Cedar Bayou Junior High School
The
Order of the Arrow
Grace Methodist Church
Citizens National
Colithato
de. Strahan
Texas Wesleyan College of Fort Worth
Southern Methodist University
LSE
University of Houston
GH Bureau of Education Research
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Ance
N. Main Land
Sai- Bon
Nguyen Cao Ky
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