Stolen items report and local notices in Baytown area
Police report multiple thefts including a $20 battery swapped in a pickup, $50 hubcaps stolen from a car, and a cornet stolen from a school bus storage area valued at $215. Also notes on a Sept. 16 Baytown Symphony concert tickets and local community events and senior citizens meeting.
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John R. Williams
S. Circle
William Deasy
Baker Road
Hubert Johnson
Baytown
Johnson
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Humble Credit Union
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Weather tides and misc notes from local scene
Weather outlook shows clear to partly cloudy skies through Thursday with a slight chance of thundershowers. Tides at Morgan's Point Thursday highs around 4:55 am and lows at 3:49 am and 4:19 pm. Charles Mickel returns from Vietnam and registers at the University of Houston while taking a sports writing job at The Sun Booster. City council studies session. community notices include wedding plans and charity league preparations.
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Charles Mickel
Vietnam
University of Houston
Boor
Rigby
la Porte 2
W. PP
Denman
Matt Laughlin
Juninte Woods
Ura Tiaim
Ronnie Berry
Janice Trahan
Nancy ‘Thompson
Michael Smith
Marie Locklin
Sheryl Walmsley
Ancial Service League
Ieedh
Maude Moler Hall Named by Lee College on Day
Lee College dedicates two new buildings on Lee College Day November 18 with a plaque unveiling for Maude Moler Hall in honor of Baytonian pioneer Mrs. Maude Moler. Dr Charles F Jones Humble Oil speaks at 2 30 p m Lt Gov Ben Barnes opens the convocation marking the college's 35th anniversary.
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Lee College
Maude Moler
Lee College Board of Regents
Ben Barnes
Trustees Adopt New Monthly Spending Report
Supt John Clark unveiled a new monthly financial reporting system to the school board, detailing district spending and income with budget comparisons. The 16 page report by Business Manager Robert Sauls shows overspending in plant maintenance by 25000 dollars due to mischarged items, with audit notes to follow. Board President Karl W. Goryshek said the system doesn’t change bookkeeping procedures.
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John Clark
Clark
Robert Sauls
Troy Peterson
Peterson
Sauls
Lee College Board of Regents
Crosby School Board
Karl W. Qoryshek
Schol Board
BH School District Hires Business Chief in Barbers Hill
Wayne Watson, 42, named business manager and tax assessor collector for Barbers Hill School District, after serving as business manager tax assessor collector at Fast Chambers SD since 1958. He holds a BA from Southeastern State College and taught in multiple states. His duties begin Sept 1, replacing Kenneth Irby who left for Northeast ISD.
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Mont Belvieu
Spi
Wayne Watson
Barbers Hill
Watson
Meneager
Fast Chambers
Nashville
Ark
U.S. Navy
Southeastern State College
Durant
Oke
Texas State College
Commerce
Kirby
Moyers, Akla
Falfurrias
Tex
Coca Cola Rotting Co
Ast Chambers School
Debates on presidential provision and party leadership turmoil
Our World Today reports Alexander Dubeck withdraws from public life amid alleged guilt avoidance while Senator Baker emerges as potential Senate GOP leader candidate. Dirksen death reshapes leadership. Texas lawmakers end a taxing spree with a record 5.8 billion two year budget. A West Virginia mine rescue will begin Friday if weather cooperates after the Mountaineer 9 disaster left 78 men dead.
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West Virginia
Farmington
Baytown council spar over 6 am budget sessions at Holly Inn
Baytown officials clash over holding annual budget study sessions at 6 am in the Holly Inn Restaurant instead of city hall. Councilman Tei Kloesel questions access to city funds and calls for public briefing with a three day notice.
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Baytown
Tei Kloasel
City Hall
Holly Inn
Hal
Baytown Law
Kloesel
Delly R
Voelkel
Ted
Kloese
City Hell
Allen Cannon
Council
Houston Gas Explosion Destroys Homes in Northwood
An eight minute natural gas pipeline blast in the Northwood Homes area north of Houston leveled thirteen houses, sent smoke and heat through the district, injured at least eight people including two badly burned teens, and forced evacuations. Firefighters faced extreme heat as residents recalled a roaring gas cloud and a jetlike blast.
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Houston
Northwood Homes
G. W. Jacobs
Texas International
Drastic Assessment Hike Boosts School Tax Roll to 407 Million
JINELLA BOYNTON reports the school district tax equalization board released its 149 report Monday night showing the 1969 tax roll at 407 million dollars, an 88 million rise from 1968. The board cited an 8 increase from the new 48 percent assessment ratio and growth, with 16 million from new industrial valuations. Reductions were made in Brownwood subdivision homes after the St. Valentine flood and in West Baytown and Britton Cravens areas. Board urged continued use of a consulting firm, maintenance of tax maps, continued field checks, and gradual board membership continuity, noting 169 protest hearings and that many taxpayers are pensioners facing greater financial strain. Trustees passed a resolution thanking the board. members receive 100 dollar stipends, and they deemed underpaid.
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Jinella Boynton
Board of Trustees
Brownwood
St. Valentine's Day
West Baytown
Britton-Cravens
Tax Equalization Board
Equalization Board
Top-Level Officials Meet on Vietnam Cease-Fire and Withdrawals
In Saigon meetings between U.S. and South Vietnamese leaders fueled talk of further U.S. troop withdrawals and a broader drawdown of allied operations. Abrams met Thieu before a Washington conference, while D Berger and Abrams sought to bridge rifts over the Ho Chi Minh funeral cease-fire, which the U.S. honored though Thieu rejected it.
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Saigon
U.S
United States
North Vietnam
Ho Chi ‘Minh
Berger
Abrams
Washington
Thieu
Baytonian’s Spare Tire Transplant Restores Health and Vitality
R C Stephenson Jr of Baytonian underwent a mammary artery transplant to replace a failing heart artery at Methodist Hospital in Houston. The operation, done by Dr George Morris six months ago, stopped his coronary insufficiency and restored his energy. He reports better health, can walk farther, and even play golf after adopting a high protein low fat diet and antihypertensive meds.
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Wanda Orton
R. C. Stephenson Jr
B.C
George Morris
Methodist Hospital
Houston
I. C
Lemay
R. C
H.C
RB. C
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Pam
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Richard D. Strahan
Pioneer
Kenneth Irby
Northeast Independent School District
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Alexander Dubeck
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Nixon
Dirksen
Everett Dirksen
Sinois
States
House
Texas
Felton
Felton Street
Sterling
Lobit
Jack Morton
City Public Works
Morton
Sun
Ron Lennard
Aldine
Bill Suski
Jacobs
Michele
Riggs
Murricane
iTax
Hobart Enoch
Ara
W. A.mucshannon
the Equalization Board
Tax Office
McElhannon
Wilton A. Raper
Norman Mellvany
Humble
Baytonian
H. C. Stephenson
Chargeitizens National Bank & Trust Co
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