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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1968
Page
1
Baytown and Cedar Bayou notices cover a 7 30 p m school board session on the building program agenda. Also listed are community events including a first aid course at city hall and a forum for school board candidates. Weather notes predict partly cloudy warm days with highs near 90.
Glenn Lowry and Barry Smith, ex Baytown Sun staffers, settle a small score with Smith paying the dough. Teddo Plocheck recovers from a jeq ailment sidelining him for days. Dan Savell drives to school. Peggy Powers helps a new reporter at police headquarters. George Chandler enjoys a football spectacle. Lyndon Mallory seeks a transfer between military reserve units. James Webb speeds by in a red sports car. The E. L. Jordans discuss a trip to the Valley. Lowell and Jean Lammers return from Austin with prizes from the Texas Couples Invitational Golf Tournament, posting under par scores and taking third place.
Republicans open a Baytown area headquarters at N Pruett near the Kmart entrance for Nixon Agnew and other candidates. Dr. Ben Rhodes of the University of Houston will be general chairman. volunteers will staff hours to be announced.
Santa Fe Railroad supplied an Official First Day Cover to Fred Hartman of The Baytown Sun for Stamp Day on September 11 1968. The cover honors Walt Disney with images of a Marceline childhood and a portrait at Walt Disney Elementary School.
Moscow reports Russians recovered unmanned spacecraft Zond 5 after lunar circumnavigation and ocean splashdown. British space expert Lovell predicts a manned lunar flyby within months while James Webb says the feat could shift the balance of power in space.
Navy man Mike Freeman rode from New Haven Connecticut to Baytown to visit family and a grieving Navy friend. He faced throttle cable failures, rode with one hand and kept a steady pace through Ozark mountains. He advises rest at night and face protection, ending his leave in Norfolk before returning to the USS Boxer.
The Gallup Poll indicates that a vast majority of Americans prefer a nationwide primary to select presidential candidates rather than conventions. Supreme Court Justice Douglas again halts Army calls for reservists to Vietnam pending review of objections to active duty. Panama’s president-elect Robles plans to live in the United States after leaving office next week, reportedly buying a Coral Gables house. Marines uncover two fortified camps near the North Vietnamese frontier with large ammunition stocks. The Soviet Cosmos program launches its 243rd satellite, the fourth in ten days.
Baytown plans a new juvenile housing addition to the police station with an allocated budget of and a fulltime juvenile officer in the upcoming fiscal year. Currently juveniles are detained in inadequate cells shared with adults, prompting police criticism and calls for separate facilities.
Barrett Station Water and Sewer Supply Corp faces a rift as 16 members seek withdrawal while the steering committee argues withdrawals need 34 member approval. James and Leroy Mills reported 227 signups and 25 nonsignups, but legal counsel says withdrawals require full membership consent. The meeting on Sept 12 led to a tentative option to sell the system, pending Mills decisions.
Prime Minister Antonio Salazar stays in a coma on day seven after a massive stroke. Reports say Marcello Caetano, a 62 year old law professor, could be named successor before day ends as army and police stay on alert.
Prague reports the ruling party newspaper Rude Pravo said Premier Oldrich Cernek announced that withdrawal of Soviet troops will begin in the next few days and most will depart though some will stay. No definite signs of partial withdrawal appeared yet as troop movements were seen in southern Bohemia and border regions.
Detroit General Motors announced price hikes averaging 49 dollars, about half the increase Chrysler touted last week, signaling a broader move in the auto sector.
Dr. Jim Milton Ashby a 49 year old Anahuac physician was killed in what authorities say appears accidental while cleaning his deer rifle at his home. Justice of the Peace Calvin R. Walker said the investigation continues with no witnesses likely. He had lived in Anahuac since 1953 and served as a WW II and Korean conflict veteran. Services set for 10 30 a m Tuesday at Anahuac Baptist Church with Rev Grady W Barts officiating. Interment in Anahuac Cemetery. Survived by his wife Vi and four children Allison Jimmy a college freshman. Funeral directed by Allison Funeral Home.
Baytown residents in Colonial Courts mobilize as the city insists on payment of a new mobile home parking permit fee set by ordinance. Don Montgomery says 70 signatures and 3164 in pledges are gathered to hire an attorney, with charges possible for nonpayment by midnight Monday. The ordinance, approved May 9, imposes 233 annual or 95 semiannual fees, replacing the former 312 yearly collection by trailer parks. Montgomery notes a 200 fine for nonpayment and cites multiple notices from City Attorney Laughlin, with a court action threat if deadlines are missed.
Two young mothers jailed on felony shoplifting charges left their children with police officers at the city jail in a temporary nursery. Bay Town has no woman juvenile officer on Saturdays, so officers cared for diaper bags bottles and blankets as the children cried and slept during bond proceedings.
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