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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1968

Page

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Port Lavaca funeral returns for Boyd aunt

James Boyd and wife of 109 Cabaniss returned from Port Lavaca to Ingleside after attending the funeral of his aunt Mrs Will Boyd. Gulf Coast Gun Club to meet at 7 30 pm Tuesday at the Baytown Chamber of Commerce Building with a film of special interest. Arthur Erwin Whitmer 35 a REL grad and former co captain of the Gander track team in 1961 has earned his law degree from Baylor and passed the state bar exam.

James Boyd Cabaniss Port Lavaca Will “Boyd Ingleside Gulf Coast Gun Club Baytown Chamber of Commerce Arthur Erwin Whitmer Gander Baylor

Weather Forecast Winds Warm Through Wednesday

Partly cloudy and warm through Wednesday with little rain expected. Lows in the low 70s and highs near 99. Galveston tides: Wednesday high at 4:30 am and 8 pm, low at 12:06 am and noon.

Galveston

Trinity River to be dredged again in Texas Gulf coast

Coast Guard and Baytown Liberty County officials report renewed dredging on the Trinity River to restore six foot depth for barge traffic to Liberty. Coastal Chemicals ships fertilizer from Moss Bluff, bills rising costs and delays as Gulf Coast Shipping Co. notes daily losses, Army Engineers say dredge plans are underway.

Liberty (Lp Trinity River Liberty U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston Trinity Moss Bluff Anahuac Jack Oliver Oliver Mussele Shoals Ala Vernon Peale Chambers-Liberty Counties ‘Navigation District Army Engineers Gulf Coast Shipping Co Houston Coastal Chemicals Sherri Carlton Houston Barge Company

Senate move could block Fortas nomination

Opponents of Abe Fortas seek a recommitment vote to the Senate Judiciary Committee to derail the nomination without a filibuster. A nose count, absenteeism, and tax bill debates shape a possible delaying path as Majority Leader Mansfield plans to advance defense funding first.

Senate Fortas Washington Abe Fortas Senate Judiciary Committee Mark Hatfield Ore John Sparkman Mike Mansfield Montana Johnson Earl Warren GOP Judiciary Committee

Czechoslovakia Warns Against Cold War Revival

The ruling Communist party states the Soviet invasion should not spark a new cold war, a claim echoed as NATO capitals discuss the issue. New York City public schools strike nears eight days with little progress, leaving 1.1 million pupils without classes. The UN General Assembly opens its 23rd session amid U.S. anger at U Thant and a possible debate on the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia. The USS Pueblo crew remains detained as North Korea demands admission of waters violation and an apology. South Vietnamese and Cambodian actions escalate as 105mm shells flame into Cambodia, while U.S. bombers conduct a large saturation mission nearby.

Czechoslovakia Communist Party NATO U.N. General Assembly U Thant

City Council To Hear Mobile Home Owners

Baytown mobile home owners protest a city parking permit fee and will speak to the city council Thursday night after Ben Montgomery announced that City Manager Fritz Lanham will place their grievances on the agenda. Montgomery favors rescinding the ordinance and fears fee adoption may drive owners away.

Baytown Ben Montgomery Chaiman Fritz Lanham Lanham Bills Laughlin AFPEO Otlors Joe Tom Polley Dal Grigg Patty Latham Houston Billy Ferguson Florida Geneva Ferguson Willis Cobb Lena Mae Gordon Tom Bertram Thde Burnet San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Colonial Courts McKinney Road Highway 146 Montgomery Celanese Corp

Bank Robber In Trouble Here Again

Alton Stanley Bass of Houston, 43, charged in 196 with attempting to rob Highlands State Bank of 21000, arrested in Baytown for driving while intoxicated and impersonating an officer. Charges filed by Baytown officers. Bass had a suspended sentence from 1967 and faced an intensive physical examination recommendation. Police spotted him after a 12:58 p.m. report from a service station. Bass fled as officers pursued. a traffic stop followed after he skirted the median and continued toward Baker and Main.

Ron Lennard Alton Stanley Bass Houston Highlands State Bank Baytown Justice of the Peace Glenn Vickery Bass John V. Singleton Alva Street Deel Baker and Main

Trustees Argue Over Libraries At School Board Meeting

Trustees clashed over a $4.00 allocation to expand Baytown Junior School library facilities and new plans for Pumphrey Elementary. Deputy Superintendent Barry Nettles reported on teacher pupil ratio district wide while W C Herring described how 33 first graders are being handled at DeZavala Elementary.

Baytown Pumphrey Barry Nettles W. C. Herring DeZavala Elementary School

Mexican Troops Capture School Amid Mexico City Riots

In Mexico City a vocational school fell to troops after an all night battle leaving at least three dead and about 50 students and police wounded. Police and riot squads battled students with guns, knives and bottles as violence spread through San Jacinto and Tlatelolco districts.

Port Arthur G. Lunceford H.W. Stutzenburg Mexico City Aany Red Cross Santo Tomas Gustavo Diaz Ordaz San Jacinto Tlatelolco Federal District Penitentiary Diaz Ordaz Santo Tomas Vocational School Tict

UAW Backs Humphrey Endorsement Strong Among Delegates

Walter Reuther declared the UAW endorsement of Humphrey Muskie shows working people remember friends. Humphrey Muskie received 2319 votes, 88 percent of 2638 ballots. Wallace got 271, Nixon-Agnew 27.

Detroit Walter Reuther Richard M Nixon Spiro T. Agnew Maryland

UF Kick Off Breakfast Set for Wednesday in Baytown

About 20 workers from the 1968 Community Chest campaign are expected at the annual kick off breakfast at 7 am Wednesday at the Holiday Inn. Rev. Asbury Lenox will be principal speaker. The drive runs Sept 3 to Oct with a goal of 230778 dollars. Frank Turpin praised the worker lineup and noted broad agency support including Baytown Health League Thrift Exchange Crippled Children's Treatment Center Welfare League Boy Scouts Girl Scouts YMCA Baytown Opportunity School Child Care Centers and the American Red Cross.

Douglas Stewart Lamar Kelley Public Service Don Wynnemer Esso Research and Engineering Asbury Lenox Grace Methodist Church Holiday Inn Frank Turpin Baytown Health League Thrift Exchange Crippled Children’s Treatment Center Welfare’ League Boy Scouts Girl Scouts YMCA American Red Cross

Media Workshop Slated at Lee College Three-Day Session

Lee College faculty will attend a three day media workshop from 10 30 a m to 6 30 p m in Technical Building Room 11 to gather information for a learning resource center project Consultants include Lynden Taylor Jack McKinstry and Joseph L Bishop with Bishop directing The program will cover instructional objectives media selection and production with each team creating a mediated unit and emphasis on evaluation and revision of the instructional program

Lee College Lynden Taylor Corpus Junior College Orange County Calif Jack McKinstry Redlands Audio-Visual Co Joseph L. Bishop Instructional Systems Group Seal Beach Bishop James MecWilliams

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