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BAYTOWN, TEXAS. 77520
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i Two Baytown labor unions.
Hg representing several thousand
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•£$ area. Saturday joined three
vChambew of Commerce in sup-
2*? porting theroute ttraf-Mtasouri -
Ml Pacific is seeking through a
* portion of the city to serve the
igg U S. Steel mill.
fx.' Resolutions-have been adopt-
®| ed by Carpenters Local Union
j No. 1.134 and the Construction
gn and General Laborers Union,
■ Local No--313. -calling-qn - the
9 Baytown City Council to granf
9 Mopac’s request for crossing
9 tour tdty streets with the spur.
9 The resolutions were sighed
f by B. A. (Bert) Gresham, busi-
er. ness agent .of the Carpenters
9 Union, and Earl Lively, busi-
fnt for the labor local., -
* More than 1,500 Baytown clti- s-efe
zens had signed petitions Satur-
day calling on the city council
to approve the route being sought I
by Missouri Pacific for an in-
dustrial spur to serve the U.S.
Steel site. a
The petitions are being circu- . M
lated by members .of the Bay- ■
town Junior Chamber of Com-’ ■
merce, with the help of Wooster 1
Chamber members. . , 1
Booths have been set up by
the Jaycees at Big Chief Super-...______
market and Kmart. They are
ing manned by Jaycee mem-
bers. ^ —----------------------— *—-
The Jaycee petition move was
handled by a committee com: ...........
posed of Jim Ainsworth, John •
Dennis Shearer, Dave Evans,
Mike Walters and Charles Tur-
ner.
The booths were set up to
make petitions available to per-
sons who want to sign them, WOOSTER CHAMBER of Commerce Presl- ermarket where petitions calling <m, the Bay-
according to Jaycee President ^ent Richard King, right, Orville Younae,-a—fownCityCouncUto approve toe proposed
Ron Parish. He said also that member of the Wooster Chamber, left, and Missouri spur track route, can be signed,
other members of the Jaycees John Dennis Shearer, center, member of Bay-
are circulating the petitions town Jaycees, man a booth at Big Chtef Sup-
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JOHN C. FINNERAN. 2213 Wyo- 9
ming, Baytown, a senior engi-I^^B
neering student at the Univer-
sity of Notre Dame, has been 9
cited for scholastic achievement
Name Ommitted
MRS. W. B. Allman will be one
of the models at the Vogue Pat-
tern Style Show at 11 a.m. on
Tuesday,at Goose Creek Coun-
try Cluli. Her name was left
out of the story which appeared Nntre Dame He was Aamed
in Friday's Sun. to the Dean’s honor list for the
1966-67 academic year.
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Wildlife Dept., will be the guest
■peaker Monday at the noon
luncheon of the Baytown Ki-
wanis Club at the Rebel Bin.
Singleton will -discuss shell
dredging in the bay areas.
Attending Funeral
TWO’ BAYTOWN FAMILIES -
Mr. and Mrs. Buck Wootan and
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wootan
| lunml .1 te Mtf ■*•, 2SL~SS'B“gS5
W. u. wootan. , edition of The Baytown Sun. The
1 Tentative Candidate fi* Focus^appears today.
DIANTHA DAVIS'Grierson, 301 Contents of the magazbie are
Tri - City Beach Road, is among ^used on the ^lden prcle -
r B0 Untvereity of Texas College . ?un,s.
Of Fine Arts students who are which includes Baytown, Wallis-
candidates for degrees Aug. 27 vilje, Anahuac, I^yton, Mont
at the summer session’s close. Eelvieu, ^Highlands, -Crosby,
Morgan’s Point, La Porte, Han-
kamer, and Channelview.
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■ The unions hereby call upon
" Oie Baytown Oty Council to .
approve the reute tor an todus-
trial spur designated by Mis-
souri Pacific Railroad Co. so
that construction can proceed
as qutekiy Bs po*Eibte,'' the-re.-------
solutions said.
-- "The unions are convinced ~
that failure to approve the de-
signated route- of the proposed ~
spur would cause this area to
run the rttk tof losing the U.S.
Steel plant and probably many
other industries which are vir-
cadly necessary to the continued
growth and prosperity of our
area. ...........2" •
‘The unions are convinced that
= the loss of this industry and
ethers that can be expected to
AFTER SIGNATURES
[AVE OR-
BORE GILLETTE, UT CHILEAN EXCHANGE STUDENT
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Mike Gillette--
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throughout the Baytown area.
Wooster Chamber members
are helping the Jaycees man
the booth at Big Chief Super-
market. Richard King, president
of the Wooster CtainBer. fiitl
Orville Younse, a mernSwTBiaP'
ned the booth Saturday.
Mike Gillette, son of Attorney j Chilean capital and will end on The petitions will be present-
and Mrs. R. L (Bob) Gillette Sept. 15, in time for the stu- ed to the city couneil when it
of Ttonts--to"begto-«ls*ses..i»:Austin, meets Monday, night to again
selected by the Univewl»"oT 2 '^g ^ w»»M«;lli8saaH-P«ciBi5M;.
Texas to participate in its an- students annually, with the Chil- quest for approval of a desig-
nual Texas - Oiilean Leader - ean students coming tolhe Uni- nated route for its spur track,
ship Exchange program. versity of Texas during the Baytown public opinion ap-
Mike, 4 1964 graduate of Rob- sDrine term when they are out peared to be centering on the
ert E. Lee High School, is a / spur question as a number of
government major at the Uni- Students are expected to Dar- orSanizations issued sta,ements
versity and plans to attend law , , t , ^ ^ ta]^ endorsing the route proposed by
school after receiving his BA dement came
Attend Ail CAmpus functions . 11 * iTfl|1_j rAimiv
while thev are at the Chilean fr?m the East Harr'S County
T”, ^ 816 at the Chi ean Bar Association, which said:
scn001’ " “The East Harris COurity Bar
Association has passed a resolu-
tion endorsing the proposed
route of Missouri Pacific through
Baytown, and voted that the
resolution be brought before the
city council.”
The resolution was signed by
Milton Stewart, secretary-treas-
urer of the assoriatlbn.
(See JAYCEES, Page 2)
LBJ Warns Business, Unions
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PRE -. REGRIJTRATION-at Lee
Cntfegf will bf' held in the Stu-
dent Union of the main building
instead of in the library as con-
tained in information in student'
packets. Pre . registration is set
for Aug. 11 arid Aug. 18.
Among Candidates *
TWO BAYTOWN students are
candidates for Bachelor of Sci-
ence degrees Aug. 27 at the
close of the summer session at
file University of Texas. They
are Roland Jon Armstrong, 129
Bayshore, and James William
Stewart Jr,, 427 North Burnet-
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j Weather And Tide
CONTINUED WARM through
the weekend lyith scattered
showers Is the weather fore-
cast for the Baytown area.,
j i Temperature range expected*'
S „ 7S-94 degrees. The low at The
I * Sun’s weather station Satur-
day was 75, and the high was
‘ FOCI’S, undef-tbe direction of
Clorge ’FergSsori' and* JffiTKyle,
is to be packed with Informa-
tion,, pictures, entertainment,
r.ews and features of interest to
readers, not only on the week-
end The Sun Is delivered, but
throughout the week until an-
other FOCUS arrives. ,
In this week's Issue:
in
be necessary for the govern-
ment to further reduce Its ex-
penditures, particularly In those
areas where prices are ,riling in A
an Inflationary way.” —
Although Johnson made no
direct reference to this week’s
price increases in the steel in-
dustry, it was clear that his
statement was prompted by that
move and last week’s rejection
by the AFL-CIO Internationa]
Association of Machinists of an
airlines contract calling for in-
creaes reported to be between
6 and 7 per cent, Acceptance of
the contract would have ended
the month-old walkout against
five major airlines.
The White House has labeled
the steel price hikes inflation-
ary, but the industry called the
$2 to 83 a ton boosts inconse-
quential and modest. - .
signirig Friday of a blli author-
izing $5 billion for the National
Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration with this warning to
business and union leaders:
"H- particular segments of our
economy continue to raise their
prices and increase the cost of
this and other programs, It will
WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi-
dent Johnson, acting after a
wave of steel price boosts he did
not challenge, has warned that
such increases could force a
cutback In government spending
on projects , such as the space
program.
The President coupled the
Jkluatrlal growth of
for year* to come.
liar resolution was pass-
ed by the governing board of ,
the Houston (and vicinity) Build-
ing and Trades Council. Copies
were sent to local unions in Bay-
town, with a request tor publics-
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• FRANK HARRIS, head man degree,
of the T-DTamond Ranch near He will attend foe University
West Columbia, is widely known of Santiago in the capital city of
in Texas rodeo circles. Harris Chile where he will participate
will furnish the stock for the an- in student activities at the
nual Crosby Rodeo — slated this school. '
week — in conjunction with the
FFA Community Fair. For stori- the
eg on the upcoing rodeo, turn to fina
Pages 5-7-10 of FOCUS.
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tfon.
Similar resolutions have also
been passed and sent to the city
council by the Greater Baytown
Chamber of Commerce, Wooster
Chamber of Commerce and the
Baytown Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
Efforts are also being made
by the business community to
convey its sentiments to the city
council. In a full page advert!s-
inent in The Baytown Sun the
First National Bank called on
the city council to approve the
<pur route sought by Mopac.
The council will hold a special
meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday
at city hall to again consider
he Mopac request .Representa-
tives of the railroad, Southern
’acific Railroad, which is op-
posing the Mopac spur, and re-
presentatives of the Oiambers
of Commerce in the Baytown
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sec- irea will attend the meeting,
retary of Labor W. WUlard billed as an effort to reach .
Wlrtz appears before an unusual a compromise agreement.
Saturday session of the House
Commerce Committee to again
face questioning about legisla-
tion aimed at halting the month-
old airline strike.
The bill, passed by the Senate
Thursday, would order striking
mechanics back to work on five
airlines for 30 days and provide
machinery for the President to
postpone any strike resumption
for 150 more days.
Wlrtz told the House Com-
merce Committee Friday there
it little chance for
negotiations between the air-
line* and the AFLOO Interna- charge of the guide*,
tional Association of Machinist* Member* of the Community
while Congress Is considering Relations Committee, with Mrs.
action. Eugene Lovering a* chairman,
registers the guests.
The 15 students, including Gil-
lette, attended a State Depart-
ment briefing in Washington on
July 24-27.
Mike has a brother John, 21,
who is doing graduate Work in
economics at the University of
Texas, and a sister Jane who
is a student at Robert E. Lee
High School. , ~
The program is sponsored by
a versity of Texas "and is
by the State Depart-
ment. Out of 200 applicants for
foe program, 15 Were chosen
from the University of Texas.
The trip will begin Aug. 13
When the group will fly to the
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• CHAMBERS COUNTY’S
courthouse Was constructed in
1936 at a cost of 3250,000. Since
Anahuac and other parts of the
county have been opened up to
the outside world by Interstate
10, courity business has increas-
ed tremendously. -The court-
bouse is being renovated to take
care of this business. Read about
it in FOCUS, on Page 9.
• CROP DUSTING from air-
(danes began hi 1925 in Ohio.
Today, zooming planes are a
cofrimon sight in East Harris
County. Dick Harris, a Dayton
crop-dusting pilot, is featured
this week on the cover of FO-
CUS and a related story may be
found on Page 4.
PLUS other features and pic-
tures. ,
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It's Mrs. Patrick J. Nugent Now
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GALVESTON TIDES Sunday
will be high at 1:06 a.m., 7:36
rr.m.; »:90 p.m. add 0;S0 p.m.
No low tide.
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WASHINGTON (AP)
Radi-
ant in a long, stately white
gown, Luci Johnson was mar-
ried today to Patrick J. Nugent.
President Lyndon B. Johnson
gave his 19-yearold daughter in
marriage, then stepped back,
into the role of the father of the
bride.
Mrs. Johnson at his side, the
Prasklnit watched from a front
row pew as his younger daugh-
ter exchanged the vowg which
made her Mrs. Patrick J. Nu-
of Miss Johnson and the Presl-| There was a cluster of peace
dent arriving, and df Mr. and pickets, too, 20 of them, march-
Mrs, Nugent and the President ing in a circle across Michigan
and the First lady leaving.^ | Avenue from the shrine.
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Oar World Today,
Staling High On
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• During solemn anniver-
sary ceremonies Saturday in
Hiroshima, Japan, the mayor
• The pilot of a Royal
Dutch KLM jet airliner with
64 person* aboard die* at the
control* SO seconds before
landing at Tokyo Airport Sat-
urday, but foe copilot In a
apllt . second maneuver took
THOUGHTS
gent.
Tours for the public at the
new 83 million Rots Sterling
High School will be continued
Sunday afternoon, 2 to 5 p.m.
Many penon* made the tour
Saturday during the first day
So Ig it with the resurrection
of the dead. What is sown Is
perishable, what is raised is im-
perishable. —I Car. 15:42.
There Is only one way to
get ready for Immortality, and
that I. to K>ve this life and
The setting was one of dignity
and splendor.
Beneath the vast arches of the
Roman Catholjc National Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception,
the world’s seventh largest
church, the young couple pro-
nounced their vows.
Pealing bells atop a 329-foot
spire sounded joyous tones as
the Nuptial Mass began. A shirt-
sleeve crowd of 4,000 or more
stood outside, craning for a view
says people are, still dying
from the after effects of an
atomic bomb dropped on the
city II years ago.
BILL BECKMAN looking sporty
i on Saturday . . . Raymond Don-
I nelly talks railroads . . . Reggie
Brewer and Jerry Don Pace
planning Ranger Deputy strate-
gy ... W. H. Logan looking
for some Astro tickets . , . Jan
Howell is a "front yard sitter."
Hap Baumann misses a friend
In Houston ... Jim Ainsworth
| comes calling . . . Allen Rice
makes an early morning phone
call ... Doug Stewart takes
time out to chat.
Julia Rice prepares for a trip
to Houston ... Jon Russell
works on his car . . . Jerry
Johnson enjoys riding his cycle
In the rain . . . Kerry Casey
u has her picture taken.
Mrs. Richard King fails to
catch her husband In time for
him to take an early morning
nhone call... Sybil Lively eom-
K on Saturday making's By ALAN ERWIN benefit, of the program in an
heavy rain out Crosby way .. . Pierce Swofford doesn’t a a a Interview at tha Sun after his
Knox Beavers lends a coffee America in the same light in return fo Baytown July 27.
Invitation . The H H. Me- which he viewed It a year ago. “One of the moat effective
' Coll urns of Mont Belvieu enjoy ’ P**rca hu been a foreign ex- areas of tha program la that
an Astro gltne. * change student In connection tha Americans who are sent
I - Carol Byrd the week- w101 fo* American* Abroad pro- abroad with the American Field
end In Houston visltlne class- «ram oI fo« American Field Service at* usually tha kind
mate* from University of Texas Service for the past year In Ger- that do a good Job representing
F . . . Jerry Schima and Ira rntn>'- °w country and, in a way,
Thompson pay a Walt to The “* b,Uev* ev,r>' ,tudant who counteract the wrong Impres -
Enr. '.' rMra: Krtwrin Hotlls fa «“* «*“•«*>> program ex- sion made by many touriata."
visiting in Baytown perlenees a certain widening of he said.
horizon, that allows him to see Pierce was placed with •
his own country In a different family In Kutenhausen, Ger-
light, as well as establishing'the many, about 40 miles from Hen-
place of your host country In over In th« northwestern part
the world community,” said of the country, with tha Willy
Simon family.
"Tha mother and the father
of tha family were both dentists
and they act up their practice
over and brought the plane »
aafely.
• Racial violence hit an all-
white neighborhood In Chicago
of open house at the new school.
• A brigade of th« U.S. 4th
Infantry Division, which won
Sterling itudent* are serving
aa guides. Mrs. Jim Bailey la in
for the second time this week
and Dr. Martin Luther King
fully and cheerfully as wo
can. — Henry Van Dyke,
American clergyman.
Jr., w4to mu foiled by a rook,
In South Viet Nam and Un-
say* the eruption was tottered
mediately airlifted to the cen-
tral highland*, one of Viet
Nam's major battleground*.
by th« worst hate he has over
PIERCE SWOFFORD, AFV EXCHANGE ffTUDENT
Faculty member* art station
!uo*d bt various department’s
throughout the building to
wer questions.
Baker Road has been
temporarily to handle
Baytonian Lives A Year In Germany
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Pierce Swofford Sees America Differently Now
traf-
fic during the two dayt of tour*.
Persons making the tour are
asked to use the Garth Road or
North Main exits when
to prevent a bottleneck
tic at the main entrance.
Those making the tour are
of language they teach. An old
language school teaches Latin
and Greek along with the sub-
jects usually offered. Modern
language school* teach English
and French and other
His school, aa an
wa* organized In the 16th cen-
trngedy of the split In Germany
and indicated that cot cannot
really realize the true meaning
Europe. Americans, due to a
lack of tradition, don't hold that
grudge. W* Just don't have any-
thing against them and they ap-
preciate it”
He predicts a good future for
the relationship between the two
countries for this reason.
While studying In Germany,
Pierce attended an ok) language
school with Ms "brother" Sig-
ln tha front four rooms of their
home.
“The Simons had two chil-
dren and the oldest son Was my
age. The son's name was Sig-
urd and he was 17 and the
daughter Sigrid was 14."
In describing the family,
Pierce termed them aa friendly
and intellectual.
"They loved to travel and we
saw a large portion of the Euro-
pean continent during my stay
In Germany. When I was with
them, It was a time of intense
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living because as a more or
asked to enter the building at
until he views the Berlin wall
lets detached member of the
family, on* has a chance to ex-
amine relationships between the
members of the family, things
ar« magnified and clearer," said
Pierce.
He found Germans very
friendly, especially toward
America and Americana. *
Pierce explained the relation
(hip between Americans and
German In this stray — “Tha
German people feel a strong
thmselves and
American because, after tsvo
world wars, tradition* 111 the
European continent have torm-
the front entrance facing
and hears the story of the pao-
Road.
pie who have had tl
divided and were
leave all of their possessions.
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Ammons Promo
STEVEN AMMONS,
and MrsT Homer L ,
Sterling, has be
ad to Specialist 4 In
"The people an always try-
tury by the clergy. Its present
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Ing tor negotiations in order to
building was built in 1914. It
reunite the country. Some have
contain* grades five through 13
given up hope but many (till be-
and has about 300 students
urd Schools in Germany are
lieve there will be on* Germany
“In my family, the mother
science. I was able to function
at (he tame level as tha rest
of the students. They change
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TRAD FELTON
was from East Germany and
after the war, my father moved
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grades at Easter there and I
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and then in the 12th
Easter,” he raid.
Pierce commented on the
at first
both packed up their
CITIZENS NATIONAL
An Intelligent and observant
person. Pierce made many oom-
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