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The Baytown Sun from Baytown, Texas • Page 9

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The Baytown Suni
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Baytown, Texas
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9
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Buddhist Support Viet Nam Is Back In Khanh's Hands SAIGON, South Viet Nam naic' arrests, provocations and (AP) Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh again assumed full command of South Viet Nam's shaky government today. The premier said he had won support of Buddhist leaders who were mreatenmg to renew anligov- ernment violence unless their demands were met. Khanh's return to power after a five-day "temporary retirement" at the mountain resort of Dalai was disclosed by a government spokesman following a six-hour emergency Cabinet session.

Khanh to Saigon from Dalat amid reports that he was demanding full support from all members caretaker government that had been led by acting Premier Nguyen Xuan Oanh. "The military has promised Khanh their complete support. The situation looks much more stabilized today," the spokesman said. Khanh, 37, was expected to retain members of the powerful Dai Viet party in the government and the armed forces. Before Khanh went, to Dalat last week, following violent antigovernment demonstrations, he charged that members of the party had plotted against his government.

He conferred with Nguyen Ton Hoan, leadei of the party who resigned Wednesday as vice premier after charging Khanh's government had no legal standing. "Gen. Khanh plans no' reprl sals against them," the spokes man Khanh also won an agreemeri from Buddhist leaders to call of; a planned hunger strike and a possible general strike, the ernment said. The agreemen presumably entails concessions but these were not spelled out The spokesman said the Bud dhists fully supported his resumption of duties. Buddhist leaders had plannec a 45-hour fast in a move to end what they called "indiscrimi ipressions." Oanh.

svho was visiting the orlhern city of Hue, was to eturn to his outies as deputy ninister for economic affairs. Khanh went the emergen- session today immediately fter returning from Dalat. He ppeared good health. The politician-soldier appar- ntly had continued to direct overnment affairs although, he aid he was resting in Dalat. He aid he had a heart condition and high blood pressure.

"Gen. Khanh's heart is much etter. I cannot tell yoa much more," government officials old newsmen today. U.S. Ambassador Maxwell D.

'aylor had indicated Khanh vpuld again assume power in iet Nam; Oanh, a Harvard-educated conomist, took over just before he government cracked down the street fighting that vracked Saigon. He said then hat he would head a caretaker jovernment for two months, but hat he still considered Khanh he real leader as head of the uling triumvirate of generals. Trinity Land-Buying Soon, Says Mayor Welch HOUSTON Louie Welch (AP) Mayo says land-buying for the $50 million Trinity Rive just as soon as the authorit; signs the accord. Welch 'signed; the new Trinit; river water contract Wedriesda the City Council him the authority in an 8-1 vote AUTOMOBILE UPHOLSTERING Good Selection of Materials JOHN'SfflIM SHOP 211 W. Mata Fire Unit Completes Spray Operation "Malathion spraying in Channelview has been completed," V.

E. Smith, Volunteer Fire Department chief deputy, said. Channelview Volunteer Fire Department sprayed the entire Channelview area in five days. The Fire Department used 22 rive gallon cans of Malathion, and this was proportioned to one Malathion to 100 gallons of water. Harris County Health Department, under the direction of V.

V. Ramsey, county commissioner, the material used in the spraying. Smith said, "The rains Sunday and Monday following the spraying has caused more mosquitoes to hatch, and conse quently, we are getting calls each day to re-spray." The can only allocate four cans of Malathion at'this time to the Channelview i re Department, Smith said and this will only spray three to five streets. Smith said he would not spray just a few of the streets without re-spraying all of them. "That would not be fair to the people in the area," he said.

"The Channelview Fire Department will be glad to re- spray the entire Channelview area, if the Harris County Health Department will 'furnish the material." Two Japanese Soldiers Still Hold Out On Guam S. V. ROBERSOX Is one of the jruards at the entrance to the Baytown-La. Porte Tunnel. The guard force was reduced when the Texai Highway Department had television cameras Installed JnMde on traffic.

i to inspect tunnel to keep "an ire (till needed mt tunnel trucki and other (Baytown Photos) AGANA, Guam (AP) At east two Japanese soldiers rom World War II are still hid- ng out in the jungle 20 years fter Guam's recapture by Unerican forces, Guam police nd U.S. military officials said oday. A construction worker reported last week that one of them held a rifle on him and pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. Guam Police Capt. Jose C.

Quintanilla said he believed the wo holdouts, bearded and be- Iraggled, are holed up some- vhere in the northeastern Guam ungle, in the same area where he Japanese imperial army nade its last stand during World War II. Equipment operator Jose loorge, 27, reported on Aug. 26 hat he sighted the two stragglers a half-mile from the U.S. naval communication station lousing. George said he first spotted one of them squatting inside a dump.

The man, George said, had long hair, a beard nearlv to his waist, and was skinny and nearly naked. George said the man ran away, limping on one foot lie said he went after the man but when he got within 15 feet he saw another Japanese who leveled a rifle at him. George said thp Japanese pulled the trigger but the weap- on did not fire. man, George said, pulled the" rifle holt, reloaded and pulled trigger again, but again it misfired. At.

worker said, he ran back to his truck and drove off to tell U.S. Marine sentries. The Marines searched the area to no avail. Rites Held For CY Woman, 41 Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday for Mrs.

Willie Mae Murry, 41, of 15218 N. Brentwood, Channelview, who died Monday in Ben Taub Hospital of injuries received in a lieadon automobile collision. The accident happened at 4:15 p.m. Saturday on Plum Grove Road, south of die Liberty Coun ty line. Services were held at Glen-! dale Chapel of the Oaks, 1015! Federal Road.

Burial was in Mountain Cemetery, Nacogdoches County. The Dr. Kenneth Trent, pastor of Channelview Second Baptist Church, officiated. Allen A. McCrummen, 14, ol Splendora, was the other fatality in the crash.

He was dead on arrival at a hospital in Cleveland, Tex. Pie was a passenger in a car driven by Joe Edward Mulrhead 15, of Plum Grove. Mrs. Murry was believed to be the driver of the other car. Zack Murry, her husband, is In fair condition at Ben Taub Hoi- pltal.

Besides her husband, ihe Is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Shaw, Nacogdoches; brothers, John D.

Shaw Houston, Buster Shaw, Nacogdoches, Harold Shaw, Channelview; sisters, Mrs. Iva Flores and Mrs. Zena Pentalion, Mrs. Buren Ybarbo, all of Nacogdoches, Mrs. Welch, Splendora and Mrs.

J. L. Phillips of Houiton. The Kodiak, largest of all bears, averagt leu than 1,000 pounds. Memo To: Moms and Dads The time is here for your son or daughter to head back to college, perhaps for the -first time.

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the chest with a .25 caliber pistol. A friend of the dead woman, Mrs. Pearl Walsh, was shot twice with the same weapon, officers said. She was in a serious condition. The shooting occurred In the bedroom of Mrs.

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Years Available:
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