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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1973
Page
1
A film explaining the volunteer blood donor program is available for showing through East Harris Medical Auxiliary. Call Mrs. Sietird Atkins or contact Gulf Coast Hospital for screening details and scheduling.
For your holiday entertainment the Brunson will host two Disney pictures from Thursday through Tuesday Walt Disney Productions presents Charley and the Angel a poignant comedy about a good man learning to live starring Fred MacMurray Yoris Leachman Kurt Russell Kathleen Cody Vincent Van Patten and Seon Kulden Cinderella tells the classic rags to riches love story with a Fairy Godmother and a glass slipper as the Prince seeks the woman who fits it in the royal ball tale with songs and narration
County agriculture agent J R Carroll reports three inches of weekend rain left fields muddy, forcing rice farmers to work in the mud and delaying planting. Ground had dried recently but the latest showers push planting late, risking first and second crop harvests after last year’s strong prices. Carroll says farmers are pressed to seed beds despite unfavorable conditions.
A Saturday night robbery at a local drive-in grocery left an undetermined cash loss after a bandit threatened an employee with a butcher knife. Police report also notes multiple arrests and tied burglary cases linked to the incident.
Raytown annuitants will be offered a defensive driving course at a nominal fee below typical charges. Plans will be discussed at a meeting of the annuitants association at the community building Wednesday. Rich Skinner will instruct if the class proceeds.
Dr Raymond Cleveland notes Lew College spring break shifts with Easter. banks and merchants follow state comptroller dates, Good Friday included as a holiday though downtown stores mostly stay open. Downtow n Merchants Association predicts normal mail and occasional late hours for shoppers.
Selby Leon Goss Jr. two day old son of Mr and Mrs Selby Leon Goss Jr of Mont Belvieu died at 9 30 am Monday in a Baytown hospital. Survived by one sister Angela Goss and grandparents Mrs Ray Phillips of Port Arthur and Charlie Jones Jr and Mrs Juanita Goss of Leland Miss. Graveside services at 3 pm Tuesday Memory Gardens of Baytown Cemetery with Rev R W King officiating burial by Paul A Lee Funeral Home.
At Crosby High School a dispute over the alma mater and a 1970 mascot change resurfaces as trustees consider whether to keep, alter, or drop the school song for commencement. Citizens advisory members urge compromise while a principal offers to compose a new song to foster school pride.
Baytown police arrested James Dick Francis Jr. 19 after he fired a rifle at Lyles Boatright at his Memorial address early Monday claiming to be a police officer. Boatright returned fire. no one was hit. Francis faces assault with intent to murder in the Crosby area report.
Mayor Porter announces public hearing April 30 at 7 30 p m at Tiremen's hall to discuss selling bonds if federal grants fail. Langford Engineering and city fiscal agent will attend. Bond total raised to 500 000 to cover contingencies as sewer improvement costs climb to 731 000 with additions bringing the project to 256 000. absentee voting ballots available at city hall.
Frankfort Kentucky AP The Governors Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee backs a uniform accident reporting system in Kentucky but advises against a mandatory seat belt law for the state. The panel endorses standardized reporting while opposing compulsory belt use.
Fire department plans a new truck with an eight foot extension hose. Pasadena Houston and Beaumont are named in discussions as the four member panel, chaired by City Manager Fritz Lanham, with Bill Cornelius and other city officials to review funding allocations by Tuesday.
Rain gauges record 3.4 inches from Saturday to Tuesday raising April total to 4.69 inches and yearly total to 17.46. Civil Defense says no Baytown floods yet while Brownwood tides run three feet above mean sea level. Lake Livingston releases 24,000 cfs may trigger flooding near Kenefick Day Lake and Trinity River area as water rises toward 27 feet at Trinity River Bridge.
The Harlem district awaits word from HEW after a hearing delay granted 20 days to seek new funds. If the judge finds noncompliance, unapproved federal funds may be at risk though already approved programs remain safe. The board previously offered a plan to guarantee at least 30 percent white enrollment by adjusting attendance zones and limiting black shares. Present white enrollment exceeds 25 percent.
The board will start late and discuss extending maternity leaves to female staff to avoid discrimination, removing the word personal from emergency paid days, approving a positively oriented textbook policy, bids on a hazing lease of 100 acres, bids on PE supplies, and accounts payable along with personnel resignations and reassignments. Reports on enrollment, taxes, cafeteria operations, Local Fund Allocation, and final MFP funds application will be presented.
New Delhi and Dhaka offered a three way exchange to send home most of about 90 000 Pakistani prisoners of war held for 16 months. The plan aims to transfer detainees between India Bangladesh and Pakistan under a negotiated settlement.
Mont Belvieu Texas Buddy Irby expresses gratitude for votes in the Barbers Hill School District Position 4 race. He pledges to represent community thoughts, welcomes public input, and desires broader attendance at meetings to better understand the school system.
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