Tide Keyed by Floodwaters Rises and Fails to Recede
Flood reports indicate the 4.5 foot tide here continues with water leveling off at Houston Dam but no clear end in sight. In Liberty County the Trinity River near Highway 40 rose to 26 feet Thursday and is expected to reach 27 feet or more by Saturday, prompting evacuations from Simmons bottoms in Dayton. Water covers FM 700 near the Liberty County line and sections of FM 1469 and FM 160, with motorists warned to proceed cautiously.
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Houston Dam
Liberty County
Trinity
Highway 40
Simmons Bottoms
Dayton
Kenyick
Liberty
Highway Department
Ules
Hardin County
Antes
Texas oilAllowable rises as calendar day output climbs
Texas reports the average calendar day oil allowable at 3,956,363 barrels, up 35,071 from April. In Washington, Vietnam era foes plan a May Senate vote to cut off funds for bombing Cambodia and Laos. Austin notes debate on the $9.7 billion state spending bill moves slowly as representatives seek speed. A welfare restriction on the bill would block food stamps and other assistance for strikers.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Washington
Senate
U.S
Cambodia
Laos
Oldseslow House
Baytown Beach City Annexation Dispute Drafts Sound Off
Officials discuss a proposed annexation along Beach City Cove area near Mont Belvieu and FM 505. Beach City claims no ownership over Cove area while Bastown residents near Gon Heire Road and Maley Road may be affected.
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Baytown
Alon FM
Mont Belvieu
Beach City
Cove
Cove Rayenter Pality
Bee City
Ig de
Bastown
Towashi
Safe
Ares
Enterestate
Mwho
Trinity River
FM 505
Asive
Trinite
Gon Heie
Maley Road
Crosby school drainage and culvert bids reviewed
Crosby trustees debated highway traffic needs for FM 2100 near the school and considered bids for culverts and drainage pipe. The board sought more bids after a contractor offered 144 feet of 30 inch culverts for 1047 dollars, while a second bid of 100 feet of 36 inch corrugated pipe for drainage was approved conditionally pending HL&P specifications.
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Highway Department
Crosby
Lipscomb
Jerry Prochazka
Jerry [Brown
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Hl&p
School district hires new firm for delinquent tax collection
Trustees accept DuPree recommendation to employ Theis and Ehrhardt of Austin to handle delinquent collections while current firm Reynolds Allen White and Cook remains as legal advisor. New firm to receive all accounts delinquent three years or more. 1972 unpaid taxes totaled about 50 000 dollars.
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DuPree
Af Austin
Reynolds
Allen
Doe
White
Cook
Fiind Tee Calley
Pramdett
O. A
Jack
Sid DuPree
Anson
Theis
Ehrhardt
Baytown Man Will Run Air Monitoring Station
The Texas Air Control Board opened a 40 000 air monitoring station in Baytown the first in the state. Ron Tomlinson will run the station and report readings to Austin. additional sites are planned in the Houston region with about a dozen pollutants tracked.
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Baytown Man
Houston 1 Spa
Texas
Baytown
Texas Air Control Board
Ron Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Air Control Board
Bayston
Hyeshen
Air Board
Austin
Air
Veland Po Ha
Mae Drive
Sun
Freiheiber
Ate
Jim Menke
Local Committee Deliberates On Ballot List Duplicates
Council discusses ballot candidate lists with duplicates. Allen Cannon suggests removing duplicates and including nine more on a single alphabetized list. Others present include Trex Peterson and Chatuber of Cone.
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Qarni- Vatira
Contiiitter
Presenit
Wednesdal
Schoot Board
Trexi Peterson
Chatuber
Cone
The Concleralty Street Prosper: From the List
A fragmentary item cites Concleralty Street and prosperity themes from a dated list. The readable portion names streets and a general sense of growth but lacks full event details or dates to confirm context.
Citizens Bank Drive-In Expands to Thirteen Lanes
President Echols describes a new drive-in bank concept with a private two-way sound system and teller access. Six new stations will be added to the Citizens facility in the 300 block near Sterling and Defoe, increasing drive-in lanes from six to 13. Pruett Construction Co. of Baytown is the contractor.
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Echols
Citizens’ Motor Bank
Sterling
Defoe
Pruett Construction Co
Baytown
Send Church
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Coco Dream
Arthur Hiller
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Market Street
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Eff Holloway
Kathy Friddle
Baytown Burger Chef
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Chimey Rock
Westheimer
Terry & CO
Icitizens Bank
Crosby-Lynchburg
Cedar Inn
N. Main Highlands
Orgesta de Los
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