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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1977
Page
1
The item lists several local activities and notices including federal revenue sharing funds allocation starting December 1 at Baytown City Hall and a Church Women United board meeting, with other items noting hospital patients, a Drug Abuse program discussion at the Holiday Inn, and graduates or obituaries involving Asa Bland and local residents.
Trustees approve budget and tax rate for next year with a proposed five cent tax cut if construction priorities are funded. The rate would drop to $1.69 per $100 of assessed value, aided by a higher local revenue base due to rising property values. The plan adds $1.049 million for maintenance and a new facility at Robert 5, while ROTC and other projects are funded from the existing budget.
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of afternoon thundershowers. Baytown area forecast shows low temperatures Thursday around 70s, highs Friday in the upper 70s. Sunrise Friday at 6 43 a m sunset at B L pum. Tides for Friday include high tides around 2 20 a m and 8 48 p m with lows near 5 22 a m and 6 24 p m.
Three Baytonians are named to Judge Fred Hoavy's 180th district court grand jury. Leon Brown of 500 Inverness Street, L. L. Fuller of 1228 Ward Road, and Bluey Stadshaw of 3400 Carriage Lane are listed among the other members.
President Carter signs into law the creation of the Department of Energy, a top cabinet agency absorbing nearly all federal energy programs. The department will employ about 20,000 people with a budget of 10.6 billion dollars, led by James Schlesinger, and targeted to begin operations by October 1.
A spokeman for Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. confirms Texas Eastern among six interstate pipeline firms that signed a memo of vibration with a national utility to import Mexican natural gas. In San Antonio the sixth annual Walklife Festival draws crowds for crafts, music, and dancing. Damascus reports Secretary of State Water mid President Hager push for Middle East peace talks. In Houston a hospital spokesman notes Saudis Abe luanin’s health improving after vascular issues. Washington focuses on Southern Africa as Carter engages with African leaders ahead of negotiations. In New York federal and city investigators pursue a Puerto Rican terror group after bombings prompting evacuations in Manhattan.
In mid July the Saytown area faced extreme heat with temperatures reaching 152 degrees Vat afternoon. The Turkey and Greece regions also reported unprecedented heat with Greece hitting 120 degrees. The heat led to at least one death and about 40 hospitalizations.
The House rejected deregulation by a 227 to 100 vote. Rep. Eckhardt opposed the measure while allies like Crone and Wilson supported varying energy policy shifts. The debate touched on federal price controls and potential impacts on gas and oil markets with broader political implications for the Carter administration's energy plan.
Article summarizes trustee W D Cann Going's stance on basics in education. It notes his support for a strong education program and concerns over misinterpretation in a July Baytown Sun piece. The text cites his belief that a top 10 percent evaluation and emphasis on core subjects like reading, math, and spelling are essential.
The Baytown Sun sets a deadline for letters to the editor about the current school trustee election campaign. The election runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 1. The newspaper has previously accepted letters up to the day before the vote.
Col. George Th Gckley and George Gentry Jr will head the new ROTC unit at Auntlty. Gentry, 48, brings 26 years of Marine Corps service and a degree from the University of Texas. He served at the Naval Academy Preparatory School and has held posts in Virginia and Maryland. He and his wife Emma Jean have two children, Jenna Ambs and George. They reside at 1200 Northwood.
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