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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1977

Page

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Schools Set Hearing On $24 Million Budget

Bayshore area notices report a budget hearing for a $24 million school budget. Community calendar items include a VFW post meeting at 7 p.m., Cove City council on Tuesday, legal secretaries association lunch meeting, Anahuac high school band rehearsals, a library story hour, and a religious film series at Alliance Bible Church with contact for more information.

Anahuac High School St. Francis Schneller Alliance Bible Church Call

Weather And Tides In Centrally Heights Progress Report

Ken Powers reports great progress on the Community Development Program contract in Centrally Heights with input from Vish and Busch Terrane. The weather and tides update notes favorable conditions aiding site work and planning.

Gily Ken Powers Centrally Heights Ria Vish Busch Terrane

Baytown Weather Update and Contractor Progress

Power of The Sun notes a contractor began July 1 and is about 78 percent finished after 10 days. The Baytown area forecast for Monday night into Tuesday shows mid-70s temperatures with partly cloudy skies and a high around the low 80s. Holland Construction is headquartered in Humble and a Tuesday forecast mentions $292,975 as the project cost and timing details.

Power Baytown Holland Construction Law Humble

Edna visit and civic planning notes amid local chatter

Reports from Edna include Henry Santana visiting Miss Jussin Pumphrey and Miss Jessie sending best wishes to Raytown friends. A string of brief mentions covers wedding plans, juvenile work, and local plans. The main civic item notes a 1928 era Community Development Program focusing on drainage, open ditches elimination, sidewalk and street improvements, with federal grant funding and county authorization anticipated.

Henry Santana Jussin Pumphrey Edna Pam Ormsbee Lester Jackson Reggie Marper M. McCandriess Susan Barry Poverly Gabbert

City Budget Seeks Sixteen New Police Cars And Other Upgrades

The 1977 78 city budget requests thirteen patrol cars for the police department including seven replacements, plus funds for gasoline, maintenance, mugging and fingerprinting supplies, training programs, and new equipment. The fire department seeks three new freighters and a higher budget to cover station needs, equipment upgrades, and a repaint project. Baytown will hold budget sessions in mid August with sessions scheduled for August 18 and 16.

Wandach Police Department Jalal PERE Fire Bayway Drive Likewood-Brownywood Wooster Baker Rojd Decker Drive Lecily Baytown Gily Cawal Willie

Public Budget Hearing Tonight on 24 Million School Budget

Public hearing fills Monday agenda at 7 30 p m in the School Administration Building to discuss the 24 043 000 proposed budget funded by a 1 64 per 100 assessment and 49 percent market value. The board will review lunch price increases to fund cafeteria raises and consider bids for equipment and instruments. Reports on drug education and sixth grade communications, policy changes for junior school activities, and a road embankment project near Market Street bridge are on the table. Salaries dominate the budget with 4.124 percent state approved raise and 190 teachers paid from district funds plus 16 district teachers beyond state allotment.

Dy Weva Luthringer A. Publicwaring Trie Marcia Stasney Bohlands' Junlor School Newport Country, Club Daytown Robert EB Ser

Pearce Street Journal Scores One For Ivy

Houston AP writer Ivy McLemore earns top press bow in a year’s best line, highlighting a rising tennis star. McLemore, who at age three reportedly read the Bay Town phone book, is profiled as a notable young talent in singles.

Houston Hil AP Ivy McLemore Sterald Henee Hicharts Hoy-Pirl Miei McLemore Preston Penderross Baytown

Two Roads Meet as Loop 201 Build Edges Market Street

A planned Loop 201 and West Texas Avenue project, with feeder roads extending to Market Street near Alphart Drive, aims to ease traffic. The State Department of Highways and Public Transportation oversees the detour plan while work continues on feeder connections and the Market Street Bridge.

Heine's Loop 201 West Texas Queet Whale Phove Lynchburg Market Agkate West Mata Sun Star Glo Follies

World events echo Hiroshima anniversary across nations

In Nicosia mourners carried Archbishop Makarios to his funeral procession while protests flare at an Oregon nuclear facility. Across the globe, references to Hiroshima mark commemorations in at least 47 states. Indirect talks hold potential for a new Mid East peace conference with PLO. In Jerusalem, Begin acknowledges shelling Palestinian villages amid attacks on Christians. Texas experiences violent weekend with 28 dead including 13 prisoners. A $2 million Southwestern Bell suit heads to jurors in San Antonio. In New York, up to 250,000 Melitan migrants await border entry as amnesty talks loom.

Absentee Voting in School Board Race Draws Attention

Voters faced absentee options as turnout nears record levels with 100 absentee votes reported and Friday’s deadline closing at 6 pm. Three positions are up, including incumbents and challengers across districts, amid debate over senior homestead exemptions and school funding. Local observers note potential impact on the election results.

Polemon Robert Kirkley Mia Gay McFarlinis Broek Bun Ching Poston Treanti Hanuick Mie Mureny Ruby Druce Steliy Hees) Hiralak Chis Canpilin Las Seqand

Baytown Eyes Funds To Buy Two New Fire Trucks

Baytown Fire Department seeks 135000 to purchase two new pumps, one 1100 horsepower mini-pumper and a larger 1050000 unit to replace a 1940s truck. A 27 year old tank truck would be sold at auction to fund a quick response unit. Delivery 120 to 150 days, price rising 15 percent yearly.

Baytown Sam Buddy) McBride Melikte Stalian 2 Ollie Alka Uils Jae Alsa yAiarte MecBride Park Station

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