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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 2006
Page
1
The Sterling High School tennis team opened the fall season with an overwhelming victory against La Porte on Friday, showcasing dominant play and strong serving to start the campaign.
Lee, Sterling and Barbers Hill hosted scrimmages Friday as they ready to start the regular season on Tuesday.
Investigators have uncovered no signs of U.S. based terrorists connected to a plot to blow up airliners bound for the United States. The report notes no concrete ties to domestic networks and underscores ongoing international leads.
Stocks slipped in light summer trading after Apple Computer said errors in employee stock options accounting would force major revisions to quarterly results. Report by James Canter, J.C. Bevers, and Sarah Kathleen Nolan.
The forecast notes some sun with the possibility of a late day thunderstorm. High near 92 degrees and a low around 78. Winds light to moderate, humidity rising into the afternoon.
A fragmented newspaper snippet shows Mega Millions and Lotto Texas numbers along with misc classifications such as Deaths Religion Television and a business calendar. The data appears as a collage of lottery results, game codes, and terse section headers without full articles.
Chambers County deputies found the body of Alejandra Quintanilla a 20 year old Baytown woman along a gravel road near Interstate 10 in the FM 565 area. No cause of death is yet known with the body estimated to have lay roadside for 12 to 15 hours.
Harris County filed a civil suit Friday in a district court against Exxon Mobil Corp over violations tied to the January release of process gas oil from the Baytown Refinery. The complaint was lodged just before the close of business, with county officials not available for comment. ExxonMobil spokeswoman Jeanne Miller said the company had been notified and would work through the process. The incident began shortly after midnight on January 23 when a tank inside the refinery fence released material. See suit page 3A.
Baytown moves to complete its new emergency operations center after months of leakage issues. City Council extends contract with De Opressing Inc. to supervise completion and funds up to 17 575 for oversight. Litigation potential looms as Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams Martin investigates liability with architects and Frost Constructors.
Mont Belvieu City Council opened budget hearings by outlining priorities such as developing 80 acres of park land and widening Eagle Drive. Officials expect a budget larger than last year’s 13.8 million while preserving the tax rate. City Administrator Bryan Easum cites a 35 percent boost in sales tax revenue and higher franchise tax returns to fund capital projects.
Travis Elementary teachers Sandra Williams Pat Nelson Jeanell Porter Kashaenda Hawkins Dalila Perez and Karen Mills gathered at Saint Pauls United Methodist Church Friday for a luncheon in their honor.
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