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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1977
Page
3
FBI quarterly crime reports omit arson statistics, though arson remains a major crime. Senator John Glenn proposes a bill to require arson data and offer federal aid for anti arson campaigns, arguing arson in big cities is epidemic and needs national cooperation.
Senator Gary Hart proposed charging House members senators staff aides and newsmen a monthly fee for the 6 563 free Capitol parking spaces. The Senate tabled the motion 86 to 28, leaving the idea open for possible reconsideration. He argued lawmakers officials and journalists should pay for parking like others in a congested city.
A parent recalls comforting daughter Gretchen after a spanking as she clings to her doll. The scene ends with a gentle prayer, stressing a child’s substitute for a father and inviting viewers to Pastor Haver and Schuller’s Hour of Power on Garden Grove Church telecast.
Baytown readers report "Band of Angels" drawing near full houses at Brunson Theater as 404 daily shows push box office to new highs. Nearby notes say 1897 court cases, community fund drives, and local hospital updates color the day.
A dispute between Roy A. Schotland and David W. Miller moves from campus to a Senate subcommittee on pension fund rules. Schotland argues institutional trading affects prices harming investors, while Miller says no measurable effect. They debate whether large Morgan Guaranty Trust activity shifts stocks, with the framework of studies shaping the outcome.
The Baytown Sun lists Leon Brown editor and publisher Jona Wadtoyen, general manager Fred Hornberger, and assistant Feed Hartman. Publisher 1950 1974 Chatemon on board Southern Newspapers Inc editorials describe Preston Pendergrass and Jim Fintey with Wanda Orton as managing editor. The notice includes mailing address Baytown Texas 77380, subscription rates and publication policy by Coastal Publications as member of the Associated Press with rights and letters guidance.
In a fragmented quote, Carl La Meer a professor of astronomy at Corwell University questions whether nuclear weapons represent a regression. A former Korean intelligence director Kim Ayang Wonk names Park Tong Sun as a KCLA agent and alleges government misstatements about Park acting as a private citizen.
Washington Report by Jack Anderson and Les Whitten notes AID officials in Haiti facing criticism for lavish spending on typewriters and top heavy administration. The piece cites reports of welfare aid helping starving villagers while others question IBM's pricing and exclusive contract advantages amid broader waste concerns.
A Baytown reader complains the city has not mowed the public right of way ditch along Kilgore Road despite prior notices. He urges priority mowing, ditch piping, and sidewalks for schoolchildren, noting already planned equipment purchases. The letter highlights taxpayer concern and public works priorities.
August 18, 1777 reports a Patriot victory at Bennington. A fragmentary note references divine promise and the Messiah amid revolutionary struggle in New York and surrounding colonies.
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