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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2006
Page
1
Inside Today Sports staff notes Lee High School tennis team aims to build on last year's three-win record as REL opens Friday at Clear Brook with a season preview and key match expectations.
Baytown North Little League announces fall baseball signups this weekend featuring a Challenger division for players with disabilities. Organizers urge families to register early and highlight inclusive program options.
Local resident Alejandra Quintanilla says she is not the woman found dead near I-10 last week in Houston. Police have not confirmed any connection between the two names and the incident.
Elvis Presley was remembered on the 29th anniversary of his death, with Aug. 16, 1977, cited as his date of death. The report notes the somber reflection on the life and impact of the late rock icon.
Wall Street recovered from summer doldrums as inflation data remained tame for a second straight day, lifting stocks sharply higher and fueling investor optimism.
An obituary notice lists eight deceased individuals: Eustalio Diaz, Kenneth Holmes, Kobe Owens, Cecil Sanders, Teresa Anderson, Samuel Neblett, Yvonne Cathey, and one unnamed entry. The brief item records their passing without additional biographical details.
The forecast calls for partly sunny skies and hot conditions. Expect a high near 96 degrees with a low around 79. Breezes may be light, with heat index rising through the day.
Mega Millions numbers 10 12 22 44 48 MB 16 with Megaplier 4. Lotto Texas not available. Pick 3 Day 6 32 Night unavailable. Cash Five Texas Two Step 7 11 23 24 27. BB 27 shown in index section amid business calendar and crossword. Deaths and opinions sections noted elsewhere.
Baytown Police charged Fallon Donato 19 Jacobbe Barefield 20 and Joyce Gonzales 20 with an attempted aggravated robbery at Wal-Mart on Garth Road after midnight Tuesday. Six suspects planned the robbery timed during cash register changes as two masked and unmasked robbers entered and fled in a dark Honda.
Texas Federation of Teachers leaders announced a seven point plan to reform the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills system. They argued TAKS testing consumes classroom time and narrows curricula while lawmakers prepare for a joint interim committee and a September 2007 report.
The Baytown Professional Firefighters Association approved a 3.8 percent across the board raise on Wednesday. The city cited a salary study comparing Baytown fire department pay with Beaumont, Galveston, Houston, Port Arthur, Texas City and The Woodlands to justify the increase. The analysis showed starting equipment operators in Baytown earn about 97 percent of rivals’ salaries while starting lieutenants earn 50,877 dollars.
The council faces a higher UK year figure while Baytown battalion chiefs earn 58,893 in year one, 91 percent of the city average of 54,826. Assistant chief starting pay is 67,025 versus 76,592 across departments, prompting readers to see firefighters on page 7A.
Baytown police investigate theft of more than $16,000 in cell phones and accessories from NCI Wireless World on Garth Road. Store owner Ben Chancey says trio smashed the window with a crowbar and took every phone. Surveillance shows three men unmasked, cameras captured their faces. Marketed as a crime feature with photo notes on page 3A.
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