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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1986
Page
2
A 42 year old Houston man Roosevelt Knoxson was arrested in Baytown for felony theft tied to stealing manhole covers and rings from a construction site at Huggins and Indiana. He is in the 209th District Court with bond set at 2,000.
In Austin about 250 demonstrators urged protection of human services as the House approved a budget plan trimming roughly 750 million dollars. Senators Truan and Barrientos pledged to balance cuts with possible tax measures while Lt. Gov. Hobby urged a pivotal special session to address the deficit and revenue options.
Firefighters from Baytown Stations 3 and 4 responded to a 5:41 p.m. blaze that damaged a detached garage at 507 KE, with an estimated 5 000 dollars in damage. A spokeswoman cited heat and flames from a shelf with paint as the cause, scaring the adjacent house owned by Terry E. Willard. Old River Winfree volunteers assisted at a separate trailer home fire on Creekview Drive in Dayton, which was fully involved on arrival around 5:30 a.m., while Liberty County investigators sought the cause and neighbors reported the house was vacant.
Walter Searcy, 77, of Baytown died Aug 18. Services pending Earthman Funeral Home. CPR class by American Red Cross Sept 6 at Highlands Community Center 604 W Wallisville Rd four hours $10 info 422-9319 427-3114. BAWA meeting Aug 20 8 am City Hall will hear plant manager Thomas report and lagoon cleaning contract payment. Rotary luncheon Aug 20 at Goose Creek CC features Randy Mackay United Way. Baytown Congress speaker Jim Finley to address Social Security Medicare Aug 20 at Baytown Community Building. Grace Methodist watermelon festival Aug 20 6:30 pm. Retired Federal Employees Baytown Chapter 1815 meet Aug 20 Wyatt’s Cafeteria. Weingarten reunion Sept 14 2-8 pm Houston Farm and Ranch Club $10 advance tickets 956-2427 462-4176. Highlands Chapter Gulf Coast Winter Baseball tryouts Aug 21 6:30-8:30 pm Highlands Pony League field 14-18 year olds $25 for those on team Alex Castillo 426-7032.
Baytown Civil Service Commission imposes immediate nepotism ban in the police department prohibiting hiring relatives and forbidding marriages within civil service posts. The ruling follows a second City Hall hearing and excludes Fire Department staff after Fire Chief McBride said no nepotism issue. Officer Charles Edge granted military leave.
A group of 72 Nobel Prize winners and 24 scientific organizations filed a friend of the court brief urging the Supreme Court to keep creationism out of classrooms. They condemn labeling religious ideas as science and warn it misleads youth about scientific inquiry.
The Baytown Sun is listed as a second class matter at Baytown Texas Post Office 77522. It publishes afternoons Monday through Friday and Saturdays at 301 Memorial Drive Baytown 77520. Mail rates and subscription costs are provided, with carrier and annual options. Coastal Publications represents the paper nationally.
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