22 Aug 1984
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1984
Page
1
Baytown City Council will review a plan to develop the Brownwood Hazard Area into a 400 acre multi use state park with cleanup as first priority. The proposal outlines debris handling, lake creation, and possible open space acquisition funded with FEMA and city contributions.
Baytown City Council will hold a 7 p.m. public hearing on the proposed 31.5 million dollar fiscal 1984 85 budget with a 60 cent tax rate 2 cents below the current rate. The meeting will also review March 31 financial statements and consider Minex Inc drill permits for four city owned wells at W C Britton Park and Bayland Park along with a Metro policy request. Additional items include fire radio system bids about 130000, a cab service hearing for James Harding Allied Cab and City Cab, street name change for Public Library Avenue to Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks Avenue, senior taxi funds 50 percent municipal share, an emergency medical communications equipment plan, all way stops and a transit committee contract query with Houston Metro.
A Sun staff photo by Angie Bracey highlights senior Jolyon Sullivan and Brigadier company commander Gena Basse, both students of high school families. Jolyon is the son of Mr and Mrs James B Sullivan, while Gena is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gene Basse.
Baytown representatives at the GOP convention praised the party platform and urged reelecting Ronald Reagan. Gary Jones said the platform addresses every Baytown sector and urged Americans to move forward, while Jack Henderson supported the platform as appropriately positioned. Jones criticized Mondale as likely to raise taxes and spending, asserting Reagan is the viable veteran alternative.
The Pearce Street Journal notes the Astros initially underestimated their strength in 1984 but have since won nearly all games. If their early doubts had persisted, they might be leading the league now. instead they climbed with a late-season push.
AROUND TOWN reports Heinie Schuble, Baytown’s famed ex pro baseball star, is featured by the Associated Press wire service sent to Texas newspapers this week. Cathy Keene discusses a new job plan. Betty and Jim McGilvray stop at Trinity University in San Antonio. Carol Schweitzer and Ken Horton are praised for an outstanding Baytown Little Theater performance of The Music Man.
Partly cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of daytime thunderstorms for the Baytown area through Thursday. Temperatures forecast in the mid-70s tonight and mid-90s on Thursday, with past values showing a 76 low and 95 high from Tuesday 8 a.m. to Wednesday 8 a.m.
The Texas Employment Commission reports Baytown July unemployment at 11.1 percent, up 1.2 points from June. With 3,681 out of work of 33,295 in the labor force, officials cite high school graduates and summer job seekers as seasonal volatility.
The Labor Department reports July CPI up 0.3 percent led by a 0.3 percent rise in food costs with poultry and fish up 0.8 percent and fruits and vegetables up 0.6 percent. Gasoline fell 1.8 percent while housing costs climbed 0.5 percent.
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