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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1972
Page
1
The budget adds 50 thousand dollars to the annual street fund while noting that improvements in the upcoming year will be chosen by city officials and approved by the council. These funds supplement bond program work on major thoroughfares.
A honey color French poodle named Henri is reported missing in the Britton Cravens area near W. A. Scott. If found, please call 427 4042 to return the dog.
Commissioner Jamie Bray denies ordering lie detector tests for precinct employees and rebuts rumors of endorsing James Douglas. He dismisses the Sun story and jokes about contacting editors to deny personal accusations.
Harris County Deputy Sheriffs James Lowell and Larry Wennagel arrested Melvin Burke 20 and Bobby DeLano 19 both of Northshore on auto theft charges after stopping a small foreign car eastbound on Interstate 10. DeLano remained in jail with no bond while Burke posted 2500. The car owner is Coy E. Cleburn of Northshore. The theft occurred between 1130 a.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday.
A group gathered near Red Clay Creek in Wilmington Delaware and found relief from the heat by sitting under a natural waterfall on a scorching 90 degree afternoon. The scene reads like a casual summer moment with friends enjoying a simple outdoor cool-off.
Franklin, a veteran of Humble's Technical Service Division and Baytown Refinery, is named head of department-wide MCS activities at Headquarters Refining. A charter AIChE leader with regional civic ties, he and wife Gerry live at 5003 Glen Haven. two daughters and five grandchildren are listed.
A sortable list of stock quotes featuring many big names such as Allis Chalmers Arlan's Duke Anaconda Armco and DuPont along with steps of price changes. The compilation includes Georgia Pacific Getty Oil IBM AT&T General Electric and Ford among others with varied figures and percentages.
Attorneys for Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo plan to petition the U S Supreme Court today to review a wiretap issue delaying the Pentagon Papers trial. Tornadoes and storms caused property damage across Texas overnight. FBI killed one alleged hawk robber and captured a partner at Kennedy Airport. seven hostages unharmed. Ireland's Lord Killanin elected IOC president. A narcotics task force of 32 officers launches operations in Texas. A Kilgore man died in a fiery storage area explosion at an oil battery yard.
Marvin Hurley 66 longtime exec vice president of the Houston Chamber of Commerce died Tuesday from cancer He joined the chamber staff in 1945 as Houston grew from under 730000 to over 2 million Survivors include widow Marjorie Sue Caldwell Hurley and two sons Funeral services set for Thursday at St Luke's Methodist Church with burial at Forest Park West Cemetery Hurley also authored chamber texts and helped found the National Space Hall of Fame and the American Society for Oceanography He previously worked for chambers in Tulsa and Lincoln and served as executive vice president of the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce
Funeral services for Mrs. Camille Mella Harvey 57 of Crosby will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Earthman Highlands Chapel with a 7:30 p.m. rosary Wednesday. She is survived by husband Acker Harvey, daughter Joy Ann Miles, sister Ruby Burke, brother Herbert Green, grandson Michael James Miles. burial in White Cemetery Highlands. Pallbearers listed. Also funeral for Wilbern Ray Brackin 20 of Highlands at 2 p.m. Thursday at Earthman Highlands Chapel. he died in a traffic accident on North Loop Circle Eastex Freeway. Survived by wife Linda Lee Brackin, son Felton Ray Brackin, daughter Elizabeth Irre Brackin, parents W. W. and Mrs. Brackin, brother Gene Brackin, sister Linda Gail Brackin, grandparents, great-grandmother. burial at San Jacinto Memorial Park. Pallbearers named. Also note: United States first nuclear powered submarine Nautilus traveled 62,000 miles without refueling.
In Chicago, Sen. George McGovern told American Legion members no hostile power will threaten the U S under his presidency and pledged defense sufficiency even after a proposed 32 billion cut from an 80+ billion budget He appealed for Daley’s support to win Illinois and noted his World War II bomber service.
Bray says the 1,100 mile Precinct 2 road system needs millions for base work and flood control. He outlines two funding options excess bonds funds or a bond issue and notes the large area compared to other precincts. He stresses inadequate funds for upgrading Baker from Garth to Decker and urges action despite limited budget.
Police renewed a Tuesday night search on Mabry Street after a prowler report at 10 p m and extended to midnight. Five marked and five unmarked patrols plus a helicopter scoured the area, with residents asking about the helicopter.
Police recovered Anna Sue Hastings’s purse containing 1445 dollars and her ID cards in a car on Interstate 10 near FM Road 1406 after a robbery at Pay-Less Beauty Supply. A paper sack with 235 dollars from the store was found at the shoot-out scene. Two men were killed, Lee Spencer of Texas and Car jail Phillip Watson of Alexandria, La, as four defendants fled east in the car. Baytown officers praised witnesses for outstanding cooperation.
School Superintendent Johnny Clark and board president James Ellis traveled to Austin for a National Education Association ceremony. Former President Lyndon B. Johnson received the Educator of the Year Award, with Clark representing the Texas State Teachers Association as president-elect.
The Baytown East Kiwanis Club will sponsor a garage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Woolco Shopping Center parking lot.
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