Baytown Figures Attend Funeral and Pledges Highlight Local News
Mrs. J H Slone and daughter Mrs. Joseph H Power returned from San Antonio after attending the funeral of Damon Griffin, brother of the late Mrs. Law York. Cheryl Tromblee of Baytown pledged Delta Zeta at Lamar University Beaumont. Floyd Kuntz earned a BA at Western Michigan University Kalamazoo and will study at Southern Methodist University. Vernon Shields of Ontario earned a professional engineering license. he works at the Manned Space Center and his wife is a Bowie Elementary teacher. The Waggn Wheel Square Dancers Jubilee opens at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Hall with a grand march at 2:30 p.m. Admission is free.
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J. H. Slone
Joseph H. Power
Baytown
San Antonio
Damon
Griffin
Law York
Cheryl Tromblee
Delta Zeta
Lamar University
Beaumont
Floyd Kuntz
R.L. Kuntz
Crosby
Western Michigan University
Kalaimazoo
Floyd
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Deal
Vernon Shields
Ontario
Prairie View A&m College
Manned Space Center
Dorothy
Bowie
Craig
Knights of Columbus
Baytown Area Weekend Weather Outlook
Cloudy to partly cloudy and continued warmth with a chance of afternoon showers through Saturday. Baytown area forecast notes high temperatures in the low 90s, with Morgan's Point tides and Saturday sunset around 4 27 p m and 9 25 p m Sun rises 6 36 a m and sets 7 49 p m.
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Baytown Area
Nixon Wins Battle With Japanese Yen
President Nixon's economic program gains a major victory as Japan allows the yen to float on the foreign exchange market. The shift is expected to improve the U.S. balance of trade after July's trade deficit. Japan had sought parity at 360 to the dollar before this change.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Commerce Department
City still uses DDT in tossit tablets for mosquitoes
Baytown city officials disclosed at a budget session that the public works department uses Tossits containing DDT to kill mosquito larvae in ditches. Health officials and council members urged stopping the practice due to environmental danger to bays and fish.
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Wanda Orton
Baytown
Bud Pumphres
Public Works Department
Leonard Stasney
Barrett
the Sun
Robert Barrnett
Harris County
Bartinett
Odis Muennink
City of
Muennink
Health Department
Public Works
Jack Morton
Morton
Johnson
Agricul
Judge Affirms TWRC Authority To Set Devers Water Rates
District Judge Jim Meyer rules the Texas Water Rights Commission has jurisdiction to set rates for the Devers Canal System. TRA and Rice farmers plan to appeal the decision. The case involves a complex rate structure and escrow arrangements to ensure full payment to the TRA while conservation limits are observed.
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Alan Erwin
San Austin Bureau Austin
Jim Meyer
Texas Water Rights Commission
Turner
Glennwater
Tri- King
Herman Steele
City River Authority
Meyer
Ivy
Gladys Goulds
Baytown
Pat Fuller
TRA
Paul A. Anderson
The
Sun
Ray Williams
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ
Devers
126Th District Court
Austin
Liberty County
Rights Commission
Almum
Texas Supreme Court
San Antonio
TWRC
Commission Center
Lawyer Will Be Hired In Coady Landfill Battle
Residents of the Coady area vote to hire an attorney to oppose Baytown annexation of a 55 acre site hoped for use as a sanitary landfill. A five member board will represent the community and fund legal costs with $25 per family from 200 families.
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Coady Maps Landfill
Betsy Webber
Coady
City of
Baytown
Coady Baptist Church
LaVida Aaron
Harman
Gwenn Lane
Glen Walker
Moscow bid for Lindsay nomination nears realization
A Moscow report says a bid to win the Democratic presidential nomination for Mayor John Lindsay is close to realization. Other items note Austin officials debating Cost of Living Council rulings on teacher pay, Lyndon Johnson’s 63rd birthday at LBJ Ranch, and a Saigon watchdog committee citing election rigging incidents. U.N. sources expect a new Jarring effort to restart Arab Israeli talks. The Pentagon warns of serious Soviet military technology surprises within years. An explosion at Radford Army Ammunition Plant kills two workers.
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R Moscow
Moscow
John ¥. Lindsay
Council Agrees To Hire Assistant City Planner
Baytown City Council discussed a 14 percent budget increase to 331 236 for 1977 and agreed to hire a full time assistant city planner in the planning office. The post would focus partly on pursuing federal funds while updating the city comprehensive plan and maps beyond city limits.
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Council
Baytown
Wilhite
Rossded
Parks Department
Leonard Stasney
Allen Cannon
Stasney
Ted Kloesel
Monard
Full Accreditation For SJ Hospital Awarded
Sanders announced San Jacinto Methodist Hospital received full Joint Commission accreditation for two years. The hospital’s School of Radiologic Technology also earned full accreditation for two years after a July survey by JCA, with support from the American College of Radiologists and the American Society of Radiologic Technology.
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Sanders
Joint Review Committee
Radiologic Technology
Chicago
Council On Medical Education
The
American Medical Association
School of Radiologic Technology
San Jacinto Methodist Hospi Joint Commission On Accredital
Com- American College of Physic Mission
American Hospital
Sjmh Administrate Association
American College
Charles M. Sanders
American Ced Friday Medical Association
Theodore J. Hughes
Morton Bennett
Commission
SJMH
U.S
Board of Trustees
American College of Radiologists
American Society of Radiologic Technology
Backstage Workers Earn Community Service Honors Roush Duo
Bruce and Fannie Roush, Baytown dance teachers and volunteers, received the Community Service Award at a dinner. They have long contributed backstage support for school and community theater, staging and coaching in Baytown Little Theater, Lee College, and nearby venues.
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Baytown
Bruce
Fanniet Roush
Glen Walker
Fannie
Roushes
Roush
Lee College
City Budget Sparks Heat At City Hall
City budget sessions grew tense as Councilman Leonard Slasney interrupted to smell smoke. Ted Kroesel and others sniffed around while Librarian Flora Wilhite, returning after questioning budget, joked that the chair seat gets very hot.
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City Hall
Leonard Slasney
Ted Kroesel
Flora Wilhite
Atty Gen Will Wilson Tied to Texas Stock Fraud Loans
Assistant Atty Gen Will R Wilson disclosed unsecured loans totaling 230000 from Frank W Sharp, central Texas stock fraud figure. He says last loan was August 1970, repaid March this year, and claims no illegal activity. Wilson's net worth rose to 1.3 million 1963 to 1968 amid land deals and growing practice.
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Will R. Wilson
Frank W. Sharp
Texas
Wilson
Sharptown Bank
Justice Department
Securities and Exchange Commission
Sharp
SEC
Justice Deapartment
National Bankers Lic
Sharp and Associates
Henry B. Gonzalez
Will
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