Swofford gets trustee post
Baytown School Board voted 4 2 Thursday to appoint Ray Swofford Jr. to fill a vacancy on the board. Trustees Barolak Hall Hanson and Smith supported the appointment. Ellis and Gentry dissented. Moreno had been proposed but failed 2 2. Smith abstained on Moreno.
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Bruce Guynn
Baytown School Board
Ray Swofford Jr
Helen ‘Bees’ Barolak
Paul Hall
Wayne Hanson
David Smith
Wanda Elis
Tom Gentry
Smith
Moreno
Filis
Gentry
Pinehurst residents hire lawyer to fight rate hike
Pinehurst homeowners approve hiring Burgess and Nipple Houston firm and Graves Dougherty law firm to contest an 264 percent water and sewer bill increase by Chacko Thomas Associates. A $10,000 cap funds attorney fees for October Austin hearing. Residents lament yellow water and bad taste issues.
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David Byford
Pinehurst
Buddy Shipp
Pinehurst Homeowners Association
Highway 146
Baytown
Shipp
State Public Utility Commission
Chacko Thomas
Chacko Thomas & Associates Inc
la Porte
Thomas
Burgess and Nipple
Houston
Tom Hudson
Austin
Graves, Dougherty, Hearon and Moody
Sharon Sawyer
Bayou Woods Drive
Shultz doubts Vienna talks will occur next month
Secretary of State George P. Shultz said the odds against U S Soviet arms control talks in Vienna on September 18 are low but unfavorable. He noted health questions about Konstantin Chernenko and said the possibility of a U N meeting between Shultz and Andrei Gromyko remains uncertain while officials say a meeting is likely.
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Washington
George P. Shultz
Vienna
Shultz
Associated Press
Konstantin Chernenko
Chernenko
Reagan
U.N. General Assembly
Gromyka
White House
Shute
Solo Mastery: A Man Must Do Something Alone
An essay proclaims that every man should master a task solo to gain a sense of achievement. It lists activities like flying, singing, writing, baking, knife handling, tap dancing, discovering a new star, or ivory carving as examples of solitary prowess.
Around Town Highlights of Local Vivacity
Pat Chandler balances housework with homework while Madge Labit jokes about aging. Robert Barrow exceeds expectations. Stormy Sebesta practices a school song from early days. Kevin Borgfeldt meets an old UH friend. Gerald Whitfill treats a young child to a quick wagon ride. Steve and Dessi Pahos lunch out. Tracy Hart enjoys a new car. Jerry and Wanda Stafford move houses. Bill Reedy shows true cowboy spirit.
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Pat Chandler
Madge Labit
Robert Barrow
Stormy Sebesta
Kevin Borgfeldt
University of Houston
Gerald Whitfill
Steve
Dessi Pahos
Tracy Hart
Weather Forecast Says Partly Cloudy With Thunder Potential
Partly cloudy skies dominate through Saturday with a chance of mainly afternoon or evening thundershowers. Light winds near 10 mph during the day, dropping at night. From 0 a.m. Thursday to 8 a.m. Friday the high reached 95 and the low 70, with no rain recorded.
Baytown approves park oil drilling permits in split vote
Baytown City Council granted Minex Inc. two drilling permits at Britton Park and two at Bayland Park on a 4-2 vote after earlier tabling. Opponents led by resident Gene Krizak urged denial, citing ordinance provisions and historic site concerns. Council members Simmons and Cannon voted against. Embry Fuller Philips Johnson approved. Dickens was absent.
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Lisa Ocker
Baytown
Minex Inc
Britton Park
Southwest Addition
Bayland Park
Perry Simmons
Allen Cannon
Ron Embry
Roy Fuller
Fred Philips
Jimmy Johnson
Gerald Dickens
Gene Krizak
Krizak
Labor Day closings announced for Baytown area
Baytown area prepares for a three day Labor Day weekend with city county state and federal offices closed Monday. Emergency services stay in service while some businesses remain open. Garbage pickup is delayed in several cities and schools will observe the holiday.
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Baytown
Sterling Municipal Library
Liberty City
Dayton
Brntes
Houston Lighting & Power Co
General Telephone
Baytown Sun
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Interstate 10
Highlands
Channelview
Exxon Pipeline Co
Perry Smith
Sun
Jim Kyle
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Ellis
Ray Swofford
PUC
Pearce Street Journal
Reese
Esdestr
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Texas
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Brey
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Perey
SAN Jacinto Ford
State Antiquities Committee
Mont Belvieu
U.S. Postal Service
Anahuac
la Porte and
Liberty
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