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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1973
Page
1
Ayler told the commission he will appoint a standing three man committee to aid the panel. The group aims to develop homeowner warranties to insure against structural defects and assist in answering questions and digging up facts.
Houston voters gave Fred Hofheinz a 123,635 vote lead over Dick Gottlieb 120,608 as 50.6 to 49.4 percent, with Gottlieb not conceding and hints of a recount. Hofheinz, 35, will take office in January after a runoff that followed a 8,000 vote lead in the general election and a campaign highlighting race issues. In city races, conservative Concerted Action for Responsible Education wins control of the Houston School District board, with CARE candidates Russell, Bracken, and Heinen securing seats and pledging to restore basic education amid higher expenditures and shifting demographics.
Joseph Paul Merkel 41 of 216 Edith is in Ben Taub Hospital with a stab wound after a Saturday night argument with Robert Ellis Spalding 39. Spalding is jailed on an assault with intent to murder charge filed in Baytown justice court.
John Coleman Gibbs a Baytown native and Baytown Junior School teacher died at 3 p.m. Tuesday in a Baytown hospital. He served in World War II and belonged to Memorial Baptist Church and several local associations. Survived by wife Mildred and daughter Deann. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Hill of Rest Cemetery.
Sneed claims 25,000 units in use across the United States and offers a lifetime engine guarantee. A West Coast deal soured amid SEC scrutiny, leading him to handle marketing himself. The device meets federal retrofit standards for pre 1969 vehicles and was approved in California, though nitrous oxide limits have since tightened. He is adapting the design for marine motors.
League City officials and representatives from 22 communities meet to plan hiring a rate consultant for a legal challenge against General Telephone Co. over increases up to 23 percent. Attendees include city attorneys from League City El Lago and Missouri City and local mayors and council members from Mont Belvieu Crosby Huffman.
Baytown police investigated a stolen 1971 Plymouth from Griffin's Used Cars after a couple pretending to buy it left with the car and a 1965 Chevrolet left behind. The theft, linked to a Pasadena dealer incident, followed a claim of test driving premises. Also under police action, $165 in damage was caused to five new cars at Lumus Dodge with scratches between Saturday and Monday. An unrelated report notes tools stolen worth $200 from a pickup camper.
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