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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1984
Page
4
A blue ribbon study panel endorses keeping the 55 mph limit on most major highways and allows states to regulate slower limits on lighter traffic roads. It cites lives saved, injuries prevented, and oil savings, while noting enforcement limits and past federal funding consequences. The panel urges nationwide support for retention.
Baytown REL principal Henry N Armstrong defends the school amid coverage of racial balance debates between Baytown high schools. He praises REL as a diverse, energetic campus with an up to date curriculum, strong staff, and traditions of excellence while urging fair treatment of variables affecting demographics.
William Rusher critiques a draft Catholic bishops pastoral on the U S economy arguing it stalls intelligent debate, lurches toward redistribution, and endorses poorly conceived measures like AFDC while suggesting tax penalties on consumption. He notes the letter is a draft post election and urges frank discussion and revisions.
Jack Anderson reports that some administration economists privately foresee a downturn as early as next summer due to large deficits and rising debt. They warn that tax cuts without spending restraint may worsen the slump, while tighter budgets could trigger a recession anyway. Anderson cites internal analyses, voter backlash on taxes, and a push by Citizens Against Waste alongside calls for structural changes to curb deficits.
DEC 5 1944 W F White succeeds James Harrop as district chairman of Boy Scouts in the Tri Cities area Elmer Gray heads a committee of Pelly citizens backing a Goose Creek Pelly merger Serving on the committee are Mrs J P Helfrich Mrs Frank Jones W F Hall Sam Davis Charles Teschen dorf J E Seale Mrs J N Griffin and Sam Stassi Second Lt Julian Headley son of Mamie Headley of Goose Creek earns the Air Medal for meritorious achievement while on heavy bombardment missions over Nazi Germany DEC 5 1954 Baytown Ministerial Alliance will meet tomorrow morning at Gonzalez Restaurant Rev Leon Matthis presides A A Williams president of the Baytown Singing Convention reports the convention meets today at First Baptist Church in Coady DEC 5 1964 Dean King becomes president of the Wooster Chamber of Commerce Harold Bone is first vice president G S Tharp second vice president C C Walker third vice president and R G Holzheuser secretary treasurer recreation committee maps Baytown fishing spots proposed by J T Adams service station owner for customer inquiries about local fishing areas
On December 5 1933 Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st amendment ending national Prohibition at 5 32 p m EST. The date also recalls Phi Beta Kappa’s 1776 organization at William and Mary and Martin Van Buren’s 1782 birth in Kinderhook New York with Mozart’s death noted in 1781.
A biblical verse counsels to seek the Lord while he may be found and to call upon him while he is near, urging urgent personal devotion and accessibility to divine aid.
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