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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1986
Page
2
Steve Bishop 27 of Baytown is arrested on attempted murder charges after a 30 year old Baytown woman suffered first to third degree burns. Police say she and Bishop argued and he poured rubbing alcohol on her and ignited her blouse with a cigarette lighter. Bishop Bond set at $5,000.
Contest entries judge at 6 30 p m Dec 15 for Old River County Civic Association Christmas home decor. Luncheon Dec 17 at 10 30 a m Baytown Area Resource Association call 422 6793. Siren test at Mont Belvieu terminal noon Dec 12. Fruit basket sale orders through Dec 19 for delivery Dec 22 in Baytown Mont Belvieu Highlands and Crosby call 383 2756 or 383 2164. Class of 1967 mail-out party Dec 12 7 p m St Jude s Church Highlands call 421 5041. Locomotive damage Dec 10 $800 damage heat ignited grease Union Pacific yard Baytown Fire Station 5 responded. Tae Kwon Do rank test Dec 13 2 p m Baytown YMCA call 427 1797. Laytown Christian Women s Club Bearly Christmas luncheon Dec 12 Goose Creek Country Club call 422 316 or 424 4232. SOS Singles Outreach meet 8 30 p m Dec 12 Raveon Club Goose Creek Shopping Center call 427 1816 420 1949 or 428 1968. Mothers Support Group Dec 12 Trinity Episcopal Church 9 11 a m call 427 8864 or 424 3419. Robert E Lee High School History Fair Dec 12 noon 3 p m REL library open to public.
Baytown City Council is set to approve a priority list of road projects for a possible Harris County bond package. The main item is widening Bush Road from two to four lanes between Baker and Lynchburg Cedar Bayou roads, funded previously and sought again to cover remaining costs.
Crosby resident Paul Bettes, descendant of Thomas J. Rusk, told the Baytown Rotary Club that the Texas Revolution was a mercenary conflict not a popular uprising. He argued Alamo defenders aimed to raid Matamoros, that Travis chose to fight rather than blow up the fort, and that Santa Anna was spared for being a Freemason. He cited letters and papers from main figures and noted soldiers came from Tennessee, South Carolina, New Orleans and elsewhere. He also claimed Santa Anna was captured on a stolen horse and that Houston was wounded at San Jacinto while Rusk led the Texan charge.
Governor elect Bill Clements met with top state officials and 14 large agencies to map priorities for the next budget amid projections of a possible 5 billion shortfall. He pledged there would be no new taxes as he directs agencies to scrub the budget and hold the line.
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