Bay Not Disastrous After Hi Port Fire
Spring Gully’s waters turned green and smelled of chemicals after the December Hi Port Industries fire. EPA and residents report no mass fish kill yet as large quantities of ethylene glycol and petrochemical wastes are being contained and cleaned. A flow structure and booms slow the spread while vacuum trucks suction wastes from the surface and workers wash vegetation along the banks. About 500,000 gallons of oil have been recovered in Spring Gully with crews moving upstream to continue cleanup and assess the long term impact.
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David Byford
Harris County
Gulfco Vac Service Inc
Channelview
Roger Meacham
EPA
Burnet Bay
Meacham
Toll road clash in Harris County courts heats up
Harris County Judge Jon Lindsay and County Attorney Mike Driscoll clashed over outside counsel for the toll road authority. Lindsay accused Driscoll of delaying the 900 million program while Driscoll suggested the county judge was grandstanding. Both traded accusations as Auditor Joe Flack faced pressure over payments to Fulbright & Jaworski.
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John Mecklin
Houston
Harris County
Jon Lindsay
Mike Driscoll
Lindsay
Driscoll
Commissioners Court
Fulbright & Jaworski
Toll Road Authority
Joe Flack
Flack
Finck
Toll Authority
TOLL
La Porte School District seeks 6 million bond vote
La Porte voters will decide January 21 on two capital improvement bonds totaling more than 6 million dollars. Proposals include funding for a new junior high school and installing an artificial surface at La Porte High School. Trustees approved the election order amid rising enrollment and planned land acquisition for a third junior high in Lomax.
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Sherri Carver
LA Porte
la Porte High School
Baker Junior High
Idea
la Porte Junior High
Lomax
BOND
Room For Another Norma Flora Wilhite Donation Prompt
The Pearce Street Journal notes the Fred Hartman Sports Book Collection at Sterling Library can always make space for one more book. Flora Wilhite is highlighted as the proving example for year end generosity.
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Brotherhood of Man
Fred Hartman
Sterling Library
Flora Wilhite
Around Town Notes Highlight Local Happenings
Leon Waltman enjoys his new Houston position while Glenn Shock crafts notable spiced tea. Darryl Davis proposes trading an old Gumby for a Bullwinkle. W. C. Turner brings an early Christmas gift. Lovella Bailey injures a finger in an accident. Laurine Douglas receives praise. Sonny Rowlette performs music. Don Fregia heals from a leg injury. Bill Oxford shows a favorable report.
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Leon Waltman
Houston
Glenn Shock
Darryl Davis
W.C. Turner
Lovella Bailey
Laurine Douglas
Sonny Rowlette
Don Fregia
Bill Oxford
Not Too Late To Be Goodfellow Invite
Chief Goodfellow urges readers to join a group with no bylaws officers or meetings and donate to the Christmas Fund to provide toys for needy children. New members are sought as time may run out for recipients.
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Goodfellow
Christmas Fund
Baytown Forecast Calls Fair, Cold Night Ahead
The Baytown area plans a fair and cold night with temperatures near 30 degrees. Thursday should be sunny and mild with highs in the upper 50s. Between 8 a.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday a low of 42 and a high of 68 were recorded along with .05 inch of rain.
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Baytown
Think About Christmas With Kyle On Editorial Page
Jim Kyle writes about fancy toys drawing children's attention and compares modern holiday habits with simple past pleasures. See Page 4-A.
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Kyle
Jim Kyle
Petitions Claim Palms Oasis License Renewal Denied
Baytown petitions circulating through local churches allege nudity and topless activity at Palms Oasis Lounge near churches and a school justify denying its liquor license renewal. Club owner Gemmer has a 1980 DWI conviction. city plans protest and a public hearing in Austin with no date set.
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Lisa Ocker
Palms Oasis
Baytown
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
N. Alexander Drive
Bob Jarvis
Jarvis
Allen Cannon
Randy Strong
Cannon
TABC
Austin
Ron McLemore
Palms Oasis Lounge
Donald C. Gemmer
Minutes of the
177Th District Court
Gemmer
Tarvis
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