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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1971
Page
1
Dr. Malcolm Jones reported his 1968 turquoise Pontiac Bonneville stolen around 1 45 p m outside Scarboroughs Drug Store at 3507 Market after he briefly left the vehicle. He described a Latin looking man about 5 10 wearing a gray shirt and dark glasses near the car and a gray poodle accompanying him.
The article recalls a lighthearted airport scene with Laurie and Trey entertaining waiting passengers. Houston TV figures Ron Stone and Dave Ward praise Louis Sears as Man of the Year, noting the joyful group made waiting pleasant and that the Montreal delay barely altered Houston arrival. Ward quips, We made it.
A Christmas note from City Hall pleads for lower telephone rates a new police station a water well surface water supply and resolution of Beach City annexation. The letter praises City Manager D R Voelkel and asks Santa to help his staff complete these city improvements in a growing town.
The dome cover over the middle of a merry-go-round was removed likely by vandals. City officials learned of the broken toy at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and repaired it by 3 p.m. A third grader alerted her mother and an ambulance was called. Jerry Don was taken to Gulf Coast Hospital for plastic surgery Tuesday night.
The 1971 street program was let in two contracts with Phase One to Warren Brothers at 109034.30 and Phase Two to Austin Paving at 95480. Work begins after year start. Streets include Oregon Brownwood Ash Amelia Redbud Holly McPhail Wilson Tucker Granville Myers Nolan Olive North Holly Caldwell Stewart East Jack East Pearce North Jones Bayliss Dailey Edison Mayo Tennessee. Some streets have primer. asphalt topping awaits.
The first day of winter marks the start of the astronomical season though real cold weather may lag for weeks. A National Weather Service spokesman in Chicago notes the sun is about 2 million miles closer to Earth in winter than in summer, yet chill factors rise slowly.
The article details the United Nations secretary general position including a $62,500 salary, $12,000 New York living differential, $22,500 entertainment allowance, and $22,500 in free housing. It notes Waldheim’s WWII service in the German infantry and his postwar diplomatic career from 1945 onward. It also reports local injury details from a separate traffic accident involving Michael Bramlett and Mrs. Mattie Burns, plus a ticket issued to Nadine Dunaway for failure to yield and an improper left turn.
Two hijackers seized a shrimp boat during the weekend. Captain and two crewmen died. Coast Guard tow and medical aid followed. Wounded passenger Rhonda Lynn Schultz underwent surgery. FBI awaits permitted interview after recovery.
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