Robberies Reported Across Baytown Holiday Weekend
Baytown police logged three robberies during a busy weekend. A Port Neches man and his wife were robbed at San Jacinto Mall after shopping, with rings watches and money taken including a $13,500 Rolex. A 7-11 on Garth Road saw a pistol demanded cash while a man in a blue bathrobe fled after theft. A separate alley attack near Wisconsin and Illinois left a victim missing wallet and $880 after three teens assaulted him. Additional burglaries and thefts totaling over $100 in property occurred, including church collection loss, house and trailer thefts, a vehicle theft from San Jacinto Mall, and various tool and appliance thefts.
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San Jacinto Mail
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Chernenko misses funeral for Ustinov in Moscow
President Chernenko who suffers breathing difficulties did not attend the Red Square funeral for defense minister Dmitri Ustinov amid cold weather. Ustinov, 76, died of pneumonia, and Marshal Sergei Sokolov succeeds him as defense minister, while the Politburo contemplates changes and aging leadership.
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Dmitri F. Ustinov
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Andrei A. Gromyko
Nikolai A. Tikhonov
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Chopin
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Sokolov
Afghanistan
Josef Stalin
Ustiinov
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Mikhail A. Suslov
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Arvid Y. Pershe
Yuri V. Andropov
Shoppers Find Stores Open Sunday Across Texas
Shoppers found many Texas stores open Sunday despite a Blue Law banning certain sales on weekends. Retail groups filed suits against violators while stores such as Target and Kmart in Dallas Austin and Houston reported brisk sales and defiance aimed at aiding last minute Christmas shopping.
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Associated Press
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Houston
Retail Merchants Association
Tony Petrolia
Corrigan’s
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Petrolia
Target
Kmart
Toys R Us
Austin
Dallas
Tarrant
Rod Turner
Karen Beverly
Seymour Wolchuck
Brownsville
San Antonio
Bexar County
Sam Millsap
Marjorie Adams
Margaret Sobeck
Santa Claus
Bob Schwartz
Baytown News Postal Notice and Rates
Entered as second class matter at the Baytown Texas Post Office 77322 under the Act of Congress of March 3 1879. Published after noons Monday through Friday and Sundays at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas 77520 P O Box 90 Baytown 77522. Subscription rates by carrier 4 85 per month 58 20 per year. Single copy price 25 cents Daily 50 cents Sunday. Mail rates on request. Represented nationally by Coastal Publications.
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Burglary Case Reward Offered by Baytown Crime Stoppers
Crime Stoppers offers a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the burglar who hit a Baytown home on Forrest Court December 7 between 10 30 a.m. and 8 15 p.m. Stolen items include a Rolex watch, coin collection, several firearms, a camera and a coffee can of coins. Call 427 TIPS to report info anonymously.
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Forrest Court
Smith & Wesson
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