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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1977
Page
1
Nine people have died in an Isle grain blast with lingering casualties. The report lists victims including Saylonian St Alfred A Bradbury and others and notes hospitalizations and service arrangements.
Cloudy and cool with a high Thursday and rain or thundershowers likely through Thursday. Baytown area tide data shows low and high tides at specific times with sunrise at 7 14 and sunset at 5 28 pm.
A patchy year end record mentions H W Froehnen in wartime memory, Milton Lyons planning a 1978 event, former Mayor Al Clayton welcoming Bayto year, George Chandler recovering from flu like illness, Steve Underwood joining a Houston firm, Paula Dennis shopping after Christmas, Dollie Mealpin aiding the community, Hay Nedra giving a gift, Dara Ward returning from relatives, Margaret Durham answering a question and Cheryl Reavers enjoying new sports attire.
President Anwar Sadat told AP he opposes Israeli security control of the West Bank and rejects restrictions on Egyptian troop movements in Sinai. He said Egypt would discuss these issues in joint committees next month and insisted Arab Jerusalem must stay under Arab sovereignty. He voiced optimism that the Middle East conflict can be solved, noting everything is negotiable except Israel’s destruction.
Vienna reports a 6.8 magnitude quake likely centered in southern France with widespread damage. A separate Iran quake in its coal basin killed at least 519 people and injured many, demolishing three villages and damaging 13 others, per official counts.
Baytown Geners Telephone Co reports 2930 long distance calls from Baylaunch on Christmas Day. The load surpassed the weekend by about half and a half times, with Mother’s Day the only busier day. Operators rose from 24 to 36 to handle volume, peaks from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 to 10 p.m. Some callers may have retried due to busy signals, but no outages were reported.
City residents with Monday collections faced a missed pickup due to Christmas and New Year holidays. The Sun notes that Thursday trips will be the busiest as crews catch up, with another Monday holiday affecting New Year's Day week.
A Galveston grain elevator explosion killed nine and left 24 injured with others missing. Rescue crews battled fires, with debris, collapsing tunnels, and shattering windows as investigators traced the blast to the Farmer's Export Grain facility. Authorities warned of continuing danger and extended the search.
Dent hints Notre Dame Alabama Michigan Southern Cal Oklahoma LSU Clemson in New Year games. Oakland and Dallas in the Loop may be featured as Haidlers target the Cowboys with planned advantage and skillful play.
Bulletin from Lytle Rock Ark reports no decision yet as UA football three suspended players Hen Cowins Micheal Macrest and Donny Yobu appeal to reinstate for Monday Grange Bowl. Hearing scheduled Wednesday morning to determine if they may return to team operations.
President Carter appoints fal White as a key Texas Republican adviser to lead the Democratic challengers in the hemi rate party push. Mitch ell exits federal furlough as he weighs hip surgery amid weather delays and political maneuvering. Commerce data show a trade deficit totalling 2.08 billion dollars while tax collections rise in November. Texas sees cloudy weather with scattered showers and record rainfall in Corpus Christi hints.
Beach City council voted to retain Barbers Hill Volunteer Ambulance Service as the official ambulance provider after objections from a citizens group. The $1,200 annual contract covers patient pickup tickets while preventing charges to patients, with backup from Baytown and Mont Belvieu groups if needed.
Ethiopian air raids struck Hargeisa and Berbera in northwestern Somalia, killing two people and wounding about a dozen others. Somali radio reported jets attacking both cities near the Gulf of Aden, with casualties focused in Hargeisa. The report gave limited details on the attacks and did not confirm Ethiopian plane involvement.
In a Tuesday report a regional secretary of Somalia named the incidents bar bane and said nine or more people died in a sudden incident tied to a Husso Cohan conspiracy against Somalia. The piece notes rival Marxist states Ethiopia and Somalia in the Horn of Africa amid war over the Ogaden region where Somali tribesmen seek secession with material support from Somalia.
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