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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1977
Page
1
Baytown at 7 am Thursday reads 45 degrees with a crisp but warmer trend over recent days. Rain fell over the last two days totaling about a quarter inch as city and community notices detail service changes, absentee voting, and local events including the Heart Association Cyclethon winners.
Thurs day showers and thundershowers with warmer conditions. Friday turning cooler and drier with upper 60s forecast. Tides note small craft warnings and times listed. local residents mentioned in light vignettes and a few community names appear in a casual local-issues context.
Rescue teams fight to locate at least five missing after a massive grain elevator explosion at Farmer's Export Grain elevator near Galveston. The blast injured over 120, shattered the complex, with officials evaluating whether a switch engine or grain dust sparked the disaster. Fire delayed operations as rains and humidity hampered efforts.
Baytown and surrounding areas report holiday closures Monday for most banks, county offices, and city buildings. Sterling Library will shut Saturday through Monday, with book drops available at south slot. garbage and mail services will pause or run on altered schedules.
Inside The Sun reports most Baylawn area merchants will stay open Monday while shoppers may phone in orders to ten shops. The Bay Ton Sun will publish Saturday and Monday with some closings earlier than usual. Classified ads close Saturday and Monday with noon deadlines for Monday or Tuesday insertions. The concarciatian department will remain open until 5:30 p.m. Mane The newsroom will arise as soon as the newspapers come off.
Attorney John W Walker asked U S District Court today to dismiss his suit seeking the reinstatement of three Arkansas Razorbacks football players Ben Cowins Michael Forrest and Donny Bobo to the Orange Bowl roster.
Reports from AP wires describe U S and South Korea preparing Friday signings on testimony linked to a Korean influence buying case on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile Carter visits Warsaw as his stance on human rights strains the Kremlin.
The note mentions working with the front Mage Hays and Haye taking possession of several Bonnet tickets. It hints you could call The Sun and extension 223 to see the game. It references Aggie friends and Southern California without clear event details.
A bomb exploded at the Me Itim American Academic Center in Tehran injuring a guard and causing heavy damage. An Islamic Marxist caller said the attack was to protest President Carter’s coming visit, with prior targets including American offices and officials during earlier protests. Carter had traveled from Tehran toward Warsaw as his international tour began.
Applicants for municipal court judge met in an exclusive session at 7 p.m. January 5 at the city hall. Ten candidates applied, including Alyce Taylor, a legal secretary. Other contenders include Bruce A Baughman, Raymond T Yonnelly, Roy L. Fuller, Rod Sorman, Ron McLemore, Marshall Williams, John N. Burns, J Wally Burl, and Buck A. Young. Judge Steve Slebert will resign when a replacement is hired. Salary details are unsettled. The city council directly hires the municipal court judge and the city manager’s post is the other council‑hired position.
Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union representing about 700 at Exxon's Baytown Refinery voted not to send ballots on a proposed wage package. Exxon offers 60 cents now plus 15 cents March 1 and 7 percent later. union seeks a wage reopener amid uncertain economy. About 95 percent of members at a Tuesday meeting opposed issuing ballots. contract runs to April 15.
The City of Baytown unveils a plan to sell plastic garbage bags to residents as a replacement for metal cans. Bags priced at 2 dollars for a roll of 50 will be sold at city hall and five fire stations, with limits per customer and cash payments only.
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