City Panel Considers Charter Revisions Amid Low Quorum
Baytowns Charter Committee met with eight members present and considered updating the current charter rather than drafting a new one. The group planned to study revising sections, with a Feb 16 follow up and potential subcommittees, while noting public input has been limited and elections in April remain uncertain.
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Leonard Hart
Charles Forque
Forque
Ben Wilson
Wilson
Commission
Bill Laughlin
Iseas
Port Authority Sought to Upgrade Ship Channel
State Reps. Jim Clark and Bill Swanson introduced bills to transform the Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigational District into the Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Tex. It would oversee fire protection and traffic in the channel as a central agency for a growing port. The port serves Texas and the central Southwest U.S., handling agricultural products, machinery, industrial goods and consumer goods. Clark notes it is the largest chemical port in the world and that 33 cents of every dollar in Harris County’s economy ties to the port and channel.
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Texas
Central
U.S
Harris County
Rep
Clark
Houston
House
Funeral services set for Mrs Myrtie Gentry at Trinity
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p m Thursday at Trinity Funeral Home for Mrs Myrtie Gentry 92 of Trinity mother of L C Gentry of 309 S Magnolia in Highlands who died early Wednesday Julie Robinson Baytown Sun carrier hospitalized not returning route until March 1 Linda Allen to serve temporarily contact 422 3203 Highway committee Baytown Chamber of Commerce to meet at 3 p m Thursday to discuss highway progress with Texas Highway Department engineers Highlands patrons urged to attend Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No 1 meeting 7 p m Thursday Highlands Elementary School Citizens Committee for a Sound and Progressive Water District seeks solutions to district water sewer problems Robert E Lee senior class selling fish fry tickets 1 50 for Feb 12 at Bayshore Rod Ree and Gun Club proceeds fund this year’s senior prom
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Myrtie Gentry
Trinity
L. C. Gentry
S. Magnolia
Highlands
Trinity Funeral Home
Julie Robinson
Baytown Sun
Linda Allen
Baytown
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1
Citizens Committee For A Sound and Progressive
Robert E. Lee
Bayshore Rod, Ree and Gun Club
Weather and tides for Baytown and Morgan's Point
Mostly cloudy and cool through Thursday with a slight chance of rain in Baytown. Temperatures range from the low 40s to the low 30s. Morgan's Point tides show high at 12:25 a.m. and low at 11:01 a.m.
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Baytown Area
Morgan's Point
U S backs South Vietnam push into Cambodia
AP reports the United States provides full combat support to South Vietnamese ground forces in a new drive to crush North Vietnamese and Viet Cong base camps and sanctuaries inside Cambodia. Also AP notes a battery problem on the Apollo 14 lunar landing vehicle hours before a planned moon orbit, with no immediate sign of blockage to the Friday landing attempt.
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Saigon
United States
Cambodia
Space Center
Houston
Moon
Edgar D. Mitchell
Alan B. Shepard
Earth
Phote
NASA
City Fire Fighters Urge Training and Pension Review
Fire fighters from Local 1173 pressed beyond salaries at a city council salary committee meeting. They urged a fulltime training officer and improved education for members, plus review of the pension plan. Raymond Badeaux John Humphrey and G W Bald ridge attended for the union as councilors eyed broader department needs.
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Wanda Orton
Baytown Fire Fighters Association
Raymond Badeaux
John Humphrey
G. W. Baldridge
Glen Walker
Lamar Kelley
Don Hallum
Ted Kloesel
Allen Cannon
Leonard Stasney
David Evans
Kelley
Walker
Mont Belvieu State Bank to Open Monday
Ceremony planned in Mont Belvieu as the Mont Belvieu State Bank, the third in Chambers County and first in 12 years, opens with a ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. The new facility on Highway 146 includes a 5,000 square foot building, drive in, night depository, community room and coffee shop. Open house set for Feb. 13. hours 9 to 2 Monday-Thursday and 9 to 6 Friday.
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Mont Belvieu State Bank
Mont Belvieu
Chambers County
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Insurance
Robert McCorquodale
Oscar F. Nelson Jr
H. H. McCollum
Gordon Speer
J. W. Guest
Barbers Hill
Charles Jones Jr
Winnie Stowell
C. T. Joseph Jr
McCorquodale
Lloyd Brown
Bank On
Highway 146
Lamkin and Associates
Vic Davis
Benak
Partition Plan Changes Rest Rooms Stay In Post Office
Baytown officials confirm remodeling of the Federal Building expands post office space while leaving the Social Security office on the first floor. Rest rooms for patrons and staff will be retained on site as plans evolve, with the partition omitted to avoid crowding and preserve access for elderly patrons.
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Strain
Betsy Webber
Postal Service
Federal
Mike Strain
U.S. Post Office Department
Dallas
Social Security Office
Post Office
Federal Building
Baytown
Post Office Department
el Baytown
Gas Firm Proposes City Rate Control Plan
Houston Natural Gas offers Baytown a deal to let the city council approve future gate rate increases if United Gas Co. is denied a franchise within northern city limits. Councilman La mar Kelley said the proposal came from Harry Massey at a committee dinner hosted by Houston Lighting and Power. The council has had no gate rate control since a 1962 ordinance created automatic escalation approved by the Railroad Commission.
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Houston Natural Gas Corp
Baytown
United Gas Co
Lamar Kelley
Kelley
Harry Massey
Houston Lighting, and Power
Houston Natural
Tony Campos First Candidate For Mayor
Tony Campos 47 of 1518 Humble filed to run for mayor in the April 6 election. A Baytown native and school principal, he chairs the Baytown Public Housing Authority board and serves on the City Charter Study Committee. His family includes teachers and students, and he says city hall police communication must improve as Baytown grows. Other candidates mentioned are incumbent David Evans and Carl Connerton. terms expiring in Districts 6 and 8 may affect further bids.
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Tony Campos
Campos
Humble
Down
Houston
Robert E. Lee High School
Baylor University
Alicia
la Porte Junior High
Sylvia
Mike
Mark
Lee College
Aida
REL
Alma
Mike Campos
Baytown Public Housing Authority
City
Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club
St. Joseph’s Catholic Parish
Stepping Stones
Baytown
Carl Connerton
Lamar Kelley
Don Hullum
Kelley
Hullum
Final Goodfellows Report Shows Yearend Balance
Chief Goodfellow announces a 1970 Goodfellows final report with $7,031.53 in the fund after expenses and donations. The Christmas party expenses were lower than expected due to toy and gift collections, leaving $5,500.64 in the fund and $268.70 in interest earned. The reserve is kept for future crises and the 1971 appeal will begin next Thanksgiving Day.
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Goodfellows
Republic
Chief Goodfellow
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Financial Statement
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