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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 2007
Page
5
Council member Sanders questions $58,000 City Hall renovations and other purchases made by Mayor Taylor without council approval. Taylor defends budget process as workshop details and goals for 2006/2007. An investigation is opened while city continues normal operations and pay for the suspended mayor.
Governor Rick Perry mandates Merck Gardasil vaccination for girls in Texas schools, starting at ages 11 to 12, as the state becomes the first to require the shot amid lobbying by Merck and Women in Government. Parents may opt out for religious or philosophical reasons. The federal approval and advisory panel backing support the mandate.
Law enforcement and FBI agents warn that a man identified as Sprong, described as a 6 foot tall, 225 pound white male with brown hair, green eyes, a shaved head and a black goatee, may be traveling with his girlfriend Gara Sennette Lynn Rodfer and their 10 year old daughter Justine. They previously lived at Roxette Court in Humble and are believed to have checked into a local hotel or moved elsewhere in the past week. Sprong operated an auto repair shop in Humble under aliases including John Ellison and has prior prison time for sex crimes. A $100,000 reward from Oprah Winfrey is linked to the case. Contact Houston FBI at 713-693-5000 or Sacramento at 916-481-9110.
Exxon Mobil and San Jacinto Methodist Hospital pledge support for Baytown Firefighters Memorial Plaza in Bicentennial Park. Donations include 15000 from Exxon Mobil and 28000 in city funds, plus donor-paved walkways and inscribed walls. The bronze statue centerpiece and plaza design advance with a $170000 construction target and a $140000 fundraising goal.
A reader urges gratitude for wartime sacrifices and freedoms, urging support for troops, recalling World War II rationing and women working in plants. The letter stresses pride in America, resilience, and collective duty, asking readers to stop complaining and to help military families.
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