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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1978

Page

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Council Passes Resolution On North Site For City Airport

The council favors a North Main Farm Road 1942 area for a Humphrey Airport with a federal study. A Dallas firm, Forrest Cotton Hutchison and Associates, conducts the feasibility study funded by 45000 federal dollars and 5 in city funds.

Wanda Onfon Humphrey Kaylan Gity Council Humphrey Aire Dallas Forrest-Cotton Hax Busth Hutchison and Associates Fite Consult Annag Nant Federal Aviation Administration

Brownwood Sewer Bid Is Accepted

Brownwood council accepted an emergency bid from Automatic Pump & Equipment Co. for sewer pumps controls and accessories to build a lift station on Bayshore Drive after a 10 inch line caved in due to quicksand. The project aims to improve service as the city confronts repeated sewer line failures.

Brownwood Unger Ray Unger Fritz Lanham M.D. Anderson Hospital Baytown Bayshore Drive Lanham Harris County Medical City Surgical Group Decker Cleveland H. Park Bayshore

AAUW Meeting and Fifth Graders Trip Planned

The American Association of University Women group will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at 2400 Belvedere Drive JAL Music Hall trip for Ashbel Smith fifth graders to Houston Music Hall on Wednesday to see Fiddler on the Roof.

Exxon Annuitants Association Max Mosestman AAUW American Association of University Women Belvedere Drive Ashbel Smith Houston Music Hall

Baytown Area Weather and Tides Forecast

Baytown area forecasts a 30 percent chance of showers or thundershowers Tuesday night and 60 percent Wednesday. Low Tuesday night in the upper 30s, high Wednesday. Tides on waters fronting Baytown City show highs at 1:58 p.m. and 9:12 a.m. and 8:48 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday at 6:59 a.m. and sunset at 6:08 p.m. Denotes weak tide.

Baytown Area Baytown

Wimberly finds wreckage of missing referees in swells

In a stark morning scene near a small lane the wreckage is reached and the bodies of two missing Southwest Conference fishing referees are recovered. Authorities confirm the incident as a grim development in the ongoing search.

Pearce Streat Journal Reports On A Noted Big Spender

A late entry describes another of the era’s big spenders found recently. He is portrayed as careless with wealth, tossing nickels about as if they were manhole covers, highlighting his extravagant demeanor.

Pearce Streat Journal

Heaviest Blizzard Strikes Midwest and Northeast

A major storm dumped heavy snow across the Midwest and Northeast, with Kansas City and Des Moines reporting significant totals while Boston and Philadelphia faced cooler conditions. A secondary low formed along the North Carolina coast as federal troops began returning to bases after the blizzard. Snowfall totals included up to 16 inches in parts of Iowa and heavy drifting, with travel bans and school closures noted across Missouri and surrounding states.

Associated Press National Weather Service North Carolina Midwest Kansas City ASA New Jersey Turnpike Philadelphia New England Boston Missouri Colorado

Size Of First Bond Issue To Be Set

Trustees adopt schedule for sale of school bonds as district plans a 20.5 million issue. Houston broker Tom Masterson says interest near 5.26 percent unlikely to fall soon and proposes selling half the bonds in the first sale to attract better bids. Final bond statement due Feb. 26 with board review Feb. 27, timetable then shifts to March meetings.

Vena Luthringer Wall Street Ubelr Tom Masterson Houston Underwand Masterson Prustees Hase Agenciea Rusteey

150 Names To Be On Demo Ballot

Houston reports a Democratic primary ballot May 6 may include about 150 names the longest in Harris County history. George Buch urges 2 250 voting machines for the primary while a horse racing referendum is discussed. Commissioner Erkels advises considering other party requests prior to allocation.

Houston George Buch Harris County Democratic Party Buch Bob Erkels Dick Raycraft Commissioners Court

Trustees Postpone Action On Homestead Tax Increase

Trustees delayed a vote on raising homestead exemptions for senior citizens amid talks with Lee College regents. The district currently offers a $5,000 exemption for those 68 and older. a Baytown senior group advocated raising to $7,000. Legal opinions cited Texas law, and a follow up with LC officials was planned. The meeting also addressed administrative job application disclosures, agreeing to revise forms to include title warnings for full-time postings.

Lee College Regents Alsirlet J. C Smokey" Wond Baytown Senior Citizens Club Houston Rick Peebles Atorney Lee College Jaytown Johnny Clark Unil Texas Marcia Slasney Peebles

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