Baytown Notes and Local Meetings Highlight Week
A baby in Houston weighs under two pounds but is gaining at Texas Children’s Hospital. Kiwanis Club Baytown meets Thursday at noon at the Holiday Inn. Retired Teachers gather 11 30 a.m. Thursday at Wyatt’s Cafeteria. Wooster Garden Club meets 9 30 a.m. Thursday at Mrs Vernon Ploeger’s home, new location. Robert E Lee 1957 class planning session set 7 30 p.m. Monday at Charlie Brown’s. Cub Scout Pack 101 Blue and Gold Banquet 7 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Baptist Church. Bill Thornton listed as patient in San Jacinto Hospital, room 412, visitors welcome.
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Tonya Kay Eastman
Tommy
Eastman
Sterling
Texas Children’s ‘Hospital
Houston
Wooster Garden
Vernon Ploeger
Ashwood
Robert E. Lee
Charlie Brown
Decker Drive
Cubs
Memorial Baptist Church
W. Sterling
Bill Thornton
San ‘Jacinto Hospital
Weather and Tides for Baytown Area
Fair and cold Wednesday night then warmer Thursday. Low in the upper 30s, Thursday high in the upper 60s. Baytown tides Thursday highs at 7 05 a m and 3 27 p m with lows at 2 17 a m and 2 18 p m. Sunrise Thursday at 7 a m and sunset at 6 12 p m.
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Baytown Area
Baytown
Community Notes From Houston Area Socials and People
GEORGIE ROBERTS says she does not spoil her adopted children. Hazel Steadham back at work part time. Kathryn George makes an early morning phone call. Ronnie Hughes gives an uplifting Valentine present. Charlotte Franklin from Liberty is now working in Baytown. Janet Brewer trying to organize her new office. Catherine Butler is a friendly driver. Randall Pitts feeling better these days. Frances Liles is kind to a friend in need. Molly Fuller anxiously counting there until her big event. Cedar Bayou Methodist Church Choir Angels sing like angels in a Houston concert. The Rev Clyde Thomas stops for a chat while shopping. Theresa Hebert complains of turning into a bee bush Wendy Collard makes a good secretary. Charles Church laughs at a riddle. Alita Middleton makes a suggestion. Mal Johnson hands out a surprise. Phyllis Busch waves hello Georgie Smith spreads cheer with a warm hug and friendly smile. Gayle Standard delivers the message Frances Erwin wonders where her book is.
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Georgie Roberts
Hazel Steadham
Kathryn George
Ronnie Hughes
Valentine
Charlotte Franklin
Liberty
Baytown
Janet Brewer
Catherine Butler
Randall Pitts
Frances Liles
Molly Fuller
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
Angels
Houston
Clyde Thomas
Theresa Hebert
Wendy Collard
Charles Church
Alita Middleton
Mal Johnson
Phyllis Busch
Georgie Smith
Gayle Standard
Frances Erwin
Exxon Hearing Testimony Details Baytown Blast Scene
At a U S Coast Guard hearing Baytown Ambulance driver Jess Navarre testified he picked up Juan Vasquez after the January 27 Exxon Baytown Refinery explosion and later aided in locating three bodies from the tug Nathan B He described burns and a worn acrylic jacket among the victims. Seaman Richard Edwards testified he saw a fluid stream on the Exxon San Francisco deck seconds before the blast and reported it to the control room before the explosion.
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Houston, Sp
Jess Navarre
Baytown
Exxon
Navarre
U.S. Coast Guard
Juan Vasquez
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Nathan B
Burns
Houston
Exxon San Francisco
Richard Edwards
Catonsville
Wayne Bruce Torjusen
Torjusen
Edwards
Jose de Went
Pina
South Dartmouth
Mass
Torjusen Con
Police Report: 7 822 Tickets 11 Fatalities in Baytown 1976
Baytown police figures show 11 deaths and 7 622 traffic tickets in 1976. Chief Turner cites 462 major injury accidents and 1 634 minor ones, totaling 2 296 wrecks with 705 injuries and 44 unavailability noted in the year.
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Lynn Hughes
Baytown
R. H
Bo) Turner
Turner
Plan Has No Force Of Law On Busing Report Says
Baytown officials dismiss a U S Civil Rights Commission report urging city students bused to outlying areas as nonbinding. noting Supreme Court trends and prior desegregation plans. The 119 page study cites widening city suburb divides and questions about actual benefits. A separate year end traffic report notes 1 587 accidents with 53 831 dollars in property damage.
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Deva. Luthringer
Baytown
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Barry
Nettles
U.S. Supreme Court
Turner
Charities To Benefit From Wooster Lions Oyster Fry
Wooster Lions raise funds at an oyster fry with $3.50 tickets benefiting Lighthouse for the Blind Crippled Children's Camp in Kerrville eye bank in Houston kidney bank in Houston Crippled Children's Rod Reel and Gun Club 8273 Society in Baytown and Baytown Minnesota. Eddie Huron cooks as Jimmy Carroll promotes two annual scholarships and donations to Boy Scouts Emergency Corps and cornea transplants benefiting net patients. Oyster fry runs 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Bayshore.
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Wooster Lions
Jimmy Carroll
Wooster Lion
Lighthouse For the
Kerrville
Eye Bank
Houston
Kidney Bank
Crippled Children's
Rod, Reel and Gun Club
Society
Baytown
Minnesota
Sac, Baal
Lee
Boy Scouts and Wooster
S-2
Carroll
the Wooster Lions
Bayshore
Pearce Street Journal Examines Phone Inquiry Costs
The Pearce Street Journal critiques high per inquiry charges by telephone operators quoting repeated outages and “temporary equipment breakdown” messages. It argues for records of such incidents to reflect user frustration and costs incurred from unavailable assistance.
Tax plan debate widens over rebates and deficits
Congressional tax writers study altering Carter rebate rules to aid lower income brackets while trimming upper income refunds. A Post report pegs 1978 deficit higher than Ford estimates as Ways and Means weighs extending Carter stimulus and tax cuts, with many rebates adjusted by income.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
Congressional
House ‘Ways and Means Committee
Ford Administration
Washington Post
Carter Administration
Gerald R. Ford
Ways and Means Committee
McManus Motion Keeps Vernon Murder Trial Pending
Attorneys for McManus seek a continuance of the capital murder trial for the July 24 Baytown Cantrell killings. Judge T D McMaster will hear the motion at 0 a.m. Timesday. Co defendant Paula Cantrell Derese pleaded guilty to two lesser charges in January and agreed to testify against McManus in return.
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Vernon
McMaster
Paula Cantrell Derese
Cantrells
Joseph Guarino
Derese
McManus
First Meeting Set Friday Accreditation Panel Is Appointed
A Channelview accreditation panel of teachers administrators students and parents was named to craft a five year district plan under Texas Education Agency standards. The committee includes Supt B H Hamblen Harvey S Brown E V Marquez Allen Hall and other campus representatives. The first meeting will be Friday at 1 p m in the high school library.
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Muriel Scott
Channelview
B.H. Hamblen
Hamblen
Texas
Texas Education Agency
Board of
Harvey S. Brown
E. V. Marquez
Allen Hall
Crockett Junior’ High
Ray Maddry
David Doolittle
Phillip Aguillard
Rollan Hackett
Brian Simmons
Sean Nunley
Crosland in Critical Condition After Stroke
Foreign Secretary Anthony Crosland remains in critical condition after a massive stroke. The hospital and Foreign Office reported his condition today, with officials noting the seriousness of his health crisis amid ongoing government concerns.
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London
Anthony Crosland
Foreign Office
Tax Office Location Mixup Clarified Near Sterling
Readers are reminded that the county tax office is not at a downtown travel agency on West Texas Avenue. The correct site is the Harris County Courthouse Annex across from Ross Sterling High School on Baker Road, Sterling.
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West Texas Avenue
Baker Road
Harris County
Ross
Sterling High School
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