21 Feb 1978
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1978
Page
1
Crosby trustees on Monday endorsed returning to the Little Red Schoolhouse approach emphasizing basic education for kindergarten through eighth grade. The board approved a timeline of at least two years to accomplish the overhaul begun seven months earlier, shifting classroom studies toward fundamental skills.
Leon Cox Jr 47 of 1904 Dames filed Tuesday for District 4 with April 1 municipal election opponents Hubby Butherton and incumbent Jack Kimmons. The piece notes ongoing district education debates, a pre test for eighth graders, and district promotion retention discussions led by Director Troy Marler and Trustee Rudy Sikora.
A snapshot of residents and events including Bob Chronister in a dirty apron and Pat Cauley with Jim Cauley enjoying oysters. Individuals like A H Turner and Clyde Messiah are noted for knife use and rain aversion, while Reggie Harper delivers news and Curtis Herring works late.
The League of Women Voters will sponsor a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Pecan Room of the Community Building. The discussion centers on state laws governing schools and how Baytown schools comply with them.
Fair and cold Tuesday night and a little warmer Wednesday. Low temperatures in the mid 20s, with a higher Wednesday day. Tides show highs at 7 16 am and 9 95 pm, lows at 12 44 am and 2 28 am. Sunrise Wednesday at 6 39 am, sunset at 6 14 pm.
Abbe Civic Association plans a five dollar wiener roast fundraiser at 1614 Houston and aims to support a 50 thousand dollar capital drive for the Baytown YMCA. The campaign seeks to raise funds for land adjacent to the current Y facility at 201 Wye Drive, new gym additions, and expanded youth programs.
School trustees reviewed drawings for three new facilities and remodelling projects including Highlands Primary on Houston Street and a new junior campus across Archer Road. The Highlands primary design features hexagon wings around an oblong center with atrium, courtyards, and specialized classrooms. A separate special education facility will serve early childhood through junior/senior levels with vocational spaces and multiple wings for different programs.
Cypriot President Spyros Kyprianou offered to meet Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to mend the rift after a clash at Nicosia airport in which Egyptian forces killed Cypriot and Palestinian suspects. Cairo suspended relations, citing the raid and the failure to hand over suspects. Kyprianou urged a restoration of friendship and asked Sadat to respond to meet.
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Reports detail President Carter workshops with Senate leaders and a Supreme Court hearing on a Texas welfare dispute. Other items note a nursing home incident in Arlington, a broad automotive wage pact, and Texas federal prosecutors planning a statewide audit of training funds amid cold weather in Fallas and Oklahoma storms.
Baytown city leader Ton Gentry submitted a resignation letter to the city council. City Manager Fritz Lanham began notifying council members as the measure aims to allow a successor to be chosen and seated with the regular municipal election. The mayor pro tem would serve until a new mayor is elected, with council set to consider emergency action to place the mayoral election on the ballot. Gentry, a councilman since 1972, has led the city since 1974 without a prior mayoral election.
A Baytown philosopher quips that the old adage about crying over spilled milk misses the point as prices rise. He recalls times when milk sold for seven or eight cents a quart, contrasting then and now.
A new all time low for the date dropped to 28 at Baytown and Intercontinental Airport, surpassing the prior 30 degree mark. The National Weather Service warns of cooler nights followed by a warming trend, with Wednesday forecast for the low 50s and unsettled, wetter days ahead.
Assistant Secretary of State Mico Atherton resumed mediation with Israel in a two hour meeting with Foreign Minister Dayan to push for a principles declaration guiding future peace treaties with Egypt. Negotiations center on Palestinian issues and Israeli withdrawal from occupied territory as Atherton plans to brief Cairo later in the week. Meanwhile Soviet leaders met Syria's Hafez Assad in Moscow as part of broader regional diplomacy.
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