Showman Showin Em How John Charles Displays Kite Hazard
Photo sequence by Sun Photographer Glenn Folkes shows nine year old John Charles Showman son of Mr and Mrs John Henry Showman of 915 Pamela preparing a kite launch near trees. The frames capture the setup takeoff and a tense moment as observers hope the kite clears the branches.
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John
Charles
Showman
John Henry Showman
Pamela
Glenn + Folkes
John Charles
Baytown Area Clubs and School Board Races Report
Community groups meet with speakers as Baytown clubs discuss minerals and local issues. School board races in Channelview Crosby Barbers Hill Anahuac see filing activity and incumbents seeking reelection with several candidates entering races. Local obituaries and public notices accompany reports on services and community events.
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Area School Board
Channelview
Crosby
Barbers Hill
R. J. Austin
Larry Dugat
Anna Lee
Cotten
Austin
Dugat
Exxon
Baytown
Anahuac
Gladman Henry
Maxine Fuson
Hankamer
Henry
John Deere
Fuson
Arthur T. Jackson
Double Bayou
Baytown Area Forecast for Thursday Night and Friday
Partly cloudy and mild Thursday night with a warmer Friday. Lows near the 50s Thursday night and highs around 80 Friday. Baytown tides for Friday show highs at 4 37 p m and 10 29 p m and lows at 7 43 a m and 6 38 p m with sunrise 6 52 a m and sunset 6 18 p m Denotes weak tides.
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Baytown Area
Baytown
Local residents share a night out celebrating a milestone
Karen Rigby treats her parents R L Doodle and Virginia Rigby to a town outing for their 31st wedding anniversary. Alanna Watson chats, Fred Southard handles rides, and Grace Edwards invites guests. Infant daughter of Joe and Kitty Allen nicknamed Sam. Jessie Hoke in Huntsville hospital after a second heart attack hopes for recovery in Baytown. Jo Drewry meets Larry Rasco of Channel 2 News fame. Jeanice Standard enjoys a different kind of night out.
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Karen Rigby
R. L
Doodle
Virginia Rigby
Alanna Watson
Fred Southard
Grace Edwards
Joe
Kitty Allen
Sam
Jessie Hoke
Huntsville
Baytown
Phyllis Busch
Jo Drewry
Larry Rasco
Channel 2 TV News
Kay Burnett
Jeanice Standard
Tanker hits bridge spilling four cars into James River
A tanker struck a bridge in Hopewell Virginia early today causing a 150 foot span to collapse and four vehicles to plunge into the James River. In Brookline Massachusetts former CIA figure E Howard Hunt admitted funding governments in Uruguay Mexico and Japan. In Washington a House race in the 22nd District remains undecided after a subcommittee postponed action on Ron Paul versus Bob Cammage.
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Hopewell
James River
Brookline
Mass
EL Howard Hunt
CIA
Uruguay
Mexico
Japan
Hussein
Jordan
Washington
Ron’ Paul
Bob Cammage
Texas
House
Front Page Boys Stated Women Handle World of Finance
The Pearce Street Journal notes a Baytown Sun headline about women and finance, arguing the claim understates reality. It asserts women have engaged with finance since Eve and calls for stronger scrutiny of the Front Page Boys.
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Baytown Sun
Adam
Plane crashes near Harrisburg kill state official and seven others
A twin engine plane exploded in flight and crashed into a Swatara Township house killing Pennsylvania transportation secretary William Sherlock and seven others. Officials said William Smith and Senate Republican leader Richard Frame were among the dead. the direct impact set the house afire. The group had been traveling to St Marys to present a $52000 check to the Area Transportation Authority of North Central Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania
Transportation
A. H. Childs
Transportation Department
Bureau of Aviation
William Sherlock
William Smith
Department
Senate
Richard Frame
William Campbell
Swatara Township
Ljubica Vranicar
Mengden water fee bill faces constitutional opinion
Baytown Republican Senator Mengden proposes exempting rice farmers from groundwater permit fees. Officials including Mayor Tom Gentry and Harris County Commissioner Jim Fonteno testified against the exemption as Galveston Coastal Subsidence District seeks to keep the fees. Senator Schwartz urged the Senate Natural Resources Committee to obtain Attorney General Hill’s view on constitutionality. if unavailable this session, Mengden plans to push the measure anyway.
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Wanda Orton
Austin
Texas
Senate
John Hill
Walter Mengden
Tom Gentry
Harris County
Natural Resources Committee
Baytown
Sone
Galveston
Schwartz
Hill
Mengden
Baytown Council to Hear Entex Rate Hike and More
Baytown City Council will meet at 6 30 p m with a public hearing on Entex natural gas rate increase. They will review a 1 25 million revenue bond sale for a surface water system, bids on the Craigmont Sewage Plant sale, an annual audit, annexation plans, and various infrastructure and personnel items. The agenda includes firefighting contracts, fence work, drainage easement dedication, senior taxi funds, road closures, traffic committee reorganization, water line reimbursements, and board appointments. An executive session on personnel matters is planned.
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Baytown
Entex
Baytown Area Water Authority Board
Craigmont
Chaparral
West District
Quail Hollow
Senior Citizens
Durain- Ferry Road
Colquin, Inc
Urban Rehabilitation Board
Baytown Library Board
Lawmen Skeptical of Dope Reward Proposals in Baytown
Baytown officials discuss two Texas Senate bills offering rewards for information leading to drug arrests. SB 603 would allow a $5,000 reward via the attorney general for tips on controlled substances, but local police caution overreach and call for safeguards. Chiefs cite narcotics as Baytown’s top crime, with a 76 percent rise in cases in 1976, while noting prosecution challenges and the need for clearer guidelines.
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Lynn Hughes
Baytown
R. H
Bo) Turner
Senate
Walter Mengden
Mengden
Attorney General
Elkins
J. W
Jack
Strickler
Harts
igiLoan Association
Charles
Sears
Theo Wilburn
Winners In CC Director Race Listed
Baytown Chamber of Commerce members elected 10 directors for three year terms. Ballots were counted Wednesday at the chamber office. Elected were Reggie Brewer Victor Glass Jr Ron Haddock Dke Hall Fritz Lanham Lucchesi Rick Peebles.
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