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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 2002
Page
2
Today features mostly sunny skies and unseasonably cool temperatures with highs near 50. Winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunrise 6 48 a m sunset 6 18 p m. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with highs mid 50s and lows mid 20s. Sunrise 6 47 a m.
Griffith, born 1924 in Rockport Texas, graduated UT Austin in 1944 and built a Baytown life focused on service. She led and chaired multiple groups including Relay for Life, Child Care Center, Grace United Methodist planning, and the Pilot Club, earning Baytown Citizen of the Year in 2001. Survived by husband Martin, two daughters Jane Cook and JoAnne Day, sisters Jane North and families. Visitation Thursday 6 8pm Navarre Funeral Home Baytown with a Friday service at Grace United Methodist Church.
A heavy set Hispanic man identified as Torres died after an encounter with Baytown police following a reported disturbance near 911 E Hunnicutt toward Alexander. Pepper spray was used, CPR performed, and Torres pronounced dead at 1 10 a.m. An internal probe, open records review, and multiple inquiries by city officials, the DA, and the FBI are underway with officers on leave and autopsy pending.
The district will hold two public readings on the policy before it takes effect. The school board endorsed the District Improvement Plan for 2001 2004 detailing objectives over three years including technology plan revisions curriculums guidance orientation for new faculty student performance standards beyond state minimums and a long range facilities plan. A trustee election is planned for March 4 with two seats up in May. Filing runs Feb 18 to March 20.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Morales attacked Tony Sanchez over Tesoro Savings and Loan collapse equating it to Enron. A Sanchez campaign spokeswoman dismissed the comparison as a desperate political move.
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