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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1974
Page
1
The National Boat Show opens January 12 in the New York Coliseum. Exhibits from shipbuilders and marine suppliers span multiple days with demonstrations and product displays scheduled for the event.
Narciso Cavazos Jr. 46 of Baytown was released on a $10,000 personal bond after police charges of two counts of assault in a morning shooting at the Roth Trailer Park. The bond, arranged with Judge Morrison, follows attorney Joe Zorn’s statement of personal responsibility for his client’s appearance. The victims Bertie Seagall and Edgar Thomas Cooper survived surgeries from gunshot wounds. District Attorney Bill Miller had recommended higher bonds and a pre trial release hearing to review DVI charges. Cavazos is from Raymondville and was living with a niece on Pine Street.
A catalog of stock quotes for numerous companies including General Motors AT&T Exxon Ford Chevron and Dow Jones components with prices and percent changes across industries. The list appears as a financial snapshot with many entries and fragmented formatting.
Mrs E L Dean of 401 Inwood reports a beagle puppy about three months old found near her home. Call 427 71 to claim.
Texas homeowners with about 8.4 million vehicles will receive renewal mailings early this month from the Motor Vehicle Division. Owners may mail three part forms with fee and $1 per vehicle, keeping form intact, to their home county. In person registrations start Feb 1, and lines may grow as April 1 deadline nears.
Our World From AP Wires reports Texas officials counted 60 violent deaths during the New Year holiday with 38 from traffic crashes. In Seoul a sergeant fired on a tea room, seized about 30 hostages and held off 200 officers. Crosby recovering from pleurisy in California. Teague dies at 64. Nixon and Ford attend his funeral in Santa Paula. Northern Ireland bombs and violence. Tokyo reshuffle targets military power bases.
The Texas Highway Department reports broad ice and light snow across multiple districts. Waco sees ice on highways in Hill Bosque Hamilton and Coryell. Lubbock reports light snow in Bailey and Palmer. Childress notes ice on highways in Collingsworth Donley Hall and Wheeler. Amarillo district has ice and snow on highways. Taylor reports ice on bridges in Van Zandt and Smith. Brownwood notes ice on bridges with light mist district wide. Fort Worth reports ice on bridges and scattered ice on roadways. Paris reports ice forming on bridges and roadways.
A Friday night accident in the city injured a woman identified as Iris Lynette McFerrin, 608 North Jones, not Iris Lynette Frazier of Liberty. Airman Michael Kevin Solis, son of Mr and Mrs Albert E Solis of 6610 Highway 146, will return to Chanute AFB Illinois after spending holidays here.
County Commissioner Jamie Bray announced a 30 day closure of Market Street Road between the county bridge over the San Jacinto River and Crosby Lynchburg Road. The closure aims to allow Coastal Industrial Water Authority to lay large conduits to the reservoir near Lynchburg Ferry.
The Associated Press reports January gas deliveries proceed with most stations reopening after New Year’s but officials warn prices could rise by about 10 cents a gallon by March. Automakers and agencies note 1.5 cent hikes approved. cold weather and shortages strain service, with motorists reporting stranded drivers and reduced highway travel during the four day holiday period.
The Associated Press reports 409 traffic deaths nationwide during New Year weekend, lower than earlier estimates due to gasoline shortages and cold weather. Many gas stations closed as supplies ran out, with Midwest snow and zero temperatures tightening travel conditions. Last year’s toll was 438 when New Year fell on Monday, and 382 when it fell on Tuesday in 1962.
The Ladies PUAurance fBloxform Classic will be held at the Seminole Lakes course in St. Petersburg Florida on March 1.
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