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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1970
Page
1
St Pauls Methodist Church will present a 6 30 p m program on Methodist Church Around the World with a covered dish dinner. At 7 30 p m a color movie And On the Eighth Day will be shown followed by a discussion of the Methodist World Service and Benevolence Program.
Tom and Carol Sue Fitz plan their first wedding anniversary. Edna Boyer faces foot surgery and stays home. Eden Carter leaves early on a rainy day. Lelia Bloodgood checks on historical feats. Bobby Sutphin introduces a PR man around town. Dot Plennig travels from New Jersey for a family visit and upcoming wedding. Susan Hudgess works on pantinas and faces Friday the 13th. Lovixe Maystorovich plans long term. Camp Fire girls head to Colorado this summer. Jean Lee submits an overlooked report. Vera Wartz recaps a name.
The Texas Air Central Board approved four variance extensions for Houston area plants despite objections from city and county officials. Companies receiving extensions include USS Agri-Chemicals Intercontinental Steel Olin AMF Tuboscope with dates ranging to early spring. Occidental Chemical Co. was denied a six month variance amid protests by more than 50 residents and state Rep. Rex Braun.
The Air Control Board reviewed a new device named an aerodynamic immaculator touted as a major breakthrough in pollution control. It injects heated water or steam through a nozzle into exhaust air, traps particulates in fast-moving containers, and claims 99.59 percent cleanup with no moving parts.
J Bryan Stratton, Baytown businessman and longtime San Jacinto River Authority director, is reappointed for a third six year term. The Lake Houston and Conroe Dam projects figure in the governance as Texas Water Rights Commission Chairman Otha Dent commends his past service. Other board members include Rugsell Jolley, JW B Weisinger, E D Hatley, P McAdams, and A Walker with Gov. Preston Smith expressing approval.
In Brenham Texas Speaker Gus Mutscher announced at a hometown testimonial that he will run again for the legislature and seek re election as speaker. Separate items note mixed reactions to clerical celibacy in Europe and jumbo Boeing 747 readiness for transatlantic service.
Crosby School District filed a motion for a new trial and for additional findings in a desegregation order. The district plans to reassign teachers and students, integrate athletics, and possibly combine sports teams to meet the court order. The board voted 6-2 after a closed meeting, with Superintendent Prochazke stating authority under the Texas In- ins Act to require busing and a unified athletic system.
iGun Club to hold its fifth anniversary oyster fry on February 1 at 4223 Minnesota. About 3,000 were fed last year with oysters from Galveston and Trinity Bay. Grover Edge, general chairman, said tickets at 1.46 dollars go to oyster lovers, with 250 gallons ordered from East Bay and Hannahs Reef. M. T. Waddell Jr. assists. Eddie Huron chairs the cooking committee.
Two Baytonians Barney L Ward and R A Hopper serve on Harris County grand jury panels in Houston. Ward sits in the 81st District Court under Judge Wallace C Moore, Hopper in the 185th District Court under Judge George L Walker. Jurors will serve through January February and March.
Baytown Police Chief John B. Wilkinson announced a new training program for officers. Nine courses spanning trainings and college levels will help officers qualify under the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. Three officers are enrolled at Texas A&M and Chiaffi Nikingon noted by Lt. Charles Towun. Courses will be taught at Lee College.
Highlands officials released plans for a new Highlands main post office on Crosby Lynchburg Road with 5,400 square feet of enclosed space and extensive parking. Chief Wilkinson vows a fully certified police force with enhanced firearms training, appointing LA Cowan under supervision to lead the program and starting basic qualification at Lee College January 19.
Cloudy through Friday with intermittent showers possible. Temperatures expected from the upper 30s to the upper 50s. Morgan's Point tides for Saturday show a high at 1:25 a.m. and a low at 12:01 p.m.
Baytown police jailed six adults and three juveniles in a large narcotics raid at 3010 N Commerce. Officers, led by Detective Wayne Clepper, found LSD manufacturing gear, marijuana and other drugs. Adults named include Dickie Ray Lambert Weldon C. Bush Lee Mudd Daniel Ray Stanberry. Three girls and two boys remained in custody with juvenile transfer planned. Bonds not set.
District Judge David Brown granted a defense motion for a 3 day continuance in the Charles Watson extradition fight. Watson, 24, of Capeville, is accused in the Los Angeles murder spree that included actress Sharon Tate and others last summer.
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